Pattaya news headlines - Page 530

Pattaya

July 21, 2010

Confusion as Immigration Commissioner orders cancellation of visa and black listing of Russian Composer

On Tuesday Afternoon at the Chonburi Immigration Office in Soi 5 off Jomtien Beach Road, Police Colonel Atisawit, the Superintendant of the Immigration Office, held a preparation meeting for their new Transnational Crime Data Center which is due to open on 5th August. This new office will work closely with foreign law enforcement organizations and […]

1 min read

Pattaya

July 19, 2010March 2, 2024

Russian pianist in Thai court on child sex charge

Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev appeared in court Monday in Thailand where he has been charged with statutory rape of a teenage boy. Pletnev, artistic director of the Russian National Orchestra, dismissed speculation he might jump bail. He returned to Thailand over the weekend after being allowed to leave the country temporarily to attend a music […]

1 min read

Pattaya

July 15, 2010October 10, 2010

Swede Arrested in Rayong for Drug Producing

The Swedish national Kim Roger Eriksson has been arrested in Rayong suspected of the crime of producing the illegal drug “Ya Ice,” reports news.sanook.com. Local police says he has now been to transferred to Bangkok. Thai Police found a laboratory in his house, which they believe was used to produce “Ya Ice.” Thai TV Channel […]

1 min read

Pattaya

July 14, 2010

Swede Arrested in Pattaya Over Bt46 Million Embezzlement

A Swedish national accused of having embezzled funds from an unnamed Swedish construction & real estate company has been apprehended in Pattaya on Friday. The arrest comes after a 2 year investigation by Nordic Police (Inter Police) and Thai authorities. Pattaya, the 2nd of July 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 11:00am, Colonel Athitsawit Kamonrat (Chon-Buri Immigration […]

1 min read

Pattaya

July 7, 2010July 8, 2010

Acclaimed Russian Pianist Charged with Rape in Thailand

Thai authorities have arrested renowned Russian pianist Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev for raping a 14-year-old boy, among other charges. Police said Pletnev was nabbed on Monday after authorities received a tip from a Thai national. Authorities also found photographs where Pletnev is seen with other boys in compromising positions. Pletnev, founder of the Russian National Orchestra, […]

1 min read

Pattaya

July 1, 2010August 18, 2018

Thai police arrest Belgian ex-cop for running extortion racket

Bangkok – Thai police on Thursday arrested a former Belgian policeman who had allegedly been running an extortion racket in the beach resort town of Pattaya. M. J., 50, was arrested at his rented apartment in Pattaya, 90 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, and charged with overstaying his tourist visa by two months, Pattaya Immigration Police […]

1 min read

Nakluea in Banglamung District, Chonburi

Pattaya

June 14, 2010August 19, 2023

North Pattaya Tour Company Scam uncovered by angry foreign customers

On Monday Afternoon, we joined a group of foreign tourists and ex-pats who collectively made a Police complaint at Banglamung Police Station regarding a Tour Company based in Naklua. A group of 10 including complainants from Germany, Austria and The Netherlands filed a complaint against the Lee Tours Company located next to the Aksorn School […]

1 min read

Pattaya

June 13, 2010October 25, 2012

M16 gang targeting expats busted

Five suspected members of the “M16” gang that preyed on for-eign residents in Chon Buri have been arrested on burglary and armed robbery charges. At a police press conference, the five Thai men were pre-sented along with an M16 assault rifle, three pistols, one of which was stolen from a Sattahip resident, an Isuzu pickup […]

1 min read