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Thailand Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Influential Criminal Networks in Major Tourism Destinations

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Bangkok– Thailand’s Ministry of the Interior has rolled out an expanded security operation targeting influential criminal networks and illegal activities in the country’s prime tourism areas like Phuket, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Krabi, Pai, Hua Hin, and Pattaya in direct response to orders from Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Deputy Minister of Interior Worasit Liangprasit outlined […]
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TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has slashed its long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million this year, on par with last year, mainly attributed to the Middle East conflict.

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Mystery Death as Train Crushes 38-Year-Old Thai Man Near Pattaya

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SATTAHIP, Chonburi A 38-year-old man from Amnat Charoen province was killed in a horrific accident when a freight train ran over him as he lay across the railway tracks near a Na Jomtien market in Sattahip district late on Monday night. Police were alerted to the accident at around 9:00 p.m. on June 15th, 2026, […]
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Homeless Flock to Pattaya Beach and Second Road to Use as Overnight Sleeping Areas, Business Operators Urge Authorities for Urgent Action, Warn of Damage to Tourism Image

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PATTAYA, Thailand Late on the night of June 15th, 2026, a large number of homeless individuals had turned Pattaya Beach and Pattaya Second Road into makeshift sleeping areas, creating an eyesore in one of Thailand’s premier tourist destinations and raising concerns among local business operators. A Pattaya News reporter who surveyed the area around 11:30 […]
Homeless Flock to Pattaya Beach and Second Road to Use as Overnight Sleeping Areas, Business Operators Urge Authorities for Urgent Action, Warn of Damage to Tourism Image
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Pattaya Mayor Election Heats Up as Candidate No. 3 Sakchai Tangho Denies Vote-Buying Allegations, Vows Clean Campaign

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Pattaya, Thailand – June 16th, 2026 – The race for Pattaya mayor has intensified as Sakchai Tangho, candidate number 3 from the Pattaya 2030 team, strongly denied accusations of vote-buying and called on voters to report any impersonators using his team’s name for illegal activities. He also spoke to what his priorities would be as […]
Pattaya Mayor Election Heats Up as Candidate No. 3 Sakchai Tangho Denies Vote-Buying Allegations, Vows Clean Campaign
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Pattaya Mayoral Candidate No. 1 “Itthiwat” Continues Campaign with Bicycle Tour, Urges Residents to Vote on June 28th

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Pattaya, June 16th, 2026 – Mr. Itthiwat Wattanasaathorn, People’s Party candidate for Pattaya Mayor running as No. 1, along with the party’s candidates for Pattaya City Council in District 4 (Nos. 7–12), continued their intensive grassroots campaign in the city centre yesterday. The team began the morning by escorting students to Pattaya City School 7, […]
Pattaya Mayoral Candidate No. 1 “Itthiwat” Continues Campaign with Bicycle Tour, Urges Residents to Vote on June 28th
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