A teenager delivering food to a prisoner at Pattaya police station tried to smuggle in ice (methamphetamine crystals) as a sandwich filling. Senior Sergeant Major Thinkorn noticed that the sandwich middle seemed to be neither vegetable nor meat. The teen, apparently known as Bas, fled the building upon detection. Police said there was not a [...]
A motorcycle driver was declared dead on arrival at hospital after his vehicle bounced off of an electric pole following a collision with a car. The dead man was 26-year-old Chatchai Hongthong. He had multiple injuries and died from loss of blood, according to a Sawangboriboon volunteer. Police arrested the driver of a Toyota Vios, [...]
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplume introduced the Mahad Thai People’s Drug Prevention Programme at a meeting focusing on tackling misuse of drugs. The mayor said that civil servants and public sector employees are being targeted to ensure they were in a good position to educate others about the harm which illegal substances can cause individuals and [...]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) praised its own 2012 Songkran Splendours festival, calling it “a great success,” having attracted more than 140,000 international visitors and 1.26 million Thais to events across 13 provinces.
Estimated tourism revenue generated in these provinces during the first half of April was around 4,572 million baht. During that period, Suvarnabhumi [...]
A 44-year-old Brit was busted by undercover police who say they found a substantial quantity of ice (crystal methamphetamine) and drug paraphernalia in the Kent native’s Soi Buakhao room. Steven Palmer, a teacher in Sattahip, did not explain the illegal items. Police filled in the blanks, conjecturing that the farang sought to supplement his meager [...]
Police rushed to an area behind Wat Aor, central Pattaya, after a Thai man was discovered dead. Jaew had wounds on his legs which caused investigators to be suspicious. A 57-year old neighbor, Nonthasith Khlangklang, said he and his wife had joined a drinking party behind the wat with a group that included the local [...]
Two teenage jet-ski operators were arrested for assaulting two Macau students following a spat over damaged jet-skis. Beach operators Narong Laothongsan, 18, and Sakda Kladngio, 17, confessed to attacking the tourists but claimed they had acted out of indignation because the people of Thailand were being insulted by foreigners.
The oft-told scam started when the jet-ski [...]
Rescue craft assembled at Sattahip bay in response to a man’s headless body being brought ashore by fishermen. Police say the corpse, which had been in the sea long enough to begin decomposing, lacked head and feet. Consequently, it was not possible to determine the man’s identity or even nationality.
Police speculate that the deceased might [...]
Pattaya has been selected as the official role model for other resort destinations in Thailand, according to the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
With a focus on MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions), Akapol Sorasuchart, outgoing president of TCEB, praised Pattaya as a resort leader for others to follow, having introduced many routes for international and [...]
Asis Pithakkhumphol, Islamic affairs adviser to HM King and local dignitaries, was in Pattaya for annual thanksgiving ceremonies at Darul Ibadah mosque, the largest Muslim temple in Chonburi. The event raised funds to help the mosque and Muslim students.
