A FISHING boat carrying 13 Thai tourists capsized near Koh Maravichai off Pattaya with four having swum ashore while an urgent search and rescue operation is underway to find the others, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Nov. 21). Chonburi Maritime Security Centre received an urgent message from Marine Disaster Relief Line group and 1445 hotline
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Thief steals cash from Finnish woman’s house in Pattaya
A FINNISH woman filed a complaint with Pattaya police today (Oct. 29) that a thief broke into their rented house in Pattaya and stole $2,000 while she was out with her family for a meal, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Sini (surname withheld) and her older sister told Pol. Lt. Anan Mahakit-asawakul, deputy investigation officer
Read moreYoung Frenchman jumps from Pattaya hotel balcony
A YOUNG Frenchman who jumped down from a hotel balcony in Pattaya in front of a security guard before dawn today (Oct. 27) was rushed to the hospital but later died there after losing a significant amount of blood, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.49 a.m. rescuers at the Sawang Boriboon Dhammasathan Foundation were
Read moreNaked foreigner causes trouble at Pattaya intersection
PATTAYA police quickly arrested a naked foreign man who hit vehicles passing through an intersection at South Pattaya Two road and at times stood still as if praying as he looked at the sun, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 20). At 9 a.m. Pol. Lt. Panupong Nimsuvarn, a traffic inspector at Pattaya City
Read morePolice probing Australian man’s fall from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA police are investigating an Australian man’s fall from the sixth floor of a hotel after his face was slashed with a knife today (Sep. 17), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Sonthaya Khanthrap, deputy inspector of Pattaya City police station, along with investigation officers, Pattaya Tourist Police officers, rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon
Read moreBrutal transgender gang slashes British man in Pattaya
A LONELY British man who had asked for the services of two women was stunned when four transgender sex workers had instead come to his condo in Pattaya and when he rejected them and refused to pay 10,000 baht per person as demanded was badly slashed on his head, TV Channel 7 said this
Read more4 foreign motorbike racers injured in Pattaya crash
FOUR foreign youths got injured after the motorcycles they were racing up and down a Pattaya road collided into each other at 3.30 a.m. this morning (Aug. 30), TV Channel 7 said. The accident occurred in front of Makro wholesale store in South Pattaya with rescuers and a medical team immediately sent to the
Read moreIndian man in furious row with Pattaya prostitute
A CHAOTIC scene in Pattaya City late last night (Aug. 11) attracted a lot of onlookers with an Indian man being chased down the road by a Thai prostitute leading to a police team rushing there to sort out the problem, TV Channel 7 said today. Upon arriving at the entrance of Soi 13/4,
Read morePolice hunting for woman in death of Swedish man in Pattaya
PATTAYA police are urgently searching for an unidentified woman seen in a surveillance camera footage leaving the condominium unit where a Swedish man was found dead yesterday (July 17) with another foreigner, an Australian, also found dead in the same building a couple of hours earlier, Naewna newspaper an Amarin TV said. At 2
Read more2 foreigners found dead in the same Pattaya condo within 2 hours
A SHOCKING incident occurred in Pattaya City today (July 17) as two foreign men were found dead in the same condominium building, but on different floors, only two hours apart with this puzzling the policemen who have launched a thorough investigation, Amarin TV said. This seaside city’s police were first alerted at 2 p.m.
Read moreRussian journalist kidnapped by countrymen, paid big ransom
A RUSSIAN journalist told Pattaya police that a gang of his countrymen kidnapped him from a hotel at this seaside city and only freed him after he and his wife paid 2.5-million-baht ransom, Amarin TV said this morning (June 27). At 9 a.m. yesterday a Russian man, later identified only as Mr. David, 28,
Read moreMarijuana shop owners in Pattaya worried about new ministry announcement
MOST marijuana shop owners in Pattaya are worried about a new announcement by the Public Health Ministry on controlling the herb and allowing for only medical purposes pointing out that some tourists travelled to the seaside city to access it legally, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 25). This TV channel’s reporters surveyed
Read moreDrunk foreigner sleeping on Pattaya road hit by car
A SWEDISH man who was heavily intoxicated and fell asleep on the road in front of a Pattaya entertainment venue got hit on his head by a car that drove there to pick up a passenger in the wee hours of this morning (June 20), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Wuttinan Kongdee, an
Read moreIndian man sprays mosquito repellent in mouth after row with girlfriend
AN INDIAN man upset after a row with his girlfriend who disappeared and could not be reached all night sprayed mosquito repellant in his mouth and was rushed to a Pattaya hospital in a state of shock this morning (June 11), Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. Sawang Boribun Dhammasathan Foundation rescue unit was
Read moreGRC decorative panel falls from Pattaya high-rise injuring tourist
A GLASSFIBRE reinforced concrete (GRC) decorative panel fell from a luxury condominium in Khao Phra Tamnak area of South Pattaya last evening (May 28) injuring an Australian man holidaying there, TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath newspaper said. Injured when the GRC panel fell from the building’s 38th floor was Mr. Paul Denis Smith
Read more13 foreign women deported for prostitution in Pattaya
THIRTEEN foreign women from Uzbekistan and Uganda were arrested on charges of blatant and aggressive prostitution in Pattaya with all of them blacklisted and deported, TV Channel 7 said today (May 9). Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, head of the Immigration Bureau, and his team announced that these 13 women, seven from Uzbekistan and
Read moreChinese suspect in transwoman’s brutal murder denies intending to sell organs
THE Chinese man who brutally murdered a transgender woman in Pattaya confessed that he cut open her chest and removed her heart and a lung because he watched a lot of TV series and wanted to know what was inside the body but did not intend to sell her organs, Thai Rath newspaper and
Read moreTop reasons to book a family room with a beach view in Pattaya
By Anucha Kasun WAKING up to the sight of the ocean, with waves gently rolling onto the shore, is something every family can appreciate. Pattaya is known for its stunning beaches, exciting activities, and family-friendly atmosphere. Choosing the right accommodation can make all the difference, and a family room with a beach view in
Read moreRussian motorcyclist badly hurt in crash with sedan
A RUSSIAN man riding a motorcycle very fast down Pattaya Sai 3 road before dawn today (March 26) slammed into a sedan and got seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 5.19 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phupha Hongyakul, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station, was informed of this accident in front of
Read more35 tourists rescued after boat billows black smoke into the sky
A GROUP OF 35 Russian tourists were safely rescued from their double-decker boat sailing near Koh Sak island, close to Koh Larn off Pattaya, this morning (March 18) after the vessel started releasing billows of thick black smoke into the sky due to engine malfunction, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. the Marine Disaster
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