AS strong winds and waves pounded Pattaya today (Sep. 26) a tour boat ran aground off Jomtien beach with beach chair rentals suspended for safety, Naewna newspaper said. Unstable weather conditions persisting since last evening brought continuous gusts of howling winds to Jomtien beach while powerful waves crashed on the shore with this impacting
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Berserk policeman fires over 10 shots in Pattaya apartment
A DISTRAUGHT policeman who fired over 10 shots in a Pattaya apartment leaving it covered in blood before dawn today (Sep. 19) has been apprehended with investigators looking into possible link to narcotics, Amarin TV said. At 4.49 a.m. Pattaya City police radio centre received a report of a shooting within an apartment building
Read moreUSS Abraham Lincoln’s visit showcases Pattaya’s capacity to accommodate large number of guests
PATTAYA Mayor Poramet Ngampichet said the visit of USS Abraham Lincoln to Pattaya during Sep. 2-6 is not only boosting tourism revenue but also draws attention to how well-equipped this seaside city is having over 200,000 hotel rooms to offer, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 5). The US sailors have spread out, exploring various
Read moreRestrictions imposed on US sailors’ visit to Pattaya
US Navy personnel from USS Abraham Lincoln who are now holidaying in Pattaya during Sep. 2-6 have been prohibited from engaging in risky activities including not entering Soi 6 and 7 after dark but Walking Street is not out of bounds, Naewna newspaper, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said today (Sep. 3). Pattaya Mayor
Read moreDeputy Interior Minister leads team in busting nominee networks in Pattaya
DEPUTY Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit accompanied by Justice Minister Pol. Lt. Gen. Rutthaphon Naowarat led their team in raiding a law firm, a hotel and a company in Pattaya City suspected of using Thai nationals as nominees in violation of Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) today (Aug. 21), Amarin TV said. Worasit said
Read more11 illegal workers arrested in Pattaya crackdown
A CRACKDOWN on illegal employment at Pattaya’s Walking Street led to the arrest of 11 foreigners working here without permits, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (July 19). Mr. Sekasit Sawanyathipati, deputy director-general of the Labour Ministry’s Department of Employment and head of the Centre for the Prevention and Suppression of Illegal Labour, led
Read moreUnlicensed Indian club on Pattaya’s Walking Street raided
IN A LIGHTNING-FAST operation police raided a popular but unlicensed Indian club on Pattaya’s Walking Street which was packed with mostly Indian tourists with some foreign women dancing on a stage just as policemen moved in, Amarin TV said today (June 1). At 3 a.m. this morning Pol. Maj. Gen. Thitawat Suriyachai, deputy commander
Read moreShort circuit likely sparked Pattaya hotel fire
By Naewna and Thai Newsroom AN initial inquiry of a fire that raced across the seventh-floor rooftop bar of a Pattaya hotel late last night (May 21) suggests that it was likely caused by a short circuit with four people injured and rushed to the hospital. Ten fire trucks quickly arrived at J.A. Plus
Read moreUrgent – Pattaya hotel ablaze, guests being rescued
A FIRE broke out at a hotel in Pattaya at 9 p.m. this evening (May 21) with many guests and staff trapped within and firefighters currently working on rescuing them, PPTVHD36 said. Fortunately there were no initial reports of injuries or fatalities. Fire & Rescue Thailand said on Facebook at 10 p.m. that the
Read moreTurkish engineer wanted for building collapse nabbed in Pattaya
ARRESTED in Pattaya today (April 22) is a Turkish construction engineer wanted under an Interpol Red Notice in connection with the collapse of a building following an earthquake that rocked the country 2023, TV Channel 7 said this evening. A Chonburi Immigration police team apprehended Mr. Abdullah, 77, a Turkish national, at a condominium
Read moreBerserk Irish man sets fire to condo in Pattaya
IN A fit of jealous rage an Irish man torched his own condominium in Pattaya in the dead of the night locking his girlfriend and child within with the building’s fire alarm also not sounding but fortunately all three were safely rescued and no one else got injured, Amarin TV said this morning (April
Read moreTourist Police launch mobile AI face recognition camera, nab Indian man for overstaying
A TOURIST Police team cruised around Pattaya in a mobile operational vehicle equipped with an AI face recognition camera and arrested an Indian man for overstaying on Pattaya Beach Road, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (April 19). Pol. Lt. Col. Prabda Suksuntree, chief of Tourist Police Division 4, sub-division 2, bureau 1, sent
Read moreIndian, Chinese tourists conned and robbed in Pattaya
AS THE global economy is in a shaky state thieves are more numerous than mosquitos with two tourists, one from India and the other from China, having been conned and robbed by seemingly the same group of perpetrators in Pattaya, TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). CCTV footage at this seaside city shows
Read moreAmerican couple found dead at Pattaya hotel suite
AN elderly American couple were found dead locked in a tight embrace at a luxury hotel suite in Pattaya today (March 31) with what appears to be a suicide note left behind and pills scattered around the plush unit, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Chinawat Thissala, an investigator at Khong Dong Tan sub-branch,
Read more43 Indians rounded up in Pattaya for running online gambling websites
Updated at 11.15 p.m. A RAID on a luxury pool villa in Pattaya today (March 25) led to the arrest of 43 Indian men who were working there as administrators of a network of over 23 international online gambling websites with approximately 5 billion rupees (over 1.6 billion baht) annual turnover, Amarin TV said.
Read more2 Indian men held for forcing compatriots into sex work in Pattaya
PATTAYA police arrested two Indian men who had lured their countrywomen to work at a restaurant but upon arrival threatened and blackmailed them into prostitution, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 28). This case stemmed from a complaint filed by three Indian women on Feb. 18 that the suspects had contacted them via Instagram
Read moreJomtien Beach swamped by marine debris
SEVERAL kilometres of Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was littered with marine debris that washed ashore today (Feb. 22) leading to fearful tourists avoiding swimming in the sea while Pattaya City urgently sent officials to clean up the mess, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. Some reporters went to this beach and saw various
Read moreJomtien beach seawater back to normal after contamination: Mayor
FOLLOWING a Facebook post showing wastewater being discharged into the sea at Jomtien beach in Pattaya, the seaside city’s Mayor Mr. Poramet Ngampichet today (Feb. 3) confirmed that the seawater had now returned to standard level with legal action being taken against the irresponsible contractor, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. The contamination
Read moreParaglider entrapped at Koh Larn power pole rescued
AN AMERICAN paraglider who got entangled atop a high-voltage power pole at Koh Larn, off Pattaya, was safely rescued after an hour-long power cut at the popular tourist island, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 12). At 2.30 p.m. Sawang Boriboon Foundation at Pattaya City was alerted of a foreign paraglider who while haphazardly landing
Read moreSmall boats warned to not leave Pattaya shore
A RED flag was raised at Pattaya’s Regional Harbour Office today (Nov. 22) prohibiting small boats and speedboats from leaving the shore after a fishing boat capsized yesterday with 15 tourists and the captain rescued after floating in the sea for seven hours, TV Channel 7 said. However despite strong winds and two- to
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