Howard Miller has been appointed as the new British honorary consul for Pattaya. Howard is a hardworking expat known for his PattayaOne.net TV channel, radio station and website. Mr. Howard Miller is also the head of the Pattaya Tourist Police Volunteers; however, he has decided to resign from the force in order to be able [...]
A drama straight from a movie recently took place at Pattaya Police Station after a prisoner, attempted to escape his captors, jumped through a second floor window, however, he did not get far.
The escapee, Khun Wanashart, aged 23, sustained suspected spinal injuries after he threw himself out of the window and hit the rubble of [...]
The Chonburi Immigration Office in Jomtien, led by Police Colonel Atisawit, Superintendant of the office, recently announced the arrest of a former police officer from Belgium for impersonating a Belgium Embassy Official, and attempting to extort money from his fellow countrymen.
The arrested man, Mr. Marc Raymond Jacobs, aged 50, was taken into custody at the [...]
Cervical Cancer is the 5th most deadly cancer in women and affects 16 out of every 100,000 women around the world. Here in Pattaya a campaign has been organized to educate women on this form of cancer and how to ensure that early detection of the cancer can take place.
The Thai Cancer Society will hold [...]
The Chonburi Immigration Office, located in Soi 5, off Jomtien Beach Road, was recently the venue for a press conference to announce the arrest of a Finish man, Mr. Sven Tommy Lindfors, aged 50, at the Angate Condominium in Soi Watboon, Jomtien.
The man was arrested in conjunction with Interpol who received information from the Swedish [...]
In front of the Royal Thai Navy Recruit Training Centre in Bang Saray, on the outskirts of Pattaya City, police officers were recently notified of a fatal road accident that had taken place in the afternoon, which had left a Lottery Ticket Vendor dead.
Arriving at the scene, on the main Sukhumvit Road, officers discovered the [...]
Jeff Savage who sprang to internet fame after he was recorded threatening to break into Central World and set it ablaze, was recently released after he pleaded guilty to all charges relating to taking part in the anti-government protests.
The Pathumwan District Court handed Mr. Savage a 45 day jail sentence after he confessed to violating [...]
Pattaya Deputy Mayor, Khun Watanna, recently chaired a final planning meeting at the Pattaya City Hall to discuss the upcoming Power Plus Pattaya Marathon 2010, which this year is being organised by the private company, GMM Media.
It was announced at the meeting that the route for the marathon will be different to previous years. This [...]
The Pattaya Business and Tourism Association (PBTA) recently held a meeting at the Green Park Resort in Naklua to discuss submitting a bid to host the World Expo 2020. The World Expo is a global, non commercial event, and once the application is submitted, the PBTA will have to wait for a decision from the [...]
The Managing Director of the Mike Group of Companies, Khun Surat, recently made a presentation to the Pattaya Police Department of equipment, which will be utilised to help track police officers and their whereabouts. The presentation took place at the Pattaya Police Station.
The specialist electronic equipment, in excess of 140,000 baht in value, will take [...]
