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Aussie accused in Pattaya teen suitcase murder case nears trial
Thai police have revealed that a Pattaya teenager found dead inside a suitcase in June died from suffocation caused by a brain injury, as the investigation into her alleged murder by an Australian man nears completion. “The autopsy report said that Cake had a brain injury and she suffocated. She had no other injuries,” Pattaya City Police Station Superintendent Colonel…
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Pattaya homeless man attack leaves foreign tourist with broken tooth
A foreigner lost a tooth and suffered a mouth injury after a Thai homeless man punched him while he was smoking on the roadside in Pattaya on August 6. CCTV footage of the incident has since circulated on Thai social media. The footage timestamp indicates that the incident occurred at around 6.30pm on August 6 on Pattaya Sai Song Road.…
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Cambodian hacks fellow national in Pattaya, claims wrong target
Police arrested a Cambodian man yesterday, August 15, after a machete attack in Pattaya left a fellow Cambodian worker with serious head and wrist injuries at a workers’ camp. The accused later claimed he targeted the wrong man. Police and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan rescue workers responded to the camp at about 12.30pm. The large camp houses Cambodian and Myanmar workers.…
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Four missing foreign divers found safe off Samae San
Four foreign divers who went missing off the coast of Samae San in Chon Buri were found safe yesterday evening, after a search involving multiple agencies stretched over several hours. The divers, all experienced and certified, had entered the water for technical diving training during the day. When they failed to resurface at the scheduled time, a large-scale search and…
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Thai-British teenager reports classmate after firecracker attack at home
A 16 year old Thai-British boy is taking legal action against his former classmate who threw a lit firecracker into their home in Chon Buri last night, August 13, following an ongoing conflict. The boy’s 42 year old mother, Yothaka, took him to Huai Yai Police Station at around 10pm last night, August 13, to report the incident. She also…
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Pattaya bar owner calls police over Aussie’s unpaid 32,540 baht bill
Pattaya police officers became mediators after a Thai bar owner accused an Australian tourist of drinking for over 13 hours and refusing to pay a bill costing 32,540 baht, or around US$980. The 46 year old Thai woman, Meeliya, who owns a bar in the Soi Bua Khao in Pattaya, and her staff brought the Australian customer, 53 year old…
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6 Pattaya officials suspended for collecting unofficial fines from foreigners
Pattaya City suspended six officials yesterday, August 10, after witnesses reported that they collected fines from foreign tourists without issuing official documents. The incident was reported at a parking area near the Bali Hai Pier, where tourists, business operators and tour guides saw a group of men dressed in clothing resembling Pattaya City officials suspiciously collecting money from foreign motorists. Photographs…
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Chinese family protests after son dies in fatal stabbing in Pattaya
A jealous Thai man fatally stabbed a Chinese national on Saturday, August 8, after seeing him with his girlfriend in their shared room in Pattaya. The victim’s family later protested outside Pattaya Provincial Court, calling for stronger safety measures for foreign nationals and further investigation into the case. The fatal stabbing occurred at around 7.30am at a three-storey accommodation in…
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Foreign man caught on CCTV stealing phone in Pattaya café
An elderly foreign man was caught on CCTV allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a café in Pattaya, prompting an appeal for the device’s return. The appeal was shared by Facebook user Oanchalee Sadkhunthod in a Pattaya group today, August 5. The post asked anyone who recognised the man to tell him to return the phone allegedly taken from Espresso…
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Norwegian man disappears after travelling to Jomtien
A Norwegian man has gone missing after travelling to Jomtien in Pattaya to visit a friend, with an online appeal asking the public to help locate him. A Facebook user, Monny Meena, shared a missing person appeal in a Pattaya Facebook group on August 2, identifying the missing man as Erik Varley Larsen, a Norwegian national who lives in Bangkok.…
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Russian volunteer interpreter lends voice to murder case
A 22 year old Russian woman who has been volunteering as an interpreter in a Chon Buri murder case, in which two Russian siblings were killed, grew up in Thailand and speaks the language fluently. She describes her volunteer work as something that has given her real value and experience. Varvara Davydova has lived in Thailand since she was eight…
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PM Anutin meets family of Russian siblings and vows full investigation
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul apologised to the family of two Russian siblings who were murdered in Pattaya, pledging that everyone involved will be brought to justice. Anutin travelled to Chon Buri yesterday, August 2, to receive updates on the Russian siblings murder investigation, as well as the separate case involving a missing family of three. Following the briefing, the PM…
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Corrections Department defends risk checks before Chon Buri release
Thailand’s Department of Corrections has defended its handling of a former inmate’s release, saying it completed every stage of the legal risk assessment process before he was freed. The statement follows public concern over the case, which has raised questions about community safety and the tourism image of Chon Buri province. The department extended its condolences to the families affected.…
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Body found floating in Pattaya canal
Rescue workers pulled an unidentified man’s body from a canal in east Pattaya on July 31, and police are now working to identify him and determine his cause of death. Sawang Boriboon Pattaya rescue workers received a report at 12.30pm on July 31 of a body floating in a canal on Soi Chaiyaporn Withi 1. Rescue teams worked with an…
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Pattaya court denies bail for Russian siblings’ murder suspects
A Pattaya provincial court has denied bail to suspects held over two separate murder cases in Huai Yai, ruling that the seriousness of the charges, the severity of potential penalties, and the risk of flight made release too dangerous. The first case centres on the deaths of two Russian siblings, who went missing along with their Honda ADV 150 motorcycle…
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Update: Police link Russian siblings’ murder to Thai family killing
Provincial Police Region 2 has confirmed that the killings of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, are believed to be the work of the same gang, who allegedly posed as police officers to gain entry to the victims’ homes before marching them off at gunpoint. Police Lieutenant General Chatchai Surachetphong, commissioner…
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Indian gang arrested over kidnapping fellow tourists in Pattaya
Five Indian nationals were arrested on July 28 over the alleged kidnapping and ransom of three Indian tourists in Pattaya, with police alleging the group acted on instructions from a Pakistani mastermind based in Dubai. The arrests follow the rescue of three Indian tourists from a townhouse in Pattaya where police said they had allegedly been held captive while their…
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Suspect emerges as search for missing Russian siblings in Pattaya continues
Police recovered the rental motorcycle that the missing Russian siblings were riding after it was found dismantled and buried in a roadside forest near where the pair were last seen in Pattaya. The siblings, 22 year old Diana Nazimova and her 17 year old brother Roman Nazimova, disappeared after leaving their home in Bang Lamung district at about 4am on…
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Myanmar man wanted for murder of former national tennis player in Pattaya
Police issued an arrest warrant for a Myanmar man in connection with the murder of the former national tennis player who was found dead at his home in Pattaya on July 26. The victim, 64 year old Natthawi Sukkhantharun, was discovered in a bedroom of his Pattaya home at about 3pm. Police reported that he had an injury near his…
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Russian mother appeals for help after children disappear in Pattaya
Two Russian siblings based in Pattaya went missing after leaving their family home on a rented motorcycle at around 4 am on Sunday, July 26. The children’s mother, Sarina Nazimova, filed a missing persons report at Huay Yai Police Station yesterday, July 28, after losing contact with her 22 year old daughter, Diana Nazimova, and 17 year old son, Roman…
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Van crashes into four vehicles, injures six foreign tourists in Pattaya
Several foreign tourists were injured after a van reportedly failed to brake in time and crashed into four vehicles waiting at a red light in Pattaya late last night, July 27. Rescue workers were called to the motorway intersection in North Pattaya at about 10pm after receiving reports of a multi-vehicle collision involving a van. The van slammed into the…
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Indian tourists rescued from alleged Pakistani ransom gang
Three Indian tourists were rescued from a house in Pattaya after they were allegedly held captive for several days while a gang demanded ransom money from their families, police said today, July 28. The victims were found inside a two-storey townhouse during a joint operation involving Pattaya police, immigration officers and members of the Indian Community Pattaya. Police said the…
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Tyson Fury kisses Wach, then stops him, in the Pattaya fight nobody could watch
Tyson Fury beat Mariusz Wach at Max Muay Thai Stadium in Pattaya on Friday night. The Polish veteran’s corner retired him on his stool after seven completed rounds of a scheduled ten. The 1,500 fans inside the arena were the only people on earth who saw it happen. As promised, the charity bout was not broadcast anywhere. The result reached…
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Pattaya maid alleges neighbour threatened her with deadly beating
A Thai housemaid filed a police complaint, alleging that two foreign men insulted and threatened her during a dispute over rubbish outside a home in Pattaya. The neighbour dispute took place in a housing estate on Khao Thap Phraya Road, although the date and time of the incident were not disclosed. The woman, whose identity has been withheld, shared CCTV…
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4 Pattaya transwomen deny assault, theft of Australian man
Police arrested four Thai transwomen for assault and robbery of an Australian tourist in Pattaya, more than six months after the incident. The Pattaya assault arrest follows an investigation that began after the attack on December 27 last year. The victim, 53 year old Australian national Rajinish, told Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers that a group of transwomen assaulted and…
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Speedboat sinks off Pattaya, four tourists rescued
Four tourists escaped unharmed after their speedboat sank in rough seas near Koh Khram, about 12 nautical miles off the Pattaya coast, on Friday, July 24. The group, two foreign men and two Thai women, were left stranded in the water when the vessel went down in the heavy swell. Pattaya City’s rescue boat 501 reached the scene and brought…
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Pattaya housekeeper alleges threats, racial abuse by foreign neighbours
A Thai housekeeper has filed a police complaint over an alleged dispute with foreign neighbours in Pattaya, claiming she was threatened and racially abused after asking them not to leave rubbish outside her employer’s home. The woman, identified only as 39 year old Uu, met reporters on July 24 to describe the incident, which she said took place outside a…
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Heavy rain floods South Pattaya, stranding early morning commuters
Pattaya and Banglamung district saw temporary flooding across several low lying areas in the early hours of July 23, after heavy rain disrupted residents returning home from night shifts and workers setting out for the morning. Continuous rainfall lasting more than an hour sent water levels rising from around 5am, local reports said. Flooding reached between 10 and 70 centimetres…
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Four-metre python captured after entering Pattaya chicken farm
A four-metre python was captured after entering a chicken farm in Pattaya late last night, July 23, where it was found constricting one of the owner’s chickens. No injuries were reported. Rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation in Pattaya were called to a farm in Soi Ban Lang 11 at about 11.30pm after the owner reported discovering the…
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Tourists urged not to give cash to homeless people in Pattaya
Pattaya authorities urged residents and tourists not to give money to homeless people as the city steps up efforts to regulate public spaces and encourage vulnerable group to access government welfare services. The operation was carried out on July 22 by Deputy Mayor Damrongkiat Pinitkan and officials from several government agencies. Teams inspected Pattaya Beach, Soi Bua Khao and other…
