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Man arrested for three homeless murders in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai
Police in northern Thailand arrested a 31 year old man on May 1 who confessed to killing three homeless men in separate incidents across Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces. The suspect, Panet ‘Pooli’ Srisuwan, a drifter from Mae Yao subdistrict in Mueang Chiang Rai district, was captured near Chang Phueak Market in Mueang Chiang Mai district. Investigators identified him…
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Swedish man arrested for stealing data from Pattaya hotel for scam operation
A Swedish man was arrested yesterday, April 29, for stealing data from a hotel in Pattaya and using it in a scam that caused losses exceeding 100,000 baht among 35 victims. The hotel in Pattaya reported the case to Cyber Police, stating that several guests were targeted by fraudulent messages sent to them via email with a fake hotel domain.…
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Thai woman, three Nigerians arrested over Pattaya romance scam
Police arrested a Thai woman and three Nigerian men yesterday, April 28, over alleged links to a Pattaya romance scam operation using mule bank accounts to receive money from victims. The suspects were arrested at a hotel in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri. Tourist police investigators in Pattaya and regional investigators from Provincial Police Region 2 seized 12 mobile…
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Thai man abandons girl after alleged sex abuse, leaving her clinging to his pickup
A 17 year old girl was rescued after clinging to a moving pickup truck and falling onto a road in Pattaya on Sunday, April 26, following an alleged sexual abuse by the driver. The incident occurred at around 8.45pm on a road along Mab Prachan Reservoir in Bang Lamung district. A 23 year old motorcyclist, identified only as Mix, witnessed…
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Indian tourist robbed of gold necklace in Pattaya by two trans women
Two transgender women stole a gold necklace worth over 100,000 baht from an Indian tourist on Pattaya Beach in the early hours of Saturday, April 26. A 37 year old Thai woman, Sunisa Pinpranee, accompanied the victim, 36 year old Rishav Singh, to Pattaya City Police Station to file the complaint. The theft took place in front of a prominent…
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Chinese driver ploughs BMW into KFC restaurant, 12 hurt
A BMW sedan crashed through the glass entrance of a KFC restaurant inside a Bangchak petrol station on Soi Sukhumvit 62 on Saturday evening, leaving 12 people injured. Rescue workers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation arrived between 7.50pm and 8.09pm after receiving reports of the crash. The vehicle came to a halt near the counter inside the restaurant, with structural…
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Pattaya police save Russian woman from townhouse blaze
Pattaya police rescued an 89 year old Russian woman trapped on the third floor of a burning four-storey townhouse on Phratamnak Road at around 3pm today. Officers from Pattaya City Police Station, led by Police Lieutenant Wuttikorn Plodprong, responded to reports of a fire at house No. 338/9. On arrival, they found flames on the fourth floor with dense black…
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Low-hanging cable leaves Pattaya rescue worker with neck wound
A rescue worker suffered a deep neck wound yesterday, April 23, after a low-hanging internet cable caught his neck while he was riding a motorcycle in Pattaya. The incident happened at about 8am in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung. The injured man was identified as 27 year old Panya, a rescue worker with the Sawang Boriboon Pattaya Foundation. Panya sustained a…
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Brits assault German man after hurling WW2 taunts in Pattaya bar
Two British tourists allegedly assaulted a German man outside a bar in Pattaya yesterday, April 22, following a confrontation that reportedly began with insults about the Second World War. The incident, which occurred at around 2am, was captured on video. The altercation began inside the bar, where the two unidentified British men were drinking. According to the German man’s girlfriend, the…
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Turkish engineer arrested in Pattaya over fatal building collapse
A Turkish engineer wanted under an Interpol Red Notice was arrested in Pattaya on Wednesday, April 22, after allegedly fleeing legal action linked to a fatal building collapse in Turkey. Officers from Chon Buri Immigration identified the suspect as 76 year old Abdullah Ayababa, who had been living in Thailand after working as an engineer in Turkey. Turkish authorities sought…
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Chinese man injured after groping Thai woman outside Pattaya nightclub
A Pattaya sexual assault case is under investigation after a Thai woman accused a Chinese man of groping her outside a nightclub earlier today, April 22. Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers responded to a report of an altercation at a nightclub on Southern Pattaya Road at around 1am. At the scene, officers found two Thai women standing near a Chinese man…
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Pattaya villa raid nets more than 20 Indians in investment scam
Police arrested more than 20 Indian men at a luxury pool villa in Pattaya yesterday, April 20, after investigators found the group allegedly working without permits and soliciting fellow Indians to invest in businesses and stock trading schemes. The raid took place at 3.46pm after immigration police and tourist police received information that more than 30 Indian nationals were residing…
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Cannabis shop owner shot dead by police officer in Pattaya
A police officer was arrested after allegedly shooting a cannabis shop owner dead in a Songkran shooting on Pattaya Walking Street early today, April 19. The shooting was reported at 1.06am behind a cannabis shop on Walking Street in South Pattaya, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. Police and rescue workers arrived to find the cannabis shop owner, 41…
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Songkran festival: 242 fatalities in Thailand’s road safety report
Thailand’s Songkran road toll falls in 2026, but 242 still killed Thailand recorded 242 deaths, 1,242 accidents, and 1,200 injuries during the Songkran road safety campaign from April 10 to 16, with Bangkok posting the highest death toll at 21 and Phrae province logging the most accidents at 48 and injuries at 50. Speeding was the leading cause of crashes,…
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Chinese man killed after falling under truck in Pattaya
A 48 year old Chinese man died in a Pattaya motorcycle accident yesterday, April 16, after losing control of his motorbike and being run over by a six-wheel water truck. Police were called at around 12pm to a road near a school in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, where a truck had collided with a motorcycle. Officers from Nong…
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Missing Taiwanese man found undergoing treatment in Pattaya
A missing Taiwanese man was found at a hospital in Pattaya, undergoing mental health treatment, three days after his Thai girlfriend reported him as missing and contacted police for help. The man, whose name was not disclosed, was found yesterday, April 16, at Pattaya Bhattamakun Hospital. His 26 year old Thai girlfriend, identified only as Bua, had reported him missing…
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Thailand’s Songkran campaign sees 154 deaths amid 755 road crashes
Thailand recorded 755 road accidents during the first four days of the Songkran “Seven Days of Danger” campaign, from April 10 to 13, leaving 705 people injured and 154 dead. Lampang led the country in total incidents with 33 accidents and 34 injuries, while Bangkok recorded the highest death toll at eight fatalities, underscoring the severity of the situation in…
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Thai woman surrenders after stabbing Polish man in dog-walking dispute
A 51 year old Thai woman surrendered to police in Bang Saray, Sattahip, Chon Buri, on the evening of April 10, after being accused of stabbing a 54 year old Polish man in the chest during an altercation over their dogs near Ban Khao Chi Chan School. The Polish national sustained serious chest injuries and received first aid from emergency…
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Indian tourist reports 25k baht theft by transgender in Pattaya
An Indian tourist filed a police report after allegedly being robbed by a transgender woman in a hotel room in Pattaya, Chon Buri, early yesterday, April 11. The incident was reported at 1.06am to Mueang Pattaya Police Station. The victim, identified as 59 year old Chandra, said cash totalling about 25,000 baht was taken from his room. The amount included…
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Bedridden Swiss man dies in Pattaya room fire
A 79 year old Swiss man died in a room fire at a rental property in Pong subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, yesterday, April 11, with police suspecting a cigarette butt may have caused the blaze. Police were alerted to the fire at 6.06am in Soi Huai Yai Muk, Moo 6, and responded with firefighters from Pong Municipality and…
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Foreign tourists spray fire extinguisher on Pattaya Walking Street
A video posted on social media at 5.16am today, April 12, drew criticism after foreign tourists were seen causing disruption to people nearby by spraying a fire extinguisher along Walking Street in South Pattaya, Chon Buri. The clip showed a tall foreign man wearing a white shirt and black shorts using a dry chemical fire extinguisher and spraying white powder…
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16 foreign women arrested in Pattaya for prostitution activities
Thai tourist police and partner agencies arrested 16 foreign women during a sweep of Pattaya‘s main tourist strips for suspected prostitution. The operation was directed by Pol Lt Col Praba Da Suksuntri, superintendent of Tourist Police Station 4 under the 2nd Division, 1st Tourist Police Bureau in Chon Buri. A joint team of tourist police investigators, officials from the Chon…
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Pattaya prostitution crackdown nets 16 foreign women
A Pattaya prostitution crackdown led to the arrest of 16 foreign women during a late-night operation along Pattaya Beach and nearby roads in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, yesterday, April 9. Immigration officers, working with social development officials, tourist police and volunteers, carried out inspections along Pattaya Beach Road and Pattaya Second Road targeting suspected soliciting for prostitution in…
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Indian tourist walks in middle of Pattaya road, gets smacked by rider
A video showing a motorcycle taxi rider hitting an Indian tourist on the head in Pattaya drew criticism online early today, April 10. The incident was reportedly linked to the tourist walking in the road and not moving aside for traffic. In the footage posted by แจ็ค โพธิ์แดง, the rider, who was carrying a passenger, appears to reach out and slap…
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Foreign men steal cash, gold ring from Chinese tourist
Two foreign men allegedly stole a gold ring and cash from a 21 year old Chinese tourist in Pattaya after asking to inspect her money earlier today, April 9. The woman and her boyfriend filed a complaint with Pattaya City Police Station at about 1am. The incident happened on Phettrakul Road in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri. The tourist told…
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Foreign man in Pattaya accused of forcing monkey to drink alcohol and smoke
A foreign man in Pattaya is facing criticism for abusing a monkey by allegedly forcing the animal to drink alcohol and smoke a cigarette. The incident came to light after a video of foreigners arguing outside the venue circulated online. The clip drew attention because one of the foreign men was seen carrying a small monkey and swinging it back…
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Indian tourists lose US$900 in Pattaya exchange scam
Two Indian tourists were allegedly robbed of US$900 (about 28,000 baht) by three suspects using a money exchange scam in Pattaya late yesterday, April 8. The incident was reported to Pattaya City Police Station after the victims, 35 year old Vasudev and 34 year old Mehulkumar, both Indian nationals, presented CCTV footage as evidence. The incident took place in Nong…
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American rider dies after collision with cement truck in Pattaya
A cement truck crash killed an American motorcyclist on Sukhumvit Road in Bang Lamung, Pattaya, yesterday, April 8, with investigations regarding the cause of the collision still ongoing. Rescue workers from the Sawang Borriboon Dhammasatan Pattaya Foundation responded to the incident in the afternoon at Thep Prasit Intersection. At the scene, a Yamaha Fino motorcycle was found overturned in the middle lane…
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Cambodian worker dies fixing roof at Sri Racha factory
A 38 year old Cambodian man died after falling from a roof he was repairing at a wooden furniture factory in Sri Racha district, Chon Buri, yesterday afternoon. Rescue teams from Sawang Prateep Si Racha, together with Police Lieutenant Colonel Dechanat Thansirichuti, an investigator from Sri Racha Police Station, responded to the scene at a factory along Sukhumvit Road in…
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Australian climbs Pattaya balcony after dispute with Thai partner
An Australian man was rescued after hanging from a third-floor hotel balcony in Pattaya, yesterday, April 4, after a domestic dispute led to what police described as another apparent bid for attention. Police and tourist officers responded to reports that a foreign man was threatening to jump from a hotel in Soi Buakhao. They found the 59 year old Australian…
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