Sattahip

  • Pattaya NewsNavy officer jumps in to save driver after car plunges into Chon Buri canal

    Navy officer jumps in to save driver after car plunges into Chon Buri canal

    An officer from the Royal Thai Navy has been thanked by the driver he rescued after the man’s car plunged into a canal in Sattahip, in the eastern province of Chon Buri. Lieutenant Commander Boonlert Kunmkrong says he checked his rear-view mirror while driving and saw the car behind him enter the canal. He stopped his vehicle and jumped into…

  • FoodChon Buri coffee shop in a converted aircraft ordered to close temporarily – VIDEO

    Chon Buri coffee shop in a converted aircraft ordered to close temporarily – VIDEO

    A novel coffee shop set up in a decommissioned Airbus 330 has been ordered to close temporarily after the business simply became too popular after going viral on social media. It’s understood thousands of customers a day were arriving for a latte or cappuccino from “Coffee War” in Sattahip, a district in the south of Chon Buri province. Manager Suttipong…

  • Covid-19 News10 arrested in Chon Buri for house party in violation of Emergency Decree

    10 arrested in Chon Buri for house party in violation of Emergency Decree

    Police in Chon Buri province’s Sattahip subdistrict, south of Pattaya, raided a party last night at a house with 10 people, most of them from out of town and described as domestic tourists. The gathering was a direct violation of the Emergency Decree enacted to stop the spread of Covid-19 Na Jomtien police were notified by a “concerned citizen” that…

  • Covid-19 News83 students returning from Italy quarantined

    83 students returning from Italy quarantined

    83 Thai students arriving on a Thai Airways flight from Italy were taken from U-Tapao International Airport to Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri this morning for Covid-19 coronavirus screening. Six students had fevers and were separated and taken to nearby hospitals for tests and a 14 day mandatory quarantine. The other 77 were taken to guesthouses within the naval…

  • Covid-19 News59 “little ghosts” quarantined at Chon Buri naval base

    59 “little ghosts” quarantined at Chon Buri naval base

    Fifty-nine Thais, 27 men and 32 women, “phee noi“ (meaning “little ghosts” in Thai) who returned from South Korea last night have been detained at a naval reception facility in Chon Buri province’s Sattahip district for a 14 day quarantine, as a measure to stem the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. They were among dozens of passengers who arrived at…

  • Crime NewsChon Buri sugarcane vendor dragged behind motorbike after thief steals his phone

    Chon Buri sugarcane vendor dragged behind motorbike after thief steals his phone

    An elderly sugarcane vendor in Chon Buri province’s Sattahip district sufferered multiple injuries when a potential customer stole his phone and tried to speed off on his motorbike, leading the vendor to grab onto the bike in a desperate attempt to to get it phone back. 63 year old Chaiyapat Warawan says a young Thai man about 20 years old…

  • Pattaya NewsThai woman’s car trashed in Sattahip by stray dogs chasing a cat

    Thai woman’s car trashed in Sattahip by stray dogs chasing a cat

    A woman’s Honda has been trashed by a pack of soi dogs who were trying to get at a local cat that had taken refuge in the engine bay of the car. The 29 year old Thai woman ‘Nichapha’ from Sattahip, south of Pattaya, was called by neighbours who called attention to the state of her car. On first inspection…