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Missing German businessman’s sedan found abandoned at a condo

  PROGRESS has been made over the disappearance of a German businessman in Chonburi since last Tuesday (July 4) with his family having offered 3 million baht to anyone who finds him and 100,000 baht for the recovery of his Mercedes Benz sedan with the latter spotted a condo in this same province today (July […]

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Gas suicide ruled in death of Indian man at Pattaya resort

  PATTAYA police have initially ruled that an Indian man found gassed to death at a resort with his hands and feet tied to a chair had committed suicide, Naewna newspaper said late last night (June 21). At 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday June 20, Pol. Col. Thanaphong Phothi, superintendent of Pattaya police station, and his […]

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Property

Thai owner shocked: Indian businessman illegally occupied adjoining buildings in Pattaya

  THE THAI owner of two adjoining commercial buildings in Pattaya which he only came to inspect after five years yesterday (June 7) was shocked at discovering that an Indian businessman had trespassed and illegally turned the ground floor into a dance club with the the rooms above rented out, Naewna newspaper said this morning. […]

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Fire at Pattaya condo from lights left on to grow marijuana

  A FIRE at a condominium in Pattaya rented by a foreign man this afternoon (May 26) was sparked by leaving lights on to grow marijuana but fortunately there was no one there thus no injuries, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 26). Upon being alerted of the fire at the condo in Soi […]

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Police raid Indian casino at Pattaya hotel amid claims of a big bribe being paid

  SCORES of Indian gamblers were rounded up in a raid on a well-known Pattaya hotel soon after midnight (May 1) with a conference hall having been turned into a casino and over 200 million baht found in circulation while the tour operator claimed to have paid 2.4 million baht bribe, Amarin TV said. Pol. […]

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Two Russian teens arrested in gang attack on rival at Pattaya market

  TWO Russian teenagers who joined a gang of nearly 30 youths in an attack on a rival youth at a Pattaya market around 5 a.m. this morning (Apr. 22) have been arrested, TV Channel 7 said. Shopkeepers fled in panic after the youths rode up on their motorcycles and stormed the market in search […]

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Indian businessman escapes beating by son and his friends

  A DISTRESSED Indian businessman was rushed to the hospital in Pattaya late last night (Apr. 20) after he jumped from a moving car where he was beaten by his own son and his friends, Sanook.com said today. At 11 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Rakpong Saeninthramnart, an inspector at Pattaya City police station, was notified […]

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Bike taxi rider threatens foreign tourists in Pattaya

  AN ELDERLY motorcycle taxi rider chased two Hong Kong tourists with a fruit knife in Pattaya after a dispute broke out over the fare of a kilometre-long ride, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 14). Mr. Worapon Naroj, 70, who is usually based in front of a condominium near Central Festival Pattaya shopping […]

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Pattaya, navy helping Koh Larn cope with water shortage

  WITH KOH Larn off Pattaya too being among the islands facing water shortage, this seaside city’s authorities together with the navy are now helping to partly alleviate the crisis by transporting badly-needed fresh water, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 6). Pattaya City Deputy Mayor Mr. Manoch Nongyai said this popular tourist destination has two […]

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Foreigner filmed stealing money from exchange booth

  THE OWNER of a money exchange booth in Pattaya filed a police report about a foreign man stealing a coin box early yesterday morning with the theft captured in surveillance camera clips, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Mar. 25). Mr. Kiattisak (surname withheld), 36, told Pol. Lt. Thanongsak Inpadung at Pattaya City police station […]

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