PATTAYA: The driver of a passenger van was found crushed to death between the open driver’s door and a structural support at a parking lot early on Thursday morning. The body of Prasert Jenchad, 50, was found half-in, half-out of the Bangkok-Pattaya van at a shopping centre in South Pattaya in Bang Lamung district, Chon […]
A Korean businessman filed a complaint with police late on Tuesday night, charging that a taxi driver had fled with his bag containing cash, a passport and credit cards. Muang Chon Buri police were informed of theft at 11.45pm and rushed to meet the Korean, Sangyong Jong (not official spelling), 25, at a gas station […]
A 27 year old Chinese man was found dead in a South Pattaya condo. The clothed body of Jin Chenjie was propped up against the bathroom wall with two lots of burnt charcoal by the body. Source: Thaivisa News Thaivisa / Pattaya Eastern News
PATTAYA:–The new head of the Pattaya Baht Bus Co-operative launched a committee tasked with investigating drivers violating traffic rules. Sutab Sukuojai laid out his plans and policies to members and Banglamung District officials at a June 28 meeting at the co-op’s Pattaya office. The new chairman said he will help the army and police crackdown […]
PATTAYA:–A 19-year-old man was arrested for trying to pimp out underage girls via a smartphone messaging app. Supachai Kokhum was taken into custody June 26 and charged with human trafficking, allegedly for running a Line app group chat called “Swinging Mapa”, which offered up underage girls to Thais and foreign tourists at 2,000-3,000 baht each. […]
CHON BURI: Police arrested five South Koreans aged 31-36 at two houses in Bang Lamung district Thursday for allegedly hosting online gambling. Deputy national police chief Chalermkiat Srivorakhan said Chan Jun and Donggeun Kim, both 31, were arrested at house number 62/7 on Soi Nong Mai Kaen in tambon Nong Prue. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
A 78-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair was found to be living in a roadside bus shelter in Chon Buri with her grandson on Thursday and taken to a welfare centre. The plight of Sawong Singhaklangpol and her grandson, Sarawut Maliphan, 33, was widely shared on Facebook after local people realised the two were camping […]
Pattaya police gave a stern talking to a group of five or six young people involved in an altercation with a foreign man and his Thai girlfriend on Beach Road this morning. Then they let them go without charge, reported Pattaya News. Both sides agreed with this, they said. Full story: Thaivisa News Thaivisa / […]
