PATTAYA — Tourism operators in Pattaya and Chon Buri are struggling under the weight of the government’s work-from-home policies during the low season, with hotels expecting occupancy rates of just 30 to 40 percent this month — far below the usual 60 to 70 percent — as they compete for Chinese and Indian tourists by […]
PATTAYA — A 35-year-old Chinese man suffered severe adverse symptoms after trying cannabis for the first time at a shop in South Pattaya, prompting an emergency response that ended with the man refusing further treatment and declining to go to hospital. Thai Delivery Rider Assaulted by Tourist on Pattaya Beach After Cannabis Warning Rescue services […]
PHUKET — A Spanish man and a Peruvian woman have been arrested, blacklisted and deported after being filmed engaging in oral sex aboard a moving tuk-tuk in Patong, an incident that has drawn widespread criticism and renewed concerns about inappropriate tourist behaviour in Thailand’s most famous beach destination. Foreign Tourists Filmed in Obscene Act in […]
PHUKET — Police have intercepted a major drug shipment bound for Australia, seizing 6.2 kilograms of heroin ingeniously concealed inside the linings of traditional Thai clothing, in a case that exposes both the sophistication of transnational smuggling networks and the staggering profits that drive them. Sri Lankan Teen Arrested With 2.44 kg of Heroin at […]
KOH PHANGAN — Tourism operators on this world-famous island have praised the government’s recent crackdown on illegal nominee businesses run by foreigners, while calling for even tougher enforcement, visa reductions and fresh stimulus measures to counter a troubling decline in arrivals. Ugandan Women Pocketed 500K Baht Monthly in Koh Phangan Vice Trade The push for […]
PHUKET — Residents and business operators in Patong are urging authorities to take firm action after a foreign man was seen walking with his young son and begging for money from tourists along one of the island’s busiest beach roads, an incident that has sparked distress and raised uncomfortable questions about social issues in Thailand’s […]
SAMUT PRAKAN — A van struck two female factory workers on a pedestrian crossing in Bang Phli district on the morning of May 4, 2026, killing one and seriously injuring the other. 94-Year-Old Man Struck by Songthaew at Zebra Crossing in Pattaya The crash occurred at approximately 6:00 a.m. outside Standard Can Co Ltd in […]
BANGKOK — Powerful thunderstorms swept across upper Thailand on Monday evening, toppling hundreds of power poles, triggering widespread blackouts and leaving at least one person dead and several others injured as fierce winds turned routine commutes into life-threatening ordeals. Summer Storms to Batter Upper Thailand From Thursday to Saturday, Meteorological Department Warns The Thai Meteorological […]
