Turkish engineer wanted for building collapse nabbed in Pattaya
ARRESTED in Pattaya today (April 22) is a Turkish construction engineer wanted under an Interpol Red Notice in connection with the collapse of a building following an earthquake that rocked the country 2023, TV Channel 7 said this evening. A Chonburi Immigration police team apprehended Mr. Abdullah, 77, a Turkish national, at a condominium […]
Read MoreBerserk Irish man sets fire to condo in Pattaya
IN A fit of jealous rage an Irish man torched his own condominium in Pattaya in the dead of the night locking his girlfriend and child within with the building’s fire alarm also not sounding but fortunately all three were safely rescued and no one else got injured, Amarin TV said this morning (April […]
Read MoreTourist Police launch mobile AI face recognition camera, nab Indian man for overstaying
A TOURIST Police team cruised around Pattaya in a mobile operational vehicle equipped with an AI face recognition camera and arrested an Indian man for overstaying on Pattaya Beach Road, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (April 19). Pol. Lt. Col. Prabda Suksuntree, chief of Tourist Police Division 4, sub-division 2, bureau 1, sent […]
Read MoreIndian, Chinese tourists conned and robbed in Pattaya
AS THE global economy is in a shaky state thieves are more numerous than mosquitos with two tourists, one from India and the other from China, having been conned and robbed by seemingly the same group of perpetrators in Pattaya, TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). CCTV footage at this seaside city shows […]
Read MoreAmerican couple found dead at Pattaya hotel suite
AN elderly American couple were found dead locked in a tight embrace at a luxury hotel suite in Pattaya today (March 31) with what appears to be a suicide note left behind and pills scattered around the plush unit, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Chinawat Thissala, an investigator at Khong Dong Tan sub-branch, […]
Read More43 Indians rounded up in Pattaya for running online gambling websites
Updated at 11.15 p.m. A RAID on a luxury pool villa in Pattaya today (March 25) led to the arrest of 43 Indian men who were working there as administrators of a network of over 23 international online gambling websites with approximately 5 billion rupees (over 1.6 billion baht) annual turnover, Amarin TV said. […]
Read MoreJomtien Beach swamped by marine debris
SEVERAL kilometres of Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was littered with marine debris that washed ashore today (Feb. 22) leading to fearful tourists avoiding swimming in the sea while Pattaya City urgently sent officials to clean up the mess, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. Some reporters went to this beach and saw various […]
Read MoreJomtien beach seawater back to normal after contamination: Mayor
FOLLOWING a Facebook post showing wastewater being discharged into the sea at Jomtien beach in Pattaya, the seaside city’s Mayor Mr. Poramet Ngampichet today (Feb. 3) confirmed that the seawater had now returned to standard level with legal action being taken against the irresponsible contractor, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. The contamination […]
Read MoreJomtien beach seawater back to normal after contamination: Mayor
FOLLOWING a Facebook post showing wastewater being discharged into the sea at Jomtien beach in Pattaya, the seaside city’s Mayor Mr. Poramet Ngampichet today (Feb. 3) confirmed that the seawater had now returned to standard level with legal action being taken against the irresponsible contractor, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. The contamination […]
Read MoreParaglider entrapped at Koh Larn power pole rescued
AN AMERICAN paraglider who got entangled atop a high-voltage power pole at Koh Larn, off Pattaya, was safely rescued after an hour-long power cut at the popular tourist island, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 12). At 2.30 p.m. Sawang Boriboon Foundation at Pattaya City was alerted of a foreign paraglider who while haphazardly landing […]
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