PHUKET, May 1 – Detention centres in several provinces in Thailand are overcrowded with nearly 2,000 Rohingya ethnic migrants who fled Myanmar in wooden boats across the Andaman Sea to the kingdom, a senior police officer said. Pol Lt Gen Panu Kerdlarppol, Immigration Police commander, said the 1,936 Rohingya migrants are detained separately in several […]
Mr. Mah Nle Belly, a 39-year-old Belgian man was arrested in Rayong after the father of an 11-year-old boy reported that his son and a friend were molested in a public park. The suspect was found to have molested other victims on a previous visit. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
The body of a brutally beaten 40-year-old Cambodian woman was found chained to a bicycle near a trash area in Rayong. A fertilizer bag covered her head and battered face. A nearby resident said she heard a woman screaming at 3 a.m., but did not go outside to check. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
RAYONG, April 14 – A Chinese tourist drowned while snorkeling off Koh Samet island in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong. Pol Lt Col Surasak Jaisue, investigator of Muang Rayong police station said that Rayong Hospital reported Chow Yuquan, 54, was admitted to the emergency room and passed away. Read more: MCOT
A huge fire at a rubber glove factory in Rayong triggered a mass evacuation of 280 factory workers and 1,000 area residents. Officials feared a potential explosion of hazardous chemicals. No one was injured as 20 fire trucks battled the blaze, which took two hours to extinguish. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
A 56-year-old Thai wife of a foreigner was fatally gored by a 2-year-old elephant on Maerampung beach. She was buying sugar cane to feed the elephant when it attacked her. The mahout said the hot weather had crazed the normally docile beast. The mahout and the elephant’s owner will be prosecuted by police. Read more: […]
Two survivors of a van crash that killed seven people blamed the driver’s reckless speeding. The commuter van was traveling from Bangkok to Rayong, when it hit a median pole and turned over and caught fire. Two female passengers escaped, included the seriously injured driver. The trapped passengers who burned to death included two children. […]
Just before 9am on Saturday Nongprue Police and rescue services were called to Highway 36 close to the Bira International Racing Circuit to deal with a fatal road crash which left seven people dead. A Toyota Commuter Minivan Taxi which runs from Bangkok to Map Ta Put in Rayong Province had come off the road […]
