Category: Thailand

  • Pattaya Songthaew Cooperative Suspends Driver for 7 Days After Overcharging Fare by 300 Baht

    Pattaya Songthaew Cooperative Suspends Driver for 7 Days After Overcharging Fare by 300 Baht

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    The Pattaya Transportation Cooperative has ordered a 7-day suspension for a songthaew driver after a complaint of overcharging passengers by 300 Baht, (normally 15 Baht for most distances) and has forwarded the case for legal action. On July 6th, 2026, at 10:00 AM, Mr. Thongchai Sukhochai, President of the Pattaya Transportation Cooperative Limited, revealed that […]
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  • Thai Prime Minister Denies Chinese Land Grab in Eastern Economic Corridor, Vows Strict Enforcement of Nominee Laws

    Thai Prime Minister Denies Chinese Land Grab in Eastern Economic Corridor, Vows Strict Enforcement of Nominee Laws

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    Bangkok Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul firmly rejected allegations that Chinese investors are indiscriminately buying up land in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to establish illegal industrial estates, stating that all developments must comply with Thai law and that the government will further intensify a campaign against illegal nominee usage, especially for large land plots. […]
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  • Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Eight Monks Killed, Dozens Injured, After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Them Driven by 11-Year-Old Boy, and More

    Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Eight Monks Killed, Dozens Injured, After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Them Driven by 11-Year-Old Boy, and More

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    Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, June 29th to Sunday, July 5th. They are not in any particular level of importance but are listed in the order of date of publication. 1. At least eight Buddhist monks were killed and […]
    Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Eight Monks Killed, Dozens Injured, After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Them Driven by 11-Year-Old Boy, and More
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  • Teacher, vendor get 6 months in B30m Kanchanaburi lottery case

    Teacher, vendor get 6 months in B30m Kanchanaburi lottery case

    The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced school teacher Preecha Kraikruan and a woman lottery vendor each to six months in prison for falsely claiming ownership of another person's lottery tickets that won a 30-million-baht prize.

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  • Two accused of illegal surrogacy in China arrested in Pattaya

    Two accused of illegal surrogacy in China arrested in Pattaya

    A Chinese couple accused of operating an illegal surrogacy service in Hangzhou, China, were arrested at their hideout in Pattaya on Sunday.

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  • Top Bhumjaithai Party figure defends the party’s position on cannabis. Only supported medical use

    Top Bhumjaithai Party figure defends the party’s position on cannabis. Only supported medical use

    Under mounting pressure over cannabis, Bhumjaithai insists it backed medicine, not recreational use, and says a failed cannabis law left illegal shops, regulatory gaps and… Read More ›
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