Chon Buri

  • Crime NewsJealous Swedish man stabs Thai boyfriend in the chest in Pattaya, Thailand

    Jealous Swedish man stabs Thai boyfriend in the chest in Pattaya, Thailand

    A Swedish man stabbed his boyfriend in the chest yesterday at a condominium in Pattaya, Chon Buri province, after misunderstanding that he was having a love affair with another man. Police are still trying to track down the Swedish man, who went on the run after the attack. At 5pm yesterday, Sawang Boriboon Foundation received a report that a man…

  • Crime NewsCourt issues arrest warrant for Sia B’s father, the ‘real owner’ of Mountain B

    Court issues arrest warrant for Sia B’s father, the ‘real owner’ of Mountain B

    At 4pm today, Pattaya Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant for Sia B’s father who is suspected of being the “real owner” of Mountain B nightclub, which caught fire on August 5, claiming the lives of 19 people and injuring many more. The police investigation so far reveals that Sia B’s father used his son’s name to open the venue.…

  • Pattaya NewsMountain B fire claims 19th life, 23 year old woman dies in hospital

    Mountain B fire claims 19th life, 23 year old woman dies in hospital

    A 23 year old woman injured in the Mountain B nightclub fire in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district on August 5 passed away at Chon Buri hospital at 2.50am today – leaving her five year old daughter without a mother or father. The fire, which has now claimed 19 lives and 26 people who are still receiving treatment in hospital, also…

  • Pattaya NewsThief caught after showing off on TikTok the money he “earned”

    Thief caught after showing off on TikTok the money he “earned”

    One common lesson that seems to need to be learned and relearned frequently in the age of sharing your life on social media is: if you’re doing crimes, maybe don’t post about it online. Police in Chon Buri arrested a man in Chon Buri after he posted a video on TikTok waving fistfuls of cash and bragging about earning so…

  • Road deathsUPDATE: Chon Buri police couldn’t find victim of car crash… on the back seat

    UPDATE: Chon Buri police couldn’t find victim of car crash… on the back seat

    UPDATE The daughter of the victim who died in the recent car accident in Chon Buri has filed a complaint against the Highway Department and its relevant officers. She says she is furious with the highway police rescue team for not checking to see whether her father was still in the vehicle. She believes her father might still be alive…

  • Pattaya NewsDeath toll of Mountain B fire rises to 17

    Death toll of Mountain B fire rises to 17

    Another person injured in the Mountain B fire died in hospital this morning, raising the total death toll of the tragedy to 17. The blaze which swept through the nightclub in Sattahip district, Chon Buri province, happened a week ago today. Lt. Cl. Palitdet Chumngern, a marine in the Royal Thai Navy, died at 7.54am this morning at Sririraj Hospital,…

  • Pattaya NewsUPDATE: Chon Buri police couldn’t find victim of car crash… on the back seat

    UPDATE: Chon Buri police couldn’t find victim of car crash… on the back seat

    UPDATE The Director of the Inter-City Motorway Division, Highway Department, Thanasak Wongthanakijcharoen, defended his highway officers after they were criticised for their slapstick approach to a car crash investigation which couldn’t find the body of the dead driver in the rear of the vehicle. The director said his team didn’t look for the driver’s corpse because it is a department…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri police couldn’t find victim of car crash on back seat

    Chon Buri police couldn’t find victim of car crash on back seat

    Chon Buri Highway Police rescue team has been slammed by Thai netizens for their slapstick approach because they couldn’t find the dead body of a man who crashed his car. The dead body of the driver lay in the car’s wreckage for 12 hours after the accident before he was found. The body of 68 year old Pattarachai Auttaporn was…

  • Thailand NewsLocal hero predicts building collapse, saves countless lives in eastern Thailand

    Local hero predicts building collapse, saves countless lives in eastern Thailand

    A man from the Sattahip district in Chon Buri province saved countless lives on Saturday when he warned residents to quickly evacuate the precarious row of four townhouses on Soi Wat Noi road. The alert neighbour, 50 year old Saneh Wongpoon, heard creaking noises coming from his ceiling and noticed a part of the roof caving in. The row of…

  • Pattaya NewsFans flock to free entry Pattaya Music Festival held every weekend of August

    Fans flock to free entry Pattaya Music Festival held every weekend of August

    Tens of thousands of music fans are flocking to Pattaya Music Festival this month in the eastern province of Chon Buri. The festival is held every Friday and Saturday of the month at stages in several locations in Pattaya, kicking off at 5pm. Entry is free. Festival goers are more than ready to party after the festival was postponed in…

  • Crime NewsPolice raid Chinese porn studio in Chon Buri, 4 arrested

    Police raid Chinese porn studio in Chon Buri, 4 arrested

    A computer fraudulently bought by a Chinese man led police from Sattahip and Na Jomtien to raid a Chinese porn studio in mid-set in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district. Four suspects were arrested during the raid at the porn studio hidden in a pool villa in Sattahip district on Friday, August 5, including the 33 year old Chinese director Li, 24…

  • Pattaya NewsFaulty wiring, poor construction, unsafe materials in Mountain B fire

    Faulty wiring, poor construction, unsafe materials in Mountain B fire

    As more details emerge on the horrific fire at the Mountain B Pub that took the lives of 15 victims with 38 more hospitalised, The Thaiger continues daily roundups of new developments. Yesterday’s can be found here (about the victims and owners) and here (about the response from authorities). Read on to learn about the construction issues and inspections, or…

  • Pattaya NewsCourt releases Mountain B owner on bail for 300k baht following fire in eastern Thailand

    Court releases Mountain B owner on bail for 300k baht following fire in eastern Thailand

    Today, Pattaya Provincial Court released “Sia B” – the 27 year old owner of Mountain B pub – on bail for 300,000 baht. He was arrested on Saturday following the tragic fire that struck Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chon Buri province on Friday, killing 15 people in total and injuring 40 more. Sia B was released on…

  • Pattaya NewsCheap sound absorption panels believed to be cause of Mountain B fire

    Cheap sound absorption panels believed to be cause of Mountain B fire

    Cheap and flammable sound absorption panels are thought to have caused the tragic fire at Mountain B nightclub in Sattahip district, Chon Buri province, on Thursday night. The total death toll rose to 15 after a man injured in the fire died in hospital on Saturday. Around 40 people were injured in total. The owners of Mountain B soundproofed the…

  • Pattaya NewsMountain Pub fire: 15 victims dead, owner arrested, club uninsured

    Mountain Pub fire: 15 victims dead, owner arrested, club uninsured

    In the past 24 hours, many updates have been revealed regarding the horrific and tragic fire that engulfed the roof of the Mountain B nightclub in the Pattaya suburb of Sattahip which has now claimed the lives of 15 victims with 38 more injured. Latest reports say that sparks lit the soundproofing foam in seconds after two loud explosions near…

  • Pattaya NewsPolice transferred, safety measures enacted in wake of Mountain B fire

    Police transferred, safety measures enacted in wake of Mountain B fire

    In the past 24 hours, many updates have been revealed regarding the horrific and tragic fire that engulfed the roof of the Mountain B nightclub in Pattaya suburb Sattahip which has now claimed the lives of 15 people with 38 more injured and the police response. Latest reports say that sparks lit the soundproofing foam in seconds after two loud…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya loan shark threatens to cut off debtor’s finger

    Pattaya loan shark threatens to cut off debtor’s finger

    A department store employee from Pattaya in Chon Buri province is terrified because a loan shark threatened to cut off her finger for missing some debt repayments. The woman secretly voice recorded the creditor and took the evidence to the police. Yesterday, 35 year old Angumalee Suriya from Pattaya revealed that a loan shark offered to deduct 10,000 from her…

  • Pattaya NewsUPDATE: Chon Buri nightclub blaze kills 13 & injures 41 people

    UPDATE: Chon Buri nightclub blaze kills 13 & injures 41 people

    UPDATE: The Thai government has confirmed that Mountain B pub, which was struck by a devastating fire last night, was open without a license. Police reported that the pub owner, Pongsiri [surname reserved] was arrested on July 16 this year for opening Mountain B without a license and for opening beyond the times permitted by law. An initial investigation reveals…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri night club blaze kills 13 & injures 40 people

    Chon Buri night club blaze kills 13 & injures 40 people

    Thirteen people died and more than 40 were injured last night after a fire broke out at the Mountain B night club in Chon Buri province. Located on Sukhumvit Road in the Sattahip District of Chon Buri, a blaze ripped through the one-story glasshouse, that has only one entrance in and out of the building, at about 1am when the…

  • Pattaya NewsVIDEO: European tourist roams around Pattaya stark naked | Thaiger

    VIDEO: European tourist roams around Pattaya stark naked

    Just another day in Pattaya. Onlookers were dismayed when a European man wearing nothing but a bum bag casually strolled down a busy street in Pattaya’s Bang Lamung district at around midnight last night. The naked tourist had nothing on but a fanny pack and a camera slung over his shoulder. South Pattaya police said the naked man spat on…

  • Pattaya NewsHomeless Thai man turns to crime so he can get food in jail

    Homeless Thai man turns to crime so he can get food in jail

    With no prospects of a job, no home, and no money to buy food, an old man from Chon Buri turned to a life of crime so he could get fed and have a roof over his head… in prison. The 60 year old man called Pichit was arrested in the Sattahip district, Chon Buri province, at about 3.30pm on…

  • Pattaya NewsTwo foreigners killed in separate motorcycle crashes in Pattaya

    Two foreigners killed in separate motorcycle crashes in Pattaya

    Two foreigners were killed in separate motorcycle accidents in Pattaya this weekend, with both incidents happening in the Nong Prue sub-district of Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district. An Omani man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Pattaya last night (Saturday). Security guards heard at the Royal Cliff Hotel heard the sound of the crash when it happened. They rushed…

  • Pattaya NewsTrain severs drunk man’s legs while he slept on tracks

    Train severs drunk man’s legs while he slept on tracks

    dTragedy struck in Chon Buri as a drunk man lost his legs to a train after falling asleep on the train tracks. The incident took place yesterday afternoon in Nong Prue municipality in the Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri. The unidentified man was described as being around 40 years old and quite intoxicated and was found by the railway…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri man shoots and kills stepson over noise

    Chon Buri man shoots and kills stepson over noise

    A Chon Buri man claims he shot and killed his stepson in a fit of rage over his loud music. The stepfather, 58 year old Dairat Saelim, shot his stepson 36 year old Prasert Santalulai in the chest and right arm, killing him on the spot in their front yard in the Bor Thong district. Dairat told police that he…

  • Thailand NewsFloods sweep pickup into dam in eastern Thailand, 1 survives and 2 missing

    Floods sweep pickup into dam in eastern Thailand, 1 survives and 2 missing

    Floods swept an ice delivery pickup truck into a dam in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand, in the early hours of this morning. The driver managed to escape and swim to safety but two Burmese labourers are still missing. Police from Bo Win Police Station received a call at 5.30am to say that two people were missing after a vehicle…

  • Pattaya NewsBang Saen Beach near Pattaya to ban drinking and smoking

    Bang Saen Beach near Pattaya to ban drinking and smoking

    Officials in Chon Buri province plan to ban the drinking of alcohol and smoking on Bang Saen Beach so they can develop the stretch as a model tourist attraction. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation, Saensuk Municipality of Muenf Chon Buri District, and the National Institute of Development Administration yesterday announced the project to upgrade Bang Saen Beach into a tourist…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya train crashes into truck, 3 survive with minor injuries

    Pattaya train crashes into truck, 3 survive with minor injuries

    Three people in a pickup truck survived with only minor injuries after a train crashed into the truck in Pattaya yesterday. The truck driver, 54 year old Prasert, said that he was in a hurry, and the railway crossing time and warnings were too short. He said he felt the train had come too fast. The incident happened at the…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri man dies of heart attack in market restroom

    Chon Buri man dies of heart attack in market restroom

    A man has died of a heart attack in a market restroom yesterday in the Sri Racha district of Chon Buri province. A cleaner who found the body said she had gone to check on the man in the restroom after he had been in there for a strangely long time. She then found him dead on the toilet. Sri…

  • Pattaya NewsTree falls on couple in Chon Buri, killing 1

    Tree falls on couple in Chon Buri, killing 1

    This week, Chon Buri province was reminded that Thailand’s monsoon weather can be fatal. On Wednesday, in the province’s main city district, raging wind sent a tree plunging on top of two men on a motorcycle, killing one of them. The other man, his boyfriend, was seriously injured. The tree fell on the couple at Bangsaen Sai 4 Road when…

  • World NewsBurmese migrants reportedly stab Chon Buri man in revenge for deportation

    Burmese migrants reportedly stab Chon Buri man in revenge for deportation

    A group of Burmese migrants has reportedly stabbed a man in Chon Buri province who they believed helped get them deported in the past. Yesterday the 3 attackers crashed into the victim on 2 motorbikes, knocking him to the ground, and then stabbed him multiple times, according to the victim’s son, Phuwadol. Phuwadol says the attackers then dashed away on…