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Tourist missing B700K Rolex after night with two women
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/03/2026
» A Finnish man told Pattaya police he woke up after partying in his hotel room with two Thai women only to discover they had left, and cash and a Rolex watch worth about 700,000 baht were also missing.
Two arrested for stealing luxury watches from Pattaya home
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/03/2026
» Two men have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a luxury home on in South Pattaya and stealing luxury watches worth more than 6.4 million baht.
Chinese gang arrested after burglaries at luxury estate
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2025
» Pak Kret police have arrested four Chinese nationals on charges of breaking into high-end homes and stealing valuables worth at least 1.6 million baht from safes.
Passenger arrested for Rolex theft on flight
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/03/2024
» A Chinese traveller has been arrested for allegedly stealing an expensive watch and cash from another passenger during a flight from Mumbai in India to Bangkok.
Cabbie charged with robbing sleeping passenger
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2023
» A taxi driver has been arrested for the theft of valuables worth 1.2 million baht, including a Rolex, from a Japanese businessman who went to sleep in his cab after a night out in Bangkok.
Beach food shop fined for incorrect prices
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/04/2019
» A beach food shop in Hua Hin district has been fined for incorrect prices but investigators found no ground to take action against it for overcharging.
Vivid Saffron nights
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 25/12/2018
» At this time of year, both Bangkokians and tourists alike head for the elevators. Hit the top button in any decent hotel’s lift and within a minute you’ll be stepping out to a dazzling view of the city. Grab a seat as near to the edge as you dare, order a cocktail, relax and grab that all-important selfie.
Spoiled for choice
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/12/2018
» We don’t know where to begin. There are simply too many choices. We’ve entered the JW Café in the elegant JW Marriot Bangkok hotel on Sukumvit Soi 2 and realised we are hopelessly unprepared.
SAY bonjour to beef
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/12/2018
» Bangkok takes its meat seriously these days. Foodies know their wagyu from their Angus, and if there are marbling grades lower than A5, I’ve never encountered such bland matter on any decent downtown menu. Committed carnivores require a place of worship to the pleasures of the flesh, a T-bone temple or a sirloin sanctuary. The devout will already know where to go.
Riverside reveries
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 17/12/2018
» Time travel is possible. You're seated in a beautiful royal teak pavilion lit by vintage bulbs suspended from gilded hong carvings. Traditional Thai music drifts in from outside and, as you sip your butterfly pea and pandan leaf tea, the sun sinks below the horizon and the nightly spectacle of the bustling Chao Phraya River begins.