Category: Thailand

Pattaya City Administration Completes Four-Year Term, Mayor Election Looms in June

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Pattaya, Thailand – May 21st, 2026 — Pattaya City held a formal handover ceremony for its outgoing administrative team on Thursday, marking the end of a four-year term for Mayor Poramese Ngampichet and his executive council, ahead of the mayor election on June 28th in which Poramese plans to run for reelection against several opponents. […]
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Pattaya Orders Temporary Closure of J A Plus Hotel After Rooftop Fire, Damage Estimated at 25 Million Baht, Hotel Issues Statement

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Pattaya, May 22nd, 2026 – Pattaya City authorities have ordered the temporary suspension of the J A Plus Hotel following a fierce fire that broke out on its rooftop, as officials move to investigate the cause and assess structural safety. The blaze erupted around late Thursday night on the 7th-floor rooftop of the J A […]
Pattaya Orders Temporary Closure of J A Plus Hotel After Rooftop Fire, Damage Estimated at 25 Million Baht, Hotel Issues Statement
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Chinese Tourist Dies in Horrific Fall from 6th Floor of Pattaya Hotel, Crashing Through Glass Entrance Ceiling

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Pattaya, Thailand – May 21st, 2026 A 33-year-old Chinese tourist was killed in a shocking incident early Thursday morning after falling from the sixth floor of a hotel in Pattaya and crashing onto a glass roof at the entrance. Police were notified at 3:36 a.m. on May 21st following reports of a person falling from […]
Chinese Tourist Dies in Horrific Fall from 6th Floor of Pattaya Hotel, Crashing Through Glass Entrance Ceiling
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Four People Injured in Pattaya Hotel Fire, Firefighters Praised For Effort

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Pattaya, Thailand – Firefighters battled a blaze at the J A Plus Hotel in North Pattaya on the evening of May 21st, 2026, forcing the chaotic evacuation of hundreds of guests, many of them foreign tourists. The fire was eventually brought under control after more than an hour thanks to the hard effort of local […]
Four People Injured in Pattaya Hotel Fire, Firefighters Praised For Effort
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Nigerian Arrested with Massive Heroin Haul Intercepted Before Reaching Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket

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Bangkok — Thai authorities have successfully dismantled a transnational drug trafficking ring in Nong Khai involving Nigerian and Thai suspects, seizing 65.5 kilograms of heroin with an estimated street value of more than 200 million baht, where it was said to be sent to be sold to mostly foreign tourists in Bangkok Phuket and Pattaya. […]
Nigerian Arrested with Massive Heroin Haul Intercepted Before Reaching Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket
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Chonburi Immigration Police Raid Sri Racha Condominium, Fine Over 100 Chinese Nationals for Immigration Violations

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SRI RACHA, Chonburi– On May 21st, 2026, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Pol. Col. Napasphong Khosit Suriyamanee, Commander of the Chonburi Immigration Bureau, led more than 50 immigration officers in a joint operation with officers from Bo Win Police Station. The team raided a large condominium complex consisting of 10 buildings located in Moo 3. The […]
Chonburi Immigration Police Raid Sri Racha Condominium, Fine Over 100 Chinese Nationals for Immigration Violations
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