CHONBURI, Sept 30 — A factory in the province of Chonburi, southeast of Bangkok, was the target of a bombing late Wednesday night, damaging six vehicles but causing no injuries. The facility’s roof and wall were hit by bomb fragment but no injuries, adding to the sense of unease that the blasts that have jarred […]
A Danish national on Wednesday was arrested in possession of a significant quantity of the class-1 restricted drug Ya-Ba and a small quantity of another illicit narcotic at his Country Club Village home in Pattaya. Pattaya, the 15th of September 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 11:00pm on Wednesday, Lieutenant Colonel Sukthat Phumpunmuang (Chon-Buri Gendarme Police Deputy […]
BANGKOK, Sept 10 – Around 50 tonnes of ‘safrole’, or sassafras oil, the substance used as a principle component for ‘ecstasy’ or ‘E’ production, will be destroyed for the first time in Thailand on Monday, according to Justice Minister Peerapan Saleeratwipak. The burning of the sassafras oil will be carried out cooperatively by the Narcotics […]
A police taskforce yesterday arrested 18 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals in Chon Buri’s Sri Racha province where they have allegedly operated their “call centre” scams in three luxury rented houses. Acting on tip-offs and records of frequent long distance phone calls made to China and Taiwan, police raided the three homes in Boulevard housing estate […]
CHON BURI, 7 September 2010 (NNT) – Two grenades wrapped in newspapers were found lying on a street in Chon Buri’s Pattaya City this morning. Police suspected they might have been either accidentally dropped by instigators or intentionally placed to create a situation. The two grenades were found at the mouth of Soi Sukhumvit-Pattaya 27 […]
Fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra last night made his presence felt during a 10-minute phone-in before a gathering of several thousands of supporters in the eastern resort city of Pattaya. “This is the genuine voice of former prime minister Thaksin. I’m still alive and my health is fine. When I kept quiet, they said I’m dead, […]
Ayutthaya, Chon Buri and Petchburi are shortlisted as the host city for the World Expo 2020, after Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)’s 6-month study. Ayutthaya’s advantage lies in its proximity to Bangkok, but a disadvantage is it is flood-prone. Meanwhile, Chon Buri (Pattaya) is not far from Suvarnabhumi Airport and close to the deep […]
At least 10 were injured and an unknown number of workers remain trapped inside the under-construction structure. At least two workers were killed and more than 10 injured when a building under construction inside the Burapa University campus in Chon Buri collapsed Sunday night. A still unknown number of workers were believed to still be […]
