Pattaya, Chon Buri – A 66-year-old Norwegian man was arrested here Monday afternoon for having allegedly bought sex service from a 17-year-old girl. Acting on tip-off, police raided the K2M Apartment in Pattaya and found K. A. naked inside a room with the girl. He was charged with raping a girl under 18 years old […]
The Pattaya Times staff was recently informed by an Englishman residing in Pattaya that he was refused a Thai double-entry visa in Vientiane, Laos. Further investigations revealed people having similar problems in Penang. Apparently Thai consulates are now enforcing the ‘count the visa stamps’ rule. Stuart Anderson told the Pattaya Times that staff at the […]
An American ex-soldier, living in a village in North Pattaya was rescued by friends who prevented him from taking his own life on Saturday afternoon. Police and Rescue Services were called to the location and were told that Mr. Charles Wayne Shehane aged 55 from USA was on the second floor of his house and […]
A Romanian National accused of stealing money from Foreign Exchange booths from around Pattaya has been arrested by Pattaya Police. Police Colonel Tirapon, the Deputy Commander of Chonburi Provincial Police, led a press conference at the Transnational Crime Center at Pattaya Police Station on Thursday Night to confirm the arrest of Mr. Paul Adrian Trica […]
Following the arrests of their fellow gang members on 15th February it was “rien ne va plus” – no more bets! for 2 Frenchmen practising ATM fraud in the region. Pattaya, 24th February 2011[PDN] At approximately 3.30 pm, Col. Theeraphol Jindaluang, Chon Buri Police Deputy Commissioner, Col. Nunthawut Suwanlaong, Pattaya Police Superintendent, together with his […]
A woman, who is allegedly selling her 16 year old niece to foreigners for the purposes of sex has been arrested by Region 2 Police. Officers from the Child and Women Protection Unit based at Banglamung Police Station organized an undercover operation late on Wednesday Night outside the Carrefour Shopping Center in Central Pattaya. An […]
Two Russian tourists who were riding a motorbike just past the Dolphin roundabout in the direction of Pattaya Beach Road were the subject of an assault and robbery on Monday evening. The two Russians, one aged 46 the other 51, were just passing the Amari Orchid hotel at about 9:00pm when two Thai men on […]
Tourist police raided the scam call centre office that was running over an internet shop by a European gang who used internet overseas calling to defraud the victims abroad. Approximately 10 million baht was discovered having been transferred to the gang’s accounts. Pattaya, 23rd February 2011 [PDN] At 1.00 am police Major Arun Phromphan Pattaya […]
