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  • Chinese real estate agent robbed at scissor-point in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Chinese real estate agent robbed at scissor-point in Pattaya

    A Chinese woman working as a real estate agent in Pattaya was robbed at scissor-point early today, January 12, while driving a man she believed to be a potential buyer to view a property. The victim, identified as 35 year old Yang Wang, told police that the incident occurred after she picked up a man who had contacted her earlier…

  • Pattaya alley disputes distress cancer patient’s family | Thaiger

    Pattaya alley disputes distress cancer patient’s family

    In South Pattaya, a typically quiet residential alley has been the scene of multiple disputes, leaving a homeowner and her seriously ill father in distress. Yesterday, on January 10, a CCTV clip from a house in Soi Kaophai 2 gained attention on social media. The footage shows transgender women gathered in the narrow alley to resolve a personal issue, which…

  • Two women clash at Pattaya Beach, one stabbed and injured | Thaiger

    Two women clash at Pattaya Beach, one stabbed and injured

    A violent brawl between two women broke out around 1am today, January 9, along Pattaya Beach in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district, leaving one of them injured after being stabbed with a sharp metal object. Officers from Pattaya City Police Station responded after reports of a street fight near the beach, where crowds of shocked locals and tourists had gathered.…

  • Smoke covers Pattaya as suspected arson fire scorches grassland | Thaiger

    Smoke covers Pattaya as suspected arson fire scorches grassland

    A fire broke out in Pattaya‘s Bang Lamung district yesterday afternoon, January 8, sending thick smoke over the city. The massive fire is suspected to have been deliberately set. The blaze started around 1.30pm near a community office on Moo 11 in Khao Talo. Firefighters from Nong Prue Municipality and Pattaya City quickly responded with several engines as the flames…

  • Referee injured as Pattaya football match spirals into all-out brawl | Thaiger

    Referee injured as Pattaya football match spirals into all-out brawl

      A football match in southern Pattaya turned violent on Tuesday, January 6, when players and supporters from two local teams clashed during a community-level 8-a-side game in Nong Prue. Footage of the brawl was posted on Facebook by user Chokchip Wat Tham, showing dozens of people exchanging blows on the artificial grass field. The post was captioned with sarcasm,…

  • Pattaya filler disaster leaves woman with swollen face for 2 years | Thaiger

    Pattaya filler disaster leaves woman with swollen face for 2 years

      A woman came forward yesterday, January 6, to warn the public after undergoing a filler injection at a well-known clinic in the Pattaya area, which allegedly left her face swollen and misshapen for almost two years. The woman, identified as 37 year old A, urged those considering cosmetic procedures to carefully verify the credentials of the clinics and avoid…

  • Fake fortune teller warns of loss, then steals woman’s iPhone | Thaiger

    Fake fortune teller warns of loss, then steals woman’s iPhone

    A fake fortune teller in Pattaya allegedly stole a woman’s iPhone during a New Year’s Day reading, just moments after predicting she’d lose something valuable. The incident occurred at 6.06am on January 1 outside Wat Chai Mongkol in South Pattaya, where police from Pattaya City Police Station responded to a report of theft involving a man posing as a fortune…

  • Thai-Chinese couple arrested for mule account operation in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Thai-Chinese couple arrested for mule account operation in Pattaya

    Police arrested a Chinese man and his Thai girlfriend in Pattaya after they allegedly attempted to harm a Thai man who froze a mule account after realising he was tricked. The 18 year old Thai man filed a complaint with Mueang Pattaya Police Station, saying he narrowly escaped from the suspects, later identified as 27 year old Chinese national Li…

  • Pattaya bank account scam: Chinese suspects arrested | Thaiger

    Pattaya bank account scam: Chinese suspects arrested

    Police in Pattaya have rescued an 18-year-old victim who was allegedly tricked into opening fraudulent bank accounts by two Chinese men and one Thai woman, then unlawfully detained after reporting the scam and freezing the accounts. The incident came to light at about 10.46pm on January 3, when officers from Pattaya City Police Station, working with Pattaya Tourist Police, responded…

  • Indian tourist reports alleged overpriced ‘miracle’ herbal scam in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Indian tourist reports alleged overpriced ‘miracle’ herbal scam in Pattaya

    A 45 year old Indian tourist has filed a police report after claiming he was tricked into buying overpriced herbal products in Pattaya, in what authorities believe may be part of a recurring scam targeting foreign visitors. The complaint was lodged at Pattaya City Police Station in the early hours of yesterday, January 3. The man told police he was…

  • Drugs and ammunition found after fatal motorcycle crash in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Drugs and ammunition found after fatal motorcycle crash in Chon Buri

    A fatal motorcycle crash in Chon Buri has taken a turn after police discovered drugs, ammunition, and a weapon on the deceased, prompting further criminal link investigations. The incident occurred at around 10am on Thursday, January 1, when emergency services were alerted to a motorcycle accident in a grassy area beside the road in Soi Phu Yai Cha, Banglamung district.…