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  • Pattaya tourist claims thieves in ‘sexy dresses’ stole his 33,000 baht necklace

    Pattaya tourist claims thieves in ‘sexy dresses’ stole his 33,000 baht necklace

    An Indian tourist in Pattaya claims that last night, a Thai woman, and a ‘transgender individual’, who both wore ‘sexy dresses’, stole his gold necklace worth about 33,000 baht. The tourist, 45 year old Sathishkumar Govindarju, told The Pattaya News the pair also tried to convince him to sleep with them. “I was walking along the road alone, returning from a…

  • Chon Buri field worker believed to have died of heat stroke

    Chon Buri field worker believed to have died of heat stroke

    A Chon Buri worker was found lying dead in the cassava field where he worked in Phanat Nikhom district yesterday. His co-worker, who found him, said she found his tractor still running with no one around it, so she went to check, and found the man lying completely motionless. Police suspect that the man, 58 year old Seree Hiranrat, died…

  • Man’s body found in Sri Racha waters, Chon Buri

    Man’s body found in Sri Racha waters, Chon Buri

    A fisherman spotted a man’s dead body floating in waters off Sri Racha district of Chon Buri province on Tuesday. The fisherman told The Pattaya News he saw the body after parking his boat at a pier. The deceased man has not yet been identified, however he is reported to be Asian. The fisherman spotted the body near the Loi island.…

  • Chon Buri woman speeds past checkpoint and slams into a house

    Chon Buri woman speeds past checkpoint and slams into a house

    Security footage from Monday night shows a woman in Chon Buri driving at full speed before crashing into a house, causing a burst of flames. The video then shows a police patrol car turning around to examine the crash. The woman driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Saensuk police haven’t reveal her name or age. The woman…

  • Koh Kham locals celebrate post-Songkran tradition — ‘Carrying Girls into the Sea’

    Koh Kham locals celebrate post-Songkran tradition — ‘Carrying Girls into the Sea’

    Koh Kham, located near Koh Sichang in Chon Buri province, held a traditional activity to celebrate the post-Songkran tradition of “Aum Sao Long Nam” — or “Carrying Girls into the Sea”. The event is traditionally held annually on April 18 following the Songkran festival. Yesterday marked the first time the event has been held in the past two years due…

  • Tiny kitten rescued from gutter in Chon Buri

    Tiny kitten rescued from gutter in Chon Buri

    On Friday, firefighters in Sri Racha district of Chon Buri province rescued a 3 month old kitten from a roadside gutter it had fallen into. A woman told The Pattaya News that she heard the cat crying from somewhere and discovered that the kitten was stuck in a gutter, so she called 199 for help. The firefighters said the gutter…

  • Pattaya mayoral hopeful vows to revive tourism and nightlife

    Pattaya mayoral hopeful vows to revive tourism and nightlife

    The mayoral candidate for Pattaya’s We Love Pattaya party, Poramese Ngampiches, told the Associated Press yesterday that he wants the Chon Buri province to continue attracting tourists throughout the whole year. Bali Hai Pier officials say there are currently over 20,000 tourists a day visiting Koh Larn, and Poramese said he wants to keep up this momentum. Chon Buri, specifically Pattaya and…

  • Songkran crowds flock to the new, improved, wider, better Jomtien Beach

    Songkran crowds flock to the new, improved, wider, better Jomtien Beach

    Pattaya, the seaside playground 2 hours south east of Bangkok, never had really good beaches. But these days the popular resort boasts huge expanses of sand as far as the eye can see. Most of the earlier efforts were concentrated on the popular Pattaya beachfront but recently the efforts moved to Jomtien, about 3 kilometres south of the main party…

  • Italian man and Thai woman attacked in Pattaya – VIDEO

    Italian man and Thai woman attacked in Pattaya – VIDEO

    A 32 year old Italian man and a 35 year old Thai female were allegedly attacked just after 2am yesterday morning along Soi LK Metro in Pattaya. They told police they were travelling on their motorbike, arriving in front of a closed bar called Crystal Club (currently registered as a ‘restaurant’). There were four people on the motorbike. A number…

  • Chinese tourists attack Pattaya hotel worker

    Chinese tourists attack Pattaya hotel worker

    An incident last night when a 29 year old hotel staffer in Pattaya was injured after being attacked by a group of allegedly drunk Chinese tourists. Just before midnight the 29 year old employee was attacked and his wrists injured after trying to stop the “severely intoxicated” group from trying to drive home after several hours of drinking. He was…

  • 100 snakes emerge from flooded sewer in Chon Buri

    100 snakes emerge from flooded sewer in Chon Buri

    For the first time in hisssstory… more than 100 snakes popped up out of a flooded sewer in eastern Thailand’s Chon Buri province. The snakes were caught and safely released into a natural setting yesterday afternoon, fangs to some brave volunteers. Water from “Ang Kep Nam Nong Nam Kiao”— or “The Green Reservoir” — in Chon Buri province was released…

  • Chon Buri locals find baby crocodile in their kitchen

    Chon Buri locals find baby crocodile in their kitchen

    A croc in the kitchen! Locals in Sri Racha district of Chon Buri province were horrified to find a crocodile roaming through their kitchen this week. The house owners, who requested not to be named, say they have no idea where the crocodile came from, and that they’ve never heard of crocodiles dwelling in the local area. The owners called…

  • Pattaya man allegedly threatens tourists with knife at mall

    Pattaya man allegedly threatens tourists with knife at mall

    A young man allegedly wandered around the parking lot of a Pattaya mall threatening tourists with a knife yesterday. Pattaya Police detained the man at Pattaya Police Station, and claim he was incoherent and couldn’t properly answer questions. The man had also reportedly been talking in circles. Witnesses called the police immediately after seeing him walk around brandishing the long…

  • Chon Buri man allegedly beats wife after TikTok video goes viral

    Chon Buri man allegedly beats wife after TikTok video goes viral

    A Chon Buri man allegedly beat his wife after she posted a viral TikTok video of her daughter begging for leftover soup from a street vendor. The man allegedly punched his wife and hit her with a spatula, then attempted to rape his neighbor before Chon Buri police arrested him. He reportedly accused his wife of being unfaithful. Before the…

  • Creamfields Festival is coming to Thailand

    Creamfields Festival is coming to Thailand

    Get your rave gear ready because one of the world’s most prestigious electronic dance music festivals is coming to Thailand next month. The UK’s Creamfields Festival will take place in Pattaya from May 28-29 and the line up so far doesn’t disappoint. Early bird tickets are sold out, so if you want to attend the festival, be prepared when the…

  • Thai netizens share video of mysterious woman standing still on Pattaya sidewalk for hours

    Thai netizens share video of mysterious woman standing still on Pattaya sidewalk for hours

    A Thai TikTok user has shared a video of a woman standing still on the sidewalk in Pattaya in the middle of the night. Thai netizens commented on the post, saying she might be homeless, and she only took one or two steps then stood without moving for hours. Many people urged authorities to take care of her to prevent…

  • Pattaya police arrest 10 in alleged Chon Buri gambling party

    Pattaya police arrest 10 in alleged Chon Buri gambling party

    Pattaya police arrested 10 people after busting a gambling party in the Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province yesterday. An undercover agent had tipped off the police, saying a gambling party was secretly being held in an abandoned area. After the police arrived, the alleged gamblers tried to flee, but police caught 10 of them. The police found gambling…

  • Chon Buri man shoots and kills son, wounds wife, before killing himself

    Chon Buri man shoots and kills son, wounds wife, before killing himself

    A man shot and killed his son before killing himself at a school in Mueang district of Chon Buri province yesterday. The father and son both had gunshot wounds on their heads. The man also shot and wounded his wife, who was rushed to Chon Buri Hospital. The wife, Arissara, had arrived at the school with their son first. The…

  • Fire destroys Chon Buri Restaurant

    Fire destroys Chon Buri Restaurant

    A fire destroyed a restaurant in Mueang district of Chon Buri province yesterday. The restaurant owner claimed he had closed his restaurant like usual and already unplugged everything except for his freezer. But when he was on his way home, the owner of a rice shop attached to the restaurant called him and told him there was a fire at…

  • Candidates for Pattaya mayor draw election numbers

    Candidates for Pattaya mayor draw election numbers

    Candidates for Pattaya mayor drew their election numbers today. A candidate with We Love Pattaya group is number 1, an independent candidate is number 2, a Move Forward Party candidate is number 3, and a Pattaya Ruam Jai group candidate is number 4. The election is scheduled for May 22, as are elections in Bangkok. The candidates drew their numbers…

  • Drunk Chon Buri factory workers get in knife fight over who works harder

    Drunk Chon Buri factory workers get in knife fight over who works harder

    On Sunday, two drunk Chon Buri factory workers got into a knife fight over which of them worked harder. Emergency responders rushed one worker to Chon Buri hospital. They found bottles of liquor and a broken point-tip knife near the worker. There was a small pool of his blood. The worker who stabbed him claimed he was defending himself. The…

  • Foreigner in Pattaya bleeding after alleged altercation with security

    Foreigner in Pattaya bleeding after alleged altercation with security

    A foreign man in Pattaya was left bleeding from several serious injuries in what witnesses say was an altercation with security. The witnesses found the man lying on the ground in the middle of Pratumnak Soi 5. The altercation allegedly happened at night in front of a ‘restaurant’ there. As the man lay on the ground, a few other foreigners…

  • Pattaya police arrest ‘restaurant’ manager who allegedly violated Covid-19 rules

    Pattaya police arrest ‘restaurant’ manager who allegedly violated Covid-19 rules

    Pattaya City Police reported yesterday that they arrested a ‘restaurant’ manager in Pattaya for allegedly selling alcohol without a permit, opening a venue without a permit, and breaking the Chonburi Disease Control Orders. Only former bars and clubs that have been converted into ‘restaurants’, and have proper certification, are approved by authorities are allowed to operate. Alcohol can be served…

  • Drunk man stabs sister to death in argument over his drinking, Chon Buri

    Drunk man stabs sister to death in argument over his drinking, Chon Buri

    Sri Racha police report that a drunk man appeared completely remorseless after he stabbed his sister to death in their hotel room in Sri Racha in Chonburi province. The man stabbed his sister multiple times in the head. Sri Racha Police were notified about the stabbing on Wednesday. The man is now in custody at the Nong Kham Police Station,…

  • No Songkran water fights in Pattaya, mayor confirms

    No Songkran water fights in Pattaya, mayor confirms

    The mayor of Pattaya has approved the Songkran celebration but has changed the spotlight to traditional and religious activities instead. With fears and concerns about Covid-19, water and foam events, as well as alcohol consumption and celebrations will be prohibited for another year. Masks must be worn at all times, including outdoors. To meet with the “Covid Free Setting” guideline,…

  • Chon Buri farmer catches huge python in his chicken coop

    Chon Buri farmer catches huge python in his chicken coop

    PHOTO: Top News Thailand A farmer in Ban Beung district of Chon Buri province says he walked in on a huge python in his chicken coop yesterday. The farmer called rescue workers to get the snake out of the coop, and they took five minutes to force the snake into a sack. The farmer said one of his chickens had…

  • Night shift employee at Pattaya guest house robbed while asleep at reception desk

    Night shift employee at Pattaya guest house robbed while asleep at reception desk

    An employee working the night shift at a guest house in Pattaya fell asleep at the reception counter and woke up to find valuables missing from the lobby, which are said to be valued at a total of 160,000 baht. The 49 year old staff member filed a report to police and provided surveillance camera footage showing a man entering…

  • “Happy Water” teen drug party at Pattaya luxury villa busted

    “Happy Water” teen drug party at Pattaya luxury villa busted

    Pattaya City Police busted over 20 teenagers at a drug party at a Pattaya luxury villa in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri yesterday. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau superintendent says one of several drugs found at the party was “Happy Water”. Happy Water is a drug powder mixed with liquor that is popular in China. The Pattaya News reports that…

  • Pattaya security guards allegedly attack foreign tourist following bill dispute

    Pattaya security guards allegedly attack foreign tourist following bill dispute

    Security guards at a nightlife complex in central Pattaya are accused of attacking a foreign tourist in a dispute over a bill. The Pattaya News reports that the incident took place around 11.30pm last night at the Tree Town complex, with a 58-year-old man, reportedly Irish, injured in the brawl. For their part, the guards claim the tourist refused to…

  • Architect Mario Kleff demonstrates the use of exotic wood in furniture design for luxury homes

    Architect Mario Kleff demonstrates the use of exotic wood in furniture design for luxury homes

    Exotic hardwood from Thailand has become increasingly popular within the local furniture market. Homeowners are looking towards locally sourced materials more frequently now for their bespoke furniture requirements. The rarest domestic hardwood types in Thailand include Dalbergia Cochinchinensis, Afzelia Xylocarpa and Tectona grandis. If these names are too hard to even attempt to pronounce, don’t worry, because we can’t say…