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Thailand seizes 100 million baht in fake ‘Made in Thailand’ products
Thai Customs and the Department of Foreign Trade yesterday, July 20, announced the seizure of more than 100 million baht worth of goods falsely labelled as “Made in Thailand” at Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri. They said the operation targeted imported goods from China that were falsely labelled as being made in Thailand, a practice that undermines the credibility…
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Worker killed in Chon Buri petrol station explosion
A worker was killed by a gas explosion at a petrol station in Si Racha district, Chon Buri, yesterday, July 20, after part of the building collapsed. Investigations into the cause of the blast are ongoing. Police from Bo Win Police Station, investigators and emergency responders were called to the PTT NGV station on Road 331, inbound towards the Pak…
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Norwegian man accused of sexually abusing child boxers dies of cancer
A Norwegian man, allegedly involved in child sex abuse and prostitution at a boxing gym in Rayong, reportedly died of cancer just a day before Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers raided the premises. Police arrested a 28 year old son of the Rayong boxing gym owner, Naruebet, at a resort in Chon Buri on July 15 for procuring child boxers for…
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Chantaburi parents accuse teacher of striking students with durian stick
Parents of about 20 primary school pupils filed police complaints late yesterday, July 11, after alleging that a mathematics teacher at a school in Chanthaburi struck their children as punishment with a durian-tapping stick. The complaints were filed at Laem Sing Police Station after parents said pupils in Prathom 4 to Prathom 6 were punished for failing to submit assignments…
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Rayong man claims pet medicine helps heal cobra bite wound
A Rayong man drew attention online after claiming he treated a cobra bite wound using veterinary medicine intended for cats and dogs, prompting a doctor to warn against the practice. The 55 year old man, Pornchai, told Channel 7 that he was attacked by a cobra while working in a mango orchard. The snake bit one of his toes, prompting…
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Thai woman recounts unexplained encounter before suicide rescue
A Thai woman survived a suicide attempt after being found inside her vehicle parked in a roadside forest in Rayong. Her family later shared the woman’s account of a mysterious encounter shortly before she was rescued. The woman’s family contacted Pluak Daeng Police Station and a local rescue foundation, urging officers to intervene in the suicide attempt in Soi Marb Yang…
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Thai man with drug record murders innocent local in Trat
Police yesterday, July 1, arrested a Thai man for a fatal attack on an innocent local whose body was later found abandoned in a palm plantation in Trat. The victim, 66 year old Boonyu Somjai, was reportedly exercising along Soi Nakprasit in Khao Saming district at around 5am on June 30 when the attack occurred. According to local outlet Trat TV,…
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Durian plantation owner denies rape allegation made by beauty pageant contestant
A durian plantation owner in Rayong denied a rape allegation made by a beauty pageant contestant, stating that the money exchanged between them was payment for sex. The 27 year old woman, identified as Rose, who was second runner-up at Miss Thailand Phuket and Miss Photogenic at Miss Universe Rayong, filed a complaint with Nikhom Phattana Police Station on June…
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16 year old boy kills girlfriend, leaves body in rubbish bin in Rayong
Rayong police arrested a 16 year old boy for the murder of his girlfriend after a garbage collector discovered her body inside a rubbish bin yesterday, June 18. Officers from Klaeng Police Station launched an investigation after garbage collectors reported finding human remains in a bin in Krasaebon subdistrict, Klaeng district. The garbage collector told police that he and a…
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Police hunt Myanmar gang after 600,000 baht cable heist in Chon Buri
Four Myanmar nationals have been arrested after a gang of more than 10 people allegedly tied up and assaulted a security guard before stealing electrical cables worth about 600,000 baht from a construction site in Chon Buri. The robbery happened between 1.23am and 2.20am on June 4 in Ban Bueng district. Police said the group arrived in two pickup trucks…
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Millions of pink sea cucumbers blanket Rayong beach
Millions of pink sea cucumbers washed ashore at Suan Son Beach in Rayong yesterday, June 6, after strong waves and storm conditions, turning several hundred metres of shoreline reddish pink. Tourists reported the unusual sight at around 10am, prompting officials from the Marine and Coastal Resources Office 1 and Rayong marine resources officials to inspect the beach. The animals covered…
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Koh Samet attempted rape and murder suspect faces three charges
Police have filed three charges against the suspect in the Koh Samet attempted rape and murder case, as Rayong officials move to tighten security and restore tourist confidence. Rayong Governor Traiphop Wongtrairat led a press conference today, June 5, to provide additional details regarding the case and to announce new security measures. He was joined by Rayong Provincial Administrative Organisation…
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Koh Samet hotel apologises to attempted rape victim but removes statement
A Koh Samet hotel at the centre of allegations involving an attempted rape and attempted murder issued a public apology and acknowledged shortcomings in its security arrangements before later deleting the statement from its Facebook page. The development follows claims made by a Thai woman on June 2 that her friend narrowly escaped an attempted rape and murder during a…
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Koh Samet hotel condemned after alleged attempted rape, murder of guest
A Thai woman criticised a hotel on Koh Samet in Rayong province over inadequate security measures after her friend allegedly survived attempted rape and attempted murder during a stay on the island. The woman and her husband shared details of the incident on Facebook yesterday, June 2, issuing a warning to travellers about their experience at a hotel near Ao Chor.…
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Chinese loan shark gang found hiding in Chon Buri estates
A Chinese loan shark gang wanted in China was arrested in Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, yesterday, May 30, after Thai police and immigration officers found four Chinese nationals hiding in luxury housing estates. The four suspects were identified as 34 year old Zhang Chuay, 36 year old Ko, a 34 year old Chinese woman, and 34 year old Yang. They…
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Foreign man killed by train in Chon Buri after standing on track
An unidentified foreign man was killed after being struck by a special express passenger train on the Bangkok-Chuk Samet route in Nong Pla Lai, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, at 5pm yesterday, May 30. Police, investigation officers, and Sawang Boriboon Pattaya rescue workers were called to the railway line after a report that a train had hit a person. The Bangkok-Chuk…
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Danish jogger injured by falling tree branch on Rayong Beach
A Danish tourist was injured while jogging along a beach in Rayong after a falling pine branch pierced his leg on Saturday, May 23. The incident occurred at roughly 3.30pm on the walkway beside Phala Beach in Ban Chang district. The area is lined with pine trees, some of which appear to be dead or deteriorated. The victim, identified as…
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Koh Larn diving trip safety questioned after tourists left in storm
A tourist has urged marine tour operators in Pattaya to improve safety measures after claiming passengers on a group diving trip near Koh Larn, Chon Buri, on May 4 were left without enough staff support as strong waves and a storm approached. The incident was shared online through a TikTok video by a tourist who had joined a group diving…
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Two Chinese suspects detained in Chon Buri ‘zombie’ drug lab raid
Police raided a luxury pool villa in Chon Buri today, May 19, after finding it had been turned into a makeshift drug lab with machines and other items linked to chemicals used in ketamine-laced e-cigarettes, locally known as Pod K. Chon Buri Governor Naris Niramaivong and Pol. Maj. Gen. Phongphan Wongmanithet, commander of Chon Buri Provincial Police, led officials with…
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Chinese, Pakistani nationals found packed in Sa Kaeo pickup
Sixteen Chinese and Pakistani nationals were arrested in Sa Kaeo today, May 19, after they were allegedly smuggled across the border from Poipet, Cambodia, and found packed inside a pickup truck with a Thai driver. Military officers, district officials, and village security volunteers launched the operation after residents reported a suspicious vehicle circling in Non Mak Mun subdistrict, Khok Sung…
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Chinese driver crashes into Chon Buri roadwork barriers
A Chinese driver and two others were injured after a luxury car crashed into barriers at a road repair site and overturned on Highway 331 in Chon Buri late yesterday, May 7. Rescue workers from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation received reports of the crash at 11.40pm on the inbound side of Highway 331 toward Rayong. At the scene, emergency responders…
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Thai driver, Chinese nationals caught in Sa Kaeo after 70km chase
A suspected smuggling operation was exposed in Sa Kaeo yesterday, May 6, after police arrested a Thai pickup driver following a 70-kilometre chase through Prachin Buri, Chachoengsao and Sa Kaeo, with six Chinese nationals found inside the vehicle. The pursuit began after highway police received a tip-off that Chinese nationals were being transported from the Sa Kaeo border to Bangkok.…
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Rayong man removed from manhole after passerby hears cries for help
A manhole rescue took place yesterday, May 2, after a 20 year old man was found trapped for more than seven hours in a drainage system near a fair in Pluak Daeng district, Rayong province. Officers from Pluak Daeng Police Station and rescuers from the Pluak Daeng Foundation arrived at a manhole near the fair entrance following a report from…
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Icelandic man found dead under tree on Koh Larn
An Icelandic man was found dead near Nual Beach on Koh Larn, Chon Buri, yesterday, May 2, with police treating the case as a suspected suicide pending further examination. Pattaya police were alerted at about 10am after a foreign man was found dead hanging under a tree in a vacant plot near the beach. Forensic police, investigators, a doctor, and…
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Thai, Chinese workers brawl at Rayong construction site
Police and district officials are investigating a brawl between Chinese and Thai construction workers in Map Kha, Nikhom Phatthana district, Rayong, which left several people with minor injuries on April 26. The incident involved several of workers at a construction site, where a verbal dispute reportedly escalated into a physical confrontation. Video footage showed workers wearing reflective vests and safety…
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Chinese man found dead in Jomtien condo pool
A Chinese man died earlier today, April 24, after he was found unresponsive at a luxury condominium’s swimming pool in Jomtien, Pattaya. The Sawang Boriboon Pattaya Rescue Centre received a report at 12.30am that a man had drowned at a pool inside a condominium in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene. The deceased,…
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Transgender fined over topless Songkran dance in Chon Buri
Police in Sattahip fined a transgender woman yesterday, April 21, after she was filmed removing her top and then dancing topless during Songkran celebrations in Bang Saray, Chon Buri, on April 20. The incident took place during the Wan Lai festival along Bang Saray Beach Road, where festivalgoers, including women and transgender participants, were dancing to loud music. One individual,…
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Trat fisherman fined over 140,000 baht for illegal diesel
Excise officers in Trat and marine police seized 3,800 litres of illegal diesel from a fishing boat in Khlong Yai in the early hours of today, April 17, after receiving a tip-off about untaxed fuel entering Thai waters. At about 1am, officers searched the vessel at Por Kasemsiri pier in Khlong Yai district, Trat. Surachai, a 62 year old man…
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Foreign rider rides against traffic, flips off driver in Chon Buri
A foreign motorcyclist was detained yesterday, April 11, after riding against traffic, raising his middle finger and tearing up a police ticket in Mueang district, Chon Buri, in a traffic incident shared widely on social media. A video circulating online showed the man riding a motorcycle against traffic before stopping in front of a parked car outside a shopping centre…
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Food rider accused of assaulting wrong man in honking dispute
A man filed a police complaint yesterday, April 9, after he was allegedly assaulted by a food delivery rider in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, in a dispute he said was triggered by a car horn he did not sound. Bang Lamung Police Station received the complaint from 44 year old Ekkasit, who said he had never met the rider…
