Chon Buri

  • Pattaya NewsMFP candidate demands General Election in Sattahip to be void

    MFP candidate demands General Election in Sattahip to be void

    A Member of Parliament (MP) from the Move Forward Party (MFP), Nitchanan Wangkahart, demanded the Election Commission of Thailand (EC) invalidate the General Election results in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri province after corruption allegations emerged. On Monday, May 15, a Thai voter, Wiranda Pandee, and others spotted that votes in the 10th constituency of the Sattahip district exceeded…

  • Road deathsThai motorcyclist dies in high-speed Chon Buri sign post collision

    Thai motorcyclist dies in high-speed Chon Buri sign post collision

    A tragic accident occurred today in Chon Buri, as a 34 year old Thai motorcyclist lost his life after crashing into a signpost. The motorcyclist, Eknakakorn Krasaechan from Sisaket province, was found dead near the 132+800 kilometre marker in the Thung Krat sub-district of Banglamung district, Chon Buri. He had sustained severe lacerations on his forehead and head and was…

  • Pattaya NewsSom Tam served at 31 baht in Chon Buri to celebrate MFP’s victory

    Som Tam served at 31 baht in Chon Buri to celebrate MFP’s victory

    A restaurant in Chon Buri province is celebrating the General Election victory of the Move Forward Party (MFP) by serving discounted som tam (also known as papaya salad). The restaurant, Loei Ma Tam Na Nar Pa (เลยมาตำ ณ. นาป่า), usually serves som tam for 50 baht but reduced it to a mere 31 baht, mirroring MFP leader Pita “Tim” Limcharoenrat’s…

  • Pattaya NewsThai man found dead in Chon Buri pond after leaving drinking party

    Thai man found dead in Chon Buri pond after leaving drinking party

    A Thai man was discovered dead in a pond in Chon Buri yesterday after leaving a drinking party. Police suspect that the 52 year old man might have entered the water to cool himself down and tragically drowned. Huay Yai Police were notified about the incident around 8.30pm and promptly arrived at the scene with rescue workers from the Sawang…

  • Pattaya NewsTeenager kills cousin, buries him and turns himself in after feeling guilty

    Teenager kills cousin, buries him and turns himself in after feeling guilty

    A teenager killed his 35 year old cousin and buried him in a field after a dispute before turning himself into the police. Yesterday at noon, officers from Laem Chabang Police Station in Chon Buri and the Sawang Prateep Sri Racha rescue unit arrived at a field beside a corn plantation to discover the buried body near Nong Pang Phuay-Nong…

  • Pattaya NewsSouth Pattaya residents launch innovative rehab program to combat drug addiction

    South Pattaya residents launch innovative rehab program to combat drug addiction

    Residents of a South Pattaya community have initiated a rehabilitation programme as a substitute for incarcerating drug addicts. Chon Buri Police Commander Kumpol Leelapraphaporn, Pattaya Police Chief Tanapong Photi, and Mayor Porame Ngampichet took part in the opening event of the Community Based Treatment and Rehabilitation initiative for the Thappraya Community on May 1. This innovative approach diverges from the…

  • Pattaya NewsFamily ties turn deadly: Drug addict arrested for murdering sister-in-law in Chon Buri

    Family ties turn deadly: Drug addict arrested for murdering sister-in-law in Chon Buri

    Police in Chon Buri arrested a drug addict after he murdered his sister-in-law. The suspect claimed that he was angry because the victim accused him of spreading Covid-19 which led to the death of a neighbour. Officers from Baan Bueng Police Station were alerted to the shooting at a grocery shop on Nong Prue Kao-Baan Hua Kun Jae Road on Saturday,…

  • Pattaya NewsClose Call: Dozy Thai driver survives after car plunges into ditch in Rayong

    Close Call: Dozy Thai driver survives after car plunges into ditch in Rayong

    A Thai driver travelling from Chon Buri‘s Bowin sub-district to Rayong province suffered non-fatal injuries after his vehicle plunged into a ditch in the Banglamung district. The driver later admitted to having dozed off at the wheel. A black Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck veered off Highway No. 331 near the Forest Department, heading inbound to Sattahip district, before crashing into…

  • Pattaya NewsRejected Chon Buri man fatally shoots woman before taking his own life

    Rejected Chon Buri man fatally shoots woman before taking his own life

    A rejected Chon Buri man fatally shot a woman before taking his own life. The tragic incident unfolded yesterday at a souvenir shop selling mortar and pestle sets in Chon Buri’s main city district. Following the incident, an investigator from the Samet Police Station, along with a police officer and rescue workers from the Tri Khun Tham Foundation visited the…

  • Pattaya NewsThai cops arrest Chinese cult leader for claiming divine communication

    Thai cops arrest Chinese cult leader for claiming divine communication

    Thai cops arrested a Chinese cult leader who refers to herself as the “Mother of the Universe” and claims to be the leader of the ‘Universal Lion Federation.’ She has been accused of fraudulently claiming she can communicate with deities, and concocting her own anti-ageing medicine. This has raised concerns about the safety of Chinese tourists and Thai citizens who…

  • Pattaya News6 Chinese citizens arrested for working in Chon Buri without permits

    6 Chinese citizens arrested for working in Chon Buri without permits

    Thai Police yesterday arrested six Chinese nationals for working in a factory in Chon Buri province without work permits. The Superintendent of the Chon Buri Provincial Immigration Bureau, Parinya Klinkaesorn, told KhaoSod that the Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Harparn, ordered the Immigration Bureau to crack down on illegal businesses operated by foreigners. As…

  • Pattaya NewsSongkran garbage plagues roads around Chon Buri beach

    Songkran garbage plagues roads around Chon Buri beach

    Garbage left from the Songkran holiday is plaguing the roads around a Chon Buri beach. Heaps of garbage have been covering the roads around Bang Saen Beach since Songkran celebrations ended on Monday. While most provinces in Thailand mark Songkran from April 13 to 15 every year, some provinces in Thailand’s eastern region celebrate the festival for a bit longer. Chon…

  • Pattaya NewsChinese man arrested in Chon Buri for overstaying and corruption

    Chinese man arrested in Chon Buri for overstaying and corruption

    Immigration Bureau Division 3 officers arrested a Chinese man in Chon Buri for overstaying his visa by about 800 days and for evading corruption charges in China. The Immigration Bureau recently implemented strict measures to eliminate the influx of foreign criminals who use Thailand as a hiding place. On Wednesday, April 5, the officers in Chon Buri summoned a Chinese…

  • Pattaya NewsStreet dog uncovers stash of Yaba pills in eastern Thailand

    Street dog uncovers stash of Yaba pills in eastern Thailand

    Locals rang the police when a street dog they call “Namtan” (brown sugar) ran down the street with a packet of over 1,000 Yaba (methamphetamine) pills in her mouth inthe Sattahip district of Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand on Thursday, reports NaewNa. The “soi dog” ripped apart and chewed the packet, which contained seven smaller packets with 1,160 pills of “crazy…

  • Pattaya NewsMore than 20 Chon Buri teens brawl on Bang Saen beach, tourists flee

    More than 20 Chon Buri teens brawl on Bang Saen beach, tourists flee

    More than 20 Chon Buri teens brawled on Bang Saen beach on Thursday night, causing horrified tourists to flee the area. The rowdy teen boys reportedly fought at a crowded tourist spot on the beach, attacking each other with kitchen utensils and wooden sticks while shouting and cursing. Horrified tourists fled the area out of fear for their safety. A…

  • Pattaya NewsSwedish man accused of swindling money charged for overstaying

    Swedish man accused of swindling money charged for overstaying

    Police arrested a Swedish man who overstayed his visa in Chon Buri by over seven years. He was also accused of swindling money from Thai people. The Immigration Bureau Division 3 arrested the 50 year old Swedish man, Lennart Alexander, at a rental house in the Si Racha district of Chon Buri. He was initially charged with overstaying his visa…

  • Crime NewsIndian man overstays visa in Thailand by 2,048 days

    Indian man overstays visa in Thailand by 2,048 days

    Immigration police arrested an Indian national in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand, found to have overstayed his visa by 2,048 days (more than five and a half years). Police believe he is part of a call centre gang, reports KhaoSod. The police stopped 38 year old Jatinder Singh – who resides in the Na Jomtien area of Sattahip district –…

  • Pattaya NewsMan throws 10 year old boy into Chon Buri reservoir, victim drowns

    Man throws 10 year old boy into Chon Buri reservoir, victim drowns

    A man has been accused of throwing a 10 year old boy into a reservoir in Chon Buri causing him to drown. The suspect’s grandmother, however, does not believe the accusation, adding that her grandson suffers from mental health problems and would not hurt a fly. The incident happened at Huay Shark Nork Reservoir on the Tung Klom-Tarn Man Road…

  • Pattaya NewsFormer German police officer found dead in his house in Chon Buri

    Former German police officer found dead in his house in Chon Buri

    Police conducted an investigation at a house in the Satthip district of Chon Buri yesterday after the body of a 66 year old former German police officer was found dead in the kitchen. It is believed that the man succumbed to a chronic disease more than 10 days before being discovered. The deceased was identified as German man Scutt Axel,…

  • Pattaya NewsAttacker slashes Burmese worker, reportedly over drunkenness

    Attacker slashes Burmese worker, reportedly over drunkenness

    An unidentified attacker slashed a Burmese gas station worker in Chon Buri on Monday morning, reportedly over the worker’s drunkenness. Police and rescuers rushed to a gas station in the main city district at around 7am, after they were alerted of a serious assault. They found the worker, Myaung Paing, lying in a pool of blood at the gas pump.…

  • Pattaya News8,000kg of dead fish wash up on Chon Buri beach

    8,000kg of dead fish wash up on Chon Buri beach

    Nothing ruins a lovely day at the beach like thousands of kilogrammes of dead fish washing ashore. But the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has at least confirmed the source of the vast quantities of chacunda fish gizzard shad that washed up on Bang Saen beach in Chon Buri province. It turns out the disgusting display of dead fish…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri woman dies in motorbike crash, young daughter seriously injured

    Chon Buri woman dies in motorbike crash, young daughter seriously injured

    A tragic motorbike crash in the Sri Racha district of Chon Buri claimed the life of a woman and left her young daughter seriously injured. The incident occurred on Wednesday in the Nongkham sub-district. Rescuers and Nongkham Police arrived on the scene, where they found 41 year old Potjaman Chuklin and her seven year old daughter with severe injuries. Both…

  • Pattaya NewsNorwegian man found dead with slit throat in Pattaya

    Norwegian man found dead with slit throat in Pattaya

    A Norweigan man was found dead with a slit throat in his rented room in Pattaya, Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand last night. Police are treating his death as suicide. At 10pm, officers from Pattaya City Police Station were called to investigate the death of a foreigner at an eight-storey accommodation in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, reports ThaiRath.…

  • Pattaya NewsFinnish expat found dead with throat cut in Chon Buri

    Finnish expat found dead with throat cut in Chon Buri

    A Finnish expat was found dead with his throat cut in Thailand’s Chon Buri province this morning. His Thai wife, 49 year old Aranya Srisaeng, told police that she was the first person to find the body of her husband, 57 year old Markku Tapanni Karjalainen. His death was reported at 8.30am. Karjalainen had lived with Aranya in a single-storey…

  • Pattaya NewsScammers nab 16 million baht from Chon Buri businessman through app

    Scammers nab 16 million baht from Chon Buri businessman through app

    Thailand’s scammers have struck again, nabbing 16 million baht from a Chon Buri businessman through an app. They used what they claimed was an Internal Trade Department app to take control of the victim’s phone. The victim, 40 year old Watchara Srichuengcharoenchai, said one of the scammers called him on Friday, claiming to be an official from Internal Trade Department.…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri pickup truck crash kills elderly man and injures 4 others

    Chon Buri pickup truck crash kills elderly man and injures 4 others

    A Chon Buri pickup truck crash killed one person and injured four others on Monday. The crash happened when one pickup truck rear-ended another on 344 Road in the Nong Phai Kaeo sub-district of Ban Bueng district. Rescuers arrived on the scene to find a grey Mitsubishi with a demolished bumper and a bronze Toyota Revo lying upside down. Rescuers…

  • Pattaya NewsLost bamboo rat wanders near Chon Buri cafe

    Lost bamboo rat wanders near Chon Buri cafe

    A lost bamboo rat wandered near a cafe in Chon Buri‘s main city district, and the shop’s owner is now on the lookout for the rat’s rightful owner. The cafe owner, Palm, found the rat near the entrance of his cafe located near the Phlapphla intersection in the Samet sub-district. Concerned for the animal’s welfare, he has been keeping the…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri thief snatches 300,000 baht coffee grinder from cafe

    Chon Buri thief snatches 300,000 baht coffee grinder from cafe

    It seems like someone took the phrase “grind and steal” a little too literally leaving a Chon Buri cafe owner reeling after a thief snatched a coffee grinder worth a staggering 300,000 baht. But that’s not all, the light-fingered thief also dared to take the cafe’s CCTV camera. The sneaky thief broke into the Coffee&Slow bar on Sri Racha-Nong Kho…

  • Pattaya NewsWoman steals car of app-based driver in Chon Buri

    Woman steals car of app-based driver in Chon Buri

    Police returned a sedan that was stolen by a woman with mental health issues to its 75 year old owner from an app-based ride service. The theft occurred last Friday when the passenger forced the owner out of the vehicle and drove off. Although the car owner forgave the thief due to her condition, police officers stated that they would…

  • Pattaya NewsBlaze guts Chon Buri police training centre

    Blaze guts Chon Buri police training centre

    A blaze gutted a police training centre in Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri on Sunday night. The large fire broke out at the Provincial Police Training Center Region 2. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. Firefighter units from Chon Buri’s main city district were quickly dispatched to the two-storey training centre located on Soi Khao Noi in Ban Suan…