A 61-year-old Thai man has been arrested for killing a pregnant wild elephant in the Bor Thong district. The Bor Thong police reported that the wild elephant was found dead on Saturday (December 11th) near a canal near the Sala Kaew Temple in the Pluang Thong sub-district. The area is outside a wildlife sanctuary. The […]
The Saen Suk police raided a pub in Bang Saen last night (December 5th) for allegedly allowing people to drink alcohol and socialize despite strict Covid-19 rules currently in place in the Chonburi province outside the ‘Blue Zone’ area. A team from the Saen Suk police raided the ‘SEWANA PG’ pub in Soi Jari, Saen […]
A suspect who attacked and robbed a Russian tourist at the Bali Hai Pier, Pattaya on Sunday (November 28th) has been arrested. The Chonburi Provincial Police Deputy Commander Colonel Maykawit Praditphon told The Pattaya News, “At about noon on Sunday (November 28th) a male suspect attacked Mrs. Alena Seryuk, 56, a Russian national tourist, before […]
An entertainment venue in the Banglamung district was raided by officials in the early hours of this morning, November 28th, for allegedly illegally selling alcoholic beverages and violating the Chonburi Communicable Disease Control Act. Police officers from the Pattaya City Police Station arrived at ‘Babylon Pattaya’ located at Sai 3 of Central Pattaya in the […]
Anyone who watched the Pattaya music festival on November 12th and 13th by staying outside the event zone without wearing a face mask has been advised, by Chonburi provincial health office, to get a COVID-19 rapid antigen test quickly, after several such people have been found infected. The organisers set the event zone’s maximum capacity […]
Pattaya Walking Street operators plan to officially file a letter to the Pattaya City Mayor, Governor, health department, Covid center, and other relevant agencies formally requesting for reopening in some manner before the New Year festival. Prominent Pattaya business operators in the nightlife, entertainment, and bar sector have continued to call for support from local, […]
Just like most other tourist attractions in Thailand, the city of Pattaya is still not bustling with tourists as it used to even though it has been 18 days since the country reopened, at least according to the acting president of Chonburi’s tourism council. Thanet Suparashasrangsi, acting president of Chonburi’s tourism council, told local media […]
A man who presented a threatening note to a staffer at a Bangkok Bank branch in Chon Buri and fled with 600,000 baht on Friday afternoon was caught a few hours later in Chai Nat. The suspect later told investigators that he had more than 3 million baht in credit-card debt, police said. Full story: […]
