The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday arrested a British convict, who was fleeing a 14-month jail sentence for sexually molesting minors in England and was laying low in Pattaya City. After receiving a request from the British Embassy to hunt down Kevin Victor Rider, 49, the DSI found the man in a house in […]
Pattaya bars, Go-Gos, nightclubs and restaurants are now allowed to sell alcohol until late following a recent proclamation by Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome. Talks are underway to extend the hours entertainment places selling alcohol so they can stay open 24 hours daily in the Entertainment Zone. Plans for extending alcohol sales to 24-hour a day […]
Bangkok – Thai police on Friday blamed a pet cobra for the death of a Norwegian pensioner whose corpse was discovered in his condominium in Pattaya beach resort. The body of Per Christian Lindgaard, aged 60, was found on Thursday in the New Nordic Condominium in Pattaya, 100km east of Bangkok, after a maid complained […]
Pattaya police have announced the arrest in Bangkok of two women suspected of robbing a Russian man of 10 million baht in valuables at the Royal Cliff hotel. Pattya, November 2nd 2010,[PDN]: At 3.30 pm, Pattaya Police Superintendent Colonel Nunthawut Suwanla-ong, Deputy Superintendent Lieutenant Colonel Taratep Tupanich, and their team under the orders of Chon-Buri […]
Pattaya Police arrested two suspected drug dealers at an apartment complex in South Pattaya on Sunday Morning. Information was received that two people were taking drugs inside room number 312 of the Renu House Apartments. Police arrived and entered the room and detained Khun Sayan aged 31 and his girlfriend Khun Choolee aged 24, the […]
PATTAYA: An Irish tourist, on his first visit to Pattaya with two friends, was threatened with a long-bladed knife by one of a group of Thai men who hire out jet skis opposite Mike Shopping Mall. In what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence in Pattaya, certain jet ski operators have taken a leaf out […]
A French ATM fraudster has been arrested in Phuket following a joint operation between the Police Bureau, the Tourist Police and the Pattaya Police. The man had allegedly been stealing money from ATM machines using fake cards in several Thai tourist centres, including Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai. Pattaya, 27 November 2010 (PDN): At 8.00pm […]
In the early hours of Friday morning night-revellers in Pattaya witnessed a major police operation, involving some 100 officers, to control the closing times of entertainment venues throughout the city. Officials said that most venues had complied with the regulatory 3:00 am closing for those within the specified zone, and 2:00 am for those outside. […]
