A 60-year-old Thai man was killed in Banglamung after the 3-wheeled motorbike he was a passenger on collided with another motorbike driven by a 60-year-old British man. Both the Brit and the other driver suffered leg injuries. Police said the accident was caused by speeding and possible drunk driving. Read more: Pattayadailynews.com
A foreign national, thought to be involved in a recent motorbike theft case, reported by us on Thursday, has now been formally identified and a further man has been arrested and accused of his involvement in a foreign-run motorbike theft ring in Pattaya. Police Major General Katcha, Provincial Police Commander, held a press conference at […]
Confusion surrounds a case of auto-theft involving a foreign man, possibly of Norwegian nationality, who was arrested by Pattaya Police on Wednesday Night. Officers were called to a motorbike rental shop close to the Siam Bayshore Hotel in South Pattaya where the owner had detained the man, accused of renting a bike from him and […]
A murder investigation is under way after a man believed to be from Manchester was shot dead in Thailand. Stephen Phillips was on a motorcycle near the city of Khon Kaen when he was killed. Friends in Thailand said Mr Phillips, who was in his late 50s, was a retired railway worker and a keen […]
A 52-year-old Norwegian and his young 16-year-old Thai girlfriend were killed in a motorbike accident on a highway bridge near Pattaya. The man lost control of the bike, which hit the edge of the bridge. Both died instantly from the violent impact. She was identified as Ms. Somying Boonbamroongsil, age 16, he was identified as […]
A former construction worker used a fake waistcoat to disguise himself as a motorbike driver-for-hire. He picked up a 17-year-old girl in North Pattaya going to work at a minimart, but instead drove into a nearby forest and raped her. PATTAYA – July 19, 2012 [PDN]; At 1:20 p.m. at Pattaya police station, Chonburi province, […]
Hat Yai police announced the arrest yesterday of seven suspected motorcycle thieves, aged 17-24, along with 150 items of evidence. Songkhla police deputy chief Col Ekkapop Prasitwattanachai said the gang, apprehended on Friday, confessed that they separated stolen motorcycles’ parts to get money for drugs and nightclubbing. Read more: The Nation
Police in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district announced the arrest of 17 youths yesterday for street racing, along with 30 motorbikes. Seven of the group under 18. They were among a group of about 100 racing on outbound Rama II road at about 1am. Read more: The Nation
