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Kidnap report spurs resort raid
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 23/06/2025
» Chon Buri: Police arrested 22 South Korean nationals in a dramatic raid on a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, after a tip-off from the South Korean Embassy regarding a possible kidnapping.
Foreign man sparks outrage after pit bulls kill pet dog in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 18/05/2025
» CHON BURI: Residents of a housing estate in Bang Lamung district have raised the alarm after their foreign neighbour allegedly allowed his two pit bulls to maul and kill a local dog, prompting fears for the safety of children and the elderly in the community.
Pattaya police arrest 13 foreign prostitutes
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 09/05/2025
» PATTAYA — Thirteen foreign nationals have been arrested in this beach town for prostitution and immigration offences.
Autopsy underway on Pattaya transwoman's mutilated body
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 28/04/2025
» PATTAYA: Forensic police have yet to thoroughly examine the body of a transwoman who was murdered by a Chinese visitor – with some organs reportedly missing – while her relatives and peers in Pattaya were concerned about negative comments about the victim.
Thai authorities revoke visas of illegal online lenders
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 08/02/2025
» CHON BURI - Immigration police have revoked the visas of 12 Chinese nationals and permanently blacklisted them following a raid on a luxury pool villa that they say was a base for an illegal online money lending business.
Local, foreign tourist numbers jumped last year in Chon Buri-Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 15/01/2025
» PATTAYA - Substantially more foreign and domestic tourists went to Pattaya and other places in Chon Buri province last year than did so in 2023.
Pattaya waiter takes own life after gun threat
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 29/09/2024
» PATTAYA: A waiter shot himself dead late Saturday night as a group of taxi motorcyclists advanced towards him following the waiter's earlier threat to shoot one of them.
Dogs with mouths taped shut in Pattaya spark debate
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 09/09/2024
» Photos of a pack of stray dogs in Pattaya with their mouths taped shut to prevent them biting people has sparked a debate on social media over whether this amounts to animal cruelty.
Pattaya welcomes 12m-plus visitors
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 17/08/2024
» Pattaya welcomed more than 12 million tourists in the first six months of this year, a million more than in 2023, according to the local Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office.
Dutch retiree arrested with 'ice' in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 05/08/2024
» PATTAYA: Police arrested a Dutch man, 63, for allegedly possessing crystal methamphetamine aka “ice” and equipment suspected of being used to produce illicit drugs.