Over 80% of Pattaya massage shops are permanently closed

According to the president of the Eastern Spa and Wellness Association, over 80% of Pattaya Massage shops have permanently closed in the past year and less than 100 remain licensed to open. Chairat Ratananophas, the president of the Eastern Spa and Wellness Association, made the comments to The Pattaya News and Associated Press yesterday, June […]

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Pattaya Immigration officers arrest ten people including Chinese, Indian, and Thai nationals in crackdown on crime involving undocumented migrants

Chonburi Immigration officers working out of Pattaya have arrested ten suspects this afternoon, June 1st, including Chinese, Indian, and Thai nationals in a Chonburi undocumented migrant crime crackdown. The Thai nationals were reportedly arrested for assisting undocumented migrants with illegal criminal activities. Immigration officers conducted the crackdown in eight separate targeted points in Chonburi and […]

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Chonburi readies some 40 vaccination centers

CHONBURI (NNT) – Chonburi Province is preparing to open some 40 vaccination centers, in the hope of achieving herd immunity and restarting tourism businesses. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Public Health Satit Pitutacha, has inspected a vaccination center at the Thailand National Sports University’s Chonburi […]

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Sriracha Tiger Zoo puts its 11 elephants up for sale

Thailand’s famous Tiger Zoo, in Sriracha district of the eastern province of Chon Buri, is offering its 11 elephants for sale, after the zoo closed on April 30th due to financial issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the zoo’s website, it is offering all 11 elephants,together with their caretakers, to anyone who is […]

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32 arrested drinking, smoking at restaurant in Pattaya

PATTAYA: Thirty-two people, Thais and foreigners, were arrested at a restaurant in Pattaya where customers were drinking alcohol and smoking baraku on Thursday night. Police led by Pol Maj Chainarong Chai-in, crime suppression chief at Pattaya police station, raided Sky Mountain Laem Bali Hai eatery in tambon Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, around 11.30pm on Thursday. […]

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Pattaya to scrap 14-day quarantine in fourth quarter

Pattaya plans to welcome back foreign tourists without quarantine requirements later this year. Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome on Wednesday introduced “Pattaya, Move on,” a plan to fully reopen to foreign tourists in the fourth quarter after vaccinating more than two-thirds of local residents and workers. Full story: Bangkok Post Chaiyot Pupattanapong BANGKOK POST

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52 new COVID-19 cases in Chon Buri province

CHON BURI: Another 52 Covid-19 cases have been reported in Chon Buri, raising the provincial total to 4,395. Of the total infections, 3,476 patients had been treated and recovered and 898 were still being treated, the provincial public health office said on Thursday on its Facebook page. The accumulated provincial death toll remained at 21. […]

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