PATTAYA: An Englishman and his Thai wife were left speechless when police showed them video footage of the husband carrying a stolen mattress from the room next door, where foreign currency worth about 126,000 baht was also reported missing. S. M. E., 72, and his wife Phensakao Nasok, 45, of Mukdahan province, were arrested at […]
A Thai woman was arrested early on Wednesday for allegedly soliciting a 13-year-old girl to sell sex to a 71-year-old Japanese man in Pattaya. Police arrested Ployphan Muangdit, 20, at a restaurant on Soi Yai Lia 31 in Tambon Nong Prue of Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district at 12.20am. Full story: The Nation By The […]
One person was killed and four others were seriously injured following an accident at a construction site in Pattaya on Monday afternoon, October 1st 2018. The accident occurred when part of a crane collapsed at the construction site of the Amari Nova Pattaya Hotel. Full story: thepattayanews.com The Pattaya News
PATTAYA: A bus driver was arrested for stealing a bag from an American tourist, and crystal methamphetamine was found in his possession. Pattaya police station chief Apichai Krobpetch said Suchart Chanthachote was arrested on Monday after a complaint from the US visitor that he had left a bag containing money on a tour bus on Saturday. […]
Pattaya police chief Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch had a clear warning for criminals intent on committing crime against tourists at the resort: “We will arrest you – you can be sure of that”. The chief was pictured with a tourist who had the seat of her Vespa forced by two Thais who stole a bag […]
A 18-wheeler trailer truck crushed a man and his granddaughter to death at an intersection in Chon Buri’s Sri Racha district on Thursday evening. The truck driver, Samai Hokechaona, 57, was arrested and charged with reckless driving causing deaths. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
A 51-year-old engineer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, fined 2,000 baht and ordered to pay 340,000-baht compensation for shooting dead a teenage boy during a rowdy confrontation over double-parking in Chon Buri province early last year. The Chon Buri provincial court on Thursday found Suthep Pochanasomboon guilty of the premeditated murder of […]
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has dismissed claims Phalang Chon Party leader Sontaya Kunplome’s appointment as mayor of Pattaya is a political ploy to ensure his return as premier. “Let us not politicise everything, shall we?” he said, reiterating that Mr Sontaya is well-suited as mayor to help push the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project […]
