Chon Buri

  • Pattaya NewsPolice nab Chon Buri meth dealers after trying to sell via Facebook

    Police nab Chon Buri meth dealers after trying to sell via Facebook

    In a recent sting operation, police nabbed two drug dealers on Wednesday with 63,500 meth pills in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district. The police were able to track the two suspects from their Facebook account “Nooka,” and set up a rendezvous with the suspects to lure them in for the arrest. The first suspect, 28 year old Chotiwat “Nook” Koomsonklin, was…

  • Pattaya NewsIntoxicated Chon Buri man stabs himself in front of terrified passersby

    Intoxicated Chon Buri man stabs himself in front of terrified passersby

    An intoxicated Chon Buri man repeatedly stabbed himself in front of terrified passersby in the Sri Racha district yesterday. A local meatball vendor said the man, 54 year old Somchai, walked up to his shop while intoxicated, grabbed a knife from him, and stabbed himself in the abdomen four times. The vendor, Chaovalit Somsri, said that before Somchai started stabbing…

  • Pattaya NewsThai woman escapes deadly nylon wire strung acrosss a Chon Buri road | Thaiger

    Thai woman escapes deadly nylon wire strung acrosss a Chon Buri road

    A Thai woman narrowly escaped with her life after she rode her motorcycle into a deadly nylon wire on a road in Chon Buri province. The victim suspects two teenage boys living nearby of setting up the death trap strung across the road. The 41 year old victim, Chanita, a nurse in a hospital in the Phanat Nikhom district of Chon…

  • Transport NewsGovernment of Thailand give green light for Eastern Aviation City takeoff

    Government of Thailand give green light for Eastern Aviation City takeoff

    Construction on the Eastern Aviation City is ready for takeoff this year after the Government of Thailand gave the green light for work to start on the 290 billion baht (US$8.8bn) project. No official date has been confirmed but work is scheduled to start before June. The original project was officially signed in June 2020. An agreement was made between…

  • Pattaya NewsBolt vs Win motorbike taxi gang violence continues in Pattaya

    Bolt vs Win motorbike taxi gang violence continues in Pattaya

    Violence between rivalling motorbike taxi operators continues in Pattaya, eastern Thailand, where three ‘Win‘ drivers were injured after being beaten with a baseball bat and an iron bar, allegedly by Bolt drivers. Yesterday evening, a brawl broke out between three Bolt drivers and three Win drivers at Thappraya Soi 7, South Pattaya, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province, near Jomtien…

  • Hot NewsBangkok, Songkhla, Chon Buri provinces to host 2025 Southeast Asian Games

    Bangkok, Songkhla, Chon Buri provinces to host 2025 Southeast Asian Games

    Bangkok, Songkhla, and Chon Buri provinces are the new hosts of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. The Sports Authority of Thailand decided at a meeting that was presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday. During the meeting, Nakhon Ratchasima was also chosen to host the 13th ASEAN Para Games in 2026. A budget allocation from the National Sports…

  • Pattaya NewsCrash involving motorbike and garbage truck kills woman in Chon Buri

    Crash involving motorbike and garbage truck kills woman in Chon Buri

    Another road tragedy in Chon Buri has claimed a woman’s life. A crash involving a motorbike and a garbage truck killed a woman in Chon Buri early yesterday morning. The victim was identified as 51 year old Thanaployphan Srikun. The incident happened in the Sri Racha district. Police and rescuers found Thanaployphan lying on the ground with severe head wounds.…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman savagely bitten by boyfriend after refusing to go boozing with him

    Thai woman savagely bitten by boyfriend after refusing to go boozing with him

    A Thai woman filed a complaint at Pan Thong Police Station in Chon Buri after her boyfriend savagely bit her face after she refused to go boozing with him. She said she was worried that the case would be ignored because her boyfriend had a close connection with a senior police officer. The woman, identified as Bee, told the media…

  • Pattaya NewsIllegal poachers shoot and kill Chon Buri forest ranger

    Illegal poachers shoot and kill Chon Buri forest ranger

    Illegal poachers shot and killed a Chon Buri forest ranger in the Sri Racha district on Thursday night. A group of 14 rangers came across the poachers while on a routine patrol in the Khao Khiao-Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary. The rangers attempted to arrest the poachers, and the poachers then started shooting at them, leading to a gunfight. One of…

  • Pattaya NewsRescuers find Burmese migrant worker’s body near Chon Buri island

    Rescuers find Burmese migrant worker’s body near Chon Buri island

    Rescuers and police found a Burmese migrant worker’s body off an island in Chon Buri province on Sunday night. The search team found the body floating five nautical miles north of Koh Si Chang. The dead man was a boat crew member reported to have fallen into the sea on the night of January 11, four days before his body…

  • Pattaya NewsRaging Russian tourist wreaks havoc on two Pattaya 7-Eleven stores

    Raging Russian tourist wreaks havoc on two Pattaya 7-Eleven stores

    A Russian tourist smashed his way through the door at a 7-Eleven convenience store on Walking Street in Pattaya in Chon Buri province early this morning, injuring himself and others. He continued to vandalize a second 7-Eleven branch before being detained by police. An employee explained that a Russian man, estimated to be 35 – 40 years old, came into…

  • Phuket NewsBaby turtles hatch in Phang Nga, die from garbage in Chon Buri

    Baby turtles hatch in Phang Nga, die from garbage in Chon Buri

    While Saturday marked the season’s first hatching of baby turtles around Phuket, 11 baby sea turtles found in Chon Buri in September have died from eating garbage. On the night of January 14, some 64 baby leatherback turtles successfully hatched and crawled into the sea at Bang Kwan Beach in Khok Kloi, Phang Nga. This marks the first group of…

  • Pattaya News71 year old British man shot dead in Chon Buri

    71 year old British man shot dead in Chon Buri

    A 71 year old British man was shot dead on a road in Chon Buri province in the early hours of this morning. It is believed that the murder was motivated by an adulterous affair. The police are currently searching for the gunman. A 29 year old Thai man, Kittikhun, notified the officers at Huay Yai Police Station after he…

  • Thailand NewsDrug addict father arrested for killing his 3 year old daughter

    Drug addict father arrested for killing his 3 year old daughter

    A drug addict father was arrested yesterday at a petrol station in Chon Buri after he allegedly murdered his 3 year old daughter in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. The junky denied the charge and blamed a ghost for the murder. Officers from Lat Yao Police Station were notified of the child’s death, later identified as Nareenan Pananon, at…

  • Pattaya NewsMonk under fire over bizarre pebbles ritual

    Monk under fire over bizarre pebbles ritual

    A monk from a temple in Chon Buri is under fire over his bizarre ritual of putting small pebbles onto the eyes of his followers. The monk believes the stones are relics of the Lord Buddha, have magical powers, and do not hurt anyone. A video and pictures of the strange ritual emerged on Facebook and TikTok. It shows 69…

  • Crime NewsPattaya Police fine Norwegian tourist 5,000 baht for public lewdness

    Pattaya Police fine Norwegian tourist 5,000 baht for public lewdness

    Police tracked down, arrested, and fined the foreign tourist who made headlines on Monday for fornicating with a Thai woman against a power pole on the mean streets of Pattaya in eastern Thailand. Yesterday, the Superintendent of Pattaya City Police Station Pol Col Kulchat Kulchai detained a 49 year old Norwegian man under suspicion of public lewdness. The scandalous Scandinavian…

  • Crime NewsForeign man fornicates with Thai woman on Pattaya street ‘for 30 minutes’

    Foreign man fornicates with Thai woman on Pattaya street ‘for 30 minutes’

    A foreign tourist and a Thai woman were spotted fornicating against an electricity pole near a busy intersection in Pattaya “for 30 minutes” early this morning. At 4am, reporters received explicit video evidence of a foreign man and a Thai woman having sex on the roadside in central Pattaya’s Bang Lamung district in Chon Buri province. Locals are urging police…

  • Pattaya NewsHuge truck crushes young motorcyclist to death in Chon Buri

    Huge truck crushes young motorcyclist to death in Chon Buri

    A huge truck tragically crushed a young motorcyclist to death in Chon Buri’s main city district yesterday. The incident happened on a road under a motorway in the Don Hua Lor sub-district. The victim, 20 year old Phatthames Sriraksa, who is originally from Sisaket province, had been driving home from work. Rescuers arrived on the scene to find Phattames’s body…

  • Pattaya NewsWoman and Thai-Turkish daughter dumped on roadside in Pattaya

    Woman and Thai-Turkish daughter dumped on roadside in Pattaya

    A Thai husband dumped his wife and her six year old Thai-Turkish daughter on the roadside in Pattaya in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand, on Saturday. Left alone with no money or belongings, the pair waited on the roadside for three days for him to come back, but he never returned. Last night, a 28 year old woman named Sasiporn…

  • Pattaya NewsThousands attend run-walk in Chon Buri to raise money for children’s organisations

    Thousands attend run-walk in Chon Buri to raise money for children’s organisations

    Thousands of Chon Buri dwellers attended a running and walking event for a good cause on Sunday. The event, titled the ‘SVT Run 2022 Charity For Kids,’ raised money for two children’s organisations. One organisation, Baan Jing Jai, is an orphanage. The other organisation, Baan Kru Ja, is a centre helping children victims of abuse and trafficking. Over 2000 people turned…

  • Pattaya NewsFinnish man found sleeping in road after motorbike crash

    Finnish man found sleeping in road after motorbike crash

    When it comes to drinking, some people know their limits. And some people… well… some people are like a Finnish man recently scooped up off the street in Pattaya late at night. The tourist wasn’t dead though. He was just so drunk that he passed out driving his motorbike home and was found sleeping in the middle of the busy…

  • Thailand NewsZookeeper seeks compensation after being bitten by wild monkeys

    Zookeeper seeks compensation after being bitten by wild monkeys

    A zookeeper is demanding compensation from Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri after she got bitten by wild monkeys at work. The animal keeper said she paid nearly 100,000 baht for treatment but got only 3,000 baht from her employer in return. A 54 year old woman named Mon, who worked at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, yesterday filed a…

  • Crime NewsPolish men attack Cambodian woman with acid, knife and hammer in Thailand

    Polish men attack Cambodian woman with acid, knife and hammer in Thailand

    A young Cambodian woman says she was brutally attacked by Polish men in Chon Buri province in eastern Thailand. The attackers slashed her with a knife, beat her with a hammer, and threw acid on her face, body, and genitals, leaving her dripping with blood and in need of 260 stitches. Yesterday, the Secretary-General of the People’s Advocacy Team Foundation…

  • Pattaya NewsMan returns for bag with meth pills he left at restaurant

    Man returns for bag with meth pills he left at restaurant

    We’ve all done it, on our way home from a meal out when we realize that we left something on the table at the restaurant, such as takeaway leftovers or an umbrella. Sometimes we turn the car around and go back, sometimes we shrug it off and consider it a loss. One man in Chon Buri probably should have taken…

  • Cannabis News9 year olds smoke cannabis on Pattaya Beach in Thailand

    9 year olds smoke cannabis on Pattaya Beach in Thailand

    Netizens are concerned about the safety of children after pictures of a group of 9 and 10 year olds smoking cannabis from a bamboo bong on Pattaya Beach in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand, went viral on social media. Thailand delisted cannabis as an illicit narcotic in June to allow the public to utilise the plant’s medicinal properties. But without…

  • Pattaya NewsSea turtle choked to death on plastic waste

    Sea turtle choked to death on plastic waste

    The Sea Turtle Conservation Centre revealed the dead turtle that washed ashore on a Chon Buri beach yesterday choked to death on plastic waste. Veterinarians at the centre said more than two kilogrammes of waste was found inside the marine reptile when they examined it. About 100 grammes of fishing net, nylon filament, plastic and small nails and other rubbish,…

  • Pattaya NewsWoman injured after Mercedes-Benz catches fire in Chon Buri

    Woman injured after Mercedes-Benz catches fire in Chon Buri

    A woman has been injured after her Mercedes-Benz caught fire in Chon Buri on Wednesday night. The car was engulfed in flames at the entrance of the Naphaphan Land Village on Sukhumvit Road inbound to Rayong province. The village is located in the Sattahip district. The driver, 39 year old Jidapha Rungruangkon, sustained non-life-threatening chest injuries. Fortunately, she managed to…

  • Pattaya NewsMan charged with murder of a transwoman found dead in canal

    Man charged with murder of a transwoman found dead in canal

    A male delivery rider was arrested in connection with the dead transwoman found in a canal in Pathum Thani province yesterday and charged with murder. If found guilty he could face the death penalty. The identity of the transwoman’s body, which was found in the Song Canal yesterday, was confirmed as 29 year old Piyada Sorrakun. Her mobile phone, a…

  • Pattaya NewsFarang man brutally assaults Thai girlfriend in Pattaya, Thailand

    Farang man brutally assaults Thai girlfriend in Pattaya, Thailand

    A farang man stamped on his young Thai girlfriend until she was seriously injured in the early hours of the morning in Pattaya, Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand. At 4.30am, staff from Sawang Boriboon Thammsat Rescue Foundation received a report of an assault at a house in Nong Prue district in Bang Lamung district. At the scene, rescue workers found…

  • Pattaya NewsDead body of unidentified foreign man found in Chon Buri sea

    Dead body of unidentified foreign man found in Chon Buri sea

    A Thai sailor found the dead body of an unidentified foreign man in the sea off Samae San Island in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri. A one-kilogram rock was found in the man’s backpack. The foreigner’s body was found about 200 metres away from Nam Sai Beach on Samae San Island. He is believed to be about 40 to…