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Incinerator on Pattaya's Koh Lan set for trial
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 22/06/2025
» CHON BURI: Pattaya City is set to begin operation of a long-delayed waste incinerator on Koh Lan in mid-August, to tackle a waste crisis that has plagued the island for over a decade and hurt its tourism appeal.
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 residents protest 'sin city' label
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 12/07/2024
» Residents in Pattaya have protested against the label "sin city, heaven of prostitutes" used by the Thai media outlet Thairath, demanding that the city's positive aspects be highlighted.
Water shortage on Pattaya's Koh Lan
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 30/04/2024
» CHON BURI: The popular tourist island of Koh Lan, off Pattaya, is facing a water shortage, with residents forced to pay high prices for tap water brought in and sold by private suppliers.
Ammonia leak in Chon Buri affects 100 people
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 18/04/2024
» CHON BURI: An ammonia leakage from an ice factory in tambon Nong Prue of Bang Lamung district has affected about 100 people within a one-kilometre radius early Thursday morning.
Frenzied Finn assaults himself in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 27/02/2024
» CHON BURI: A severely agitated Finnish man who assaulted himself repeatedly with a knife, inflicting bloody cuts, was overpowered and then taken to hospital, in Pattaya early Tuesday morning.
Pattaya ponders new water supplier on Koh Lan
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 16/02/2024
» PATTAYA: Pattaya City is considering a business partnership with a new company to produce fresh water on Koh Lan to alleviate a severe shortage due to a rise in tourists and businesses that have followed them to the nearby island.
Lion cub in Bentley spooks Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 23/01/2024
» PATTAYA: A video featuring a lion cub riding in a Bentley convertible driven by a foreigner along a crowded street in this beach town has sparked fear and criticism after it went viral online.
Fake Cambodian monks caught in Si Racha
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 01/12/2023
» CHON BURI: Four Cambodian men in yellow robes, posing as Buddhist monks, were arrested on Friday morning by immigration police at their makeshift shelters on the mountain near a community in Si Racha district.
5,100kg meat impounded in Chon Buri
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 03/11/2023
» CHON BURI: Authorities seized a total of 5.1 tonnes of buffalo and cow meat without a proper goods movement document, following a raid on a cold storage facility in Bang Lamung district on Friday.