Thailand’s plan to become an EV manufacturing hub may yet go up in smoke if industry costs are not cut Chinese EV giants may find it cheaper to build cars at home and ship them to Thailand despite incentives for local production. FTI warns Thai… Read More › The post Thailand’s plan to become an… read more

Addict nightly stole highway lighting infrastructure to fund his habit causing road accidents and death Police finally catch Mr Somsak, 40, after more than 50 reported highway cable thefts across Ubon Ratchathani. His 15-month spree left roads dark for kilometres,… Read More › The post Addict nightly stole highway lighting infrastructure to fund his habit… read more

Owner of the Lat Prao Bar to face charges after police conclude their probe into the fire that killed 37 Na Ladprao beer hall owner charged after blaze killed 37 and injured 77. Police traced the fire to modified electrics that ignited soundproofing, while tables… Read More › The post Owner of the Lat Prao… read more

Oil-Like Material Washes Ashore on Koh Larn Beaches, Coating Some Swimmers The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KOH LARN, Chonburi — An oily substance resembling engine oil washed up along more than one kilometre of beach on the western side of Koh Larn on Sunday afternoon, leaving tourists covered in the sticky residue after swimming. Around midday… read more

Pattaya Holds Ceremony to Receive Supreme Patriarch’s Order Appointing Phra Thep Wachira Panyaphon as Ecclesiastical Provincial Governor The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Chonburi, August 9th, 2026 A formal ceremony was held yesterday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at Wat Chaimongkol, a royal temple in Pattaya, to receive the appointment order of His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch elevating… read more

4th Koh Larn Cup Football Tournament Kicks Off in Pattaya The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PATTAYA The 4th Koh Larn Cup football tournament officially opened on the morning of August 8, 2026, bringing together young players and local residents on the popular island off Pattaya. At 9:30 a.m., Banjong Buntoonprayuk, Deputy Chairman of the Pattaya City… read more

Pattaya Launches Open House Film Event to Advance UNESCO Creative City of Film Bid The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Pattaya, Thailand – On August 8th, 2026, Chonburi Provincial Governor Naris Niramaiwong presided over the opening of the “Awakening the Power of Creative City, People Making Films: Open House Film” activity. The event forms part of the… read more

Pattaya Prepares for International Film Festival 2026 Later This Month The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PATTAYA, Thailand – On August 7th, 2026, Pattaya City Mayor Poramese Ngamphichet chaired a preparatory meeting for the Pattaya International Film Festival 2026. Pattaya City executives, the Assistant Secretary to the Mayor, heads of government agencies, and representatives from related organizations… read more

Cabinet minister issues strong warning to foreigners in Thailand breaking the law. ‘This is our home,’ he declared Deputy Interior Minister Worasit warns foreigners nobody is above Thai law after an Israeli man was charged with threatening a Koh Samui business owner. He… Read More › The post Cabinet minister issues strong warning to foreigners… read more

Hat Yai school closed for 2 days as police assess online threats posted by fired South African teacher abroad Gun threats force a major Hat Yai school to send up to 4,500 students online after ex-South African teacher Pieter Johannes Dreyer targets staff. Police… Read More › The post Hat Yai school closed for 2… read more

Love triangle ends in murder in  Pattaya. Chinese man stabbed. Found in bed with a Thai man’s girlfriend Chinese Cao Ke, 20, is stabbed to death in a Sattahip love triangle after student Thanachot returns from a Pattaya night shift and finds him… Read More › The post Love triangle ends in murder in  Pattaya.… read more

Thailand pushes on to attract more than 2 million Russian tourists in 2026 despite the Pattaya murders Thailand targets a record 2 million Russian tourists despite Pattaya sibling murders and Moscow’s US arrest warning. Surasak vows tighter security and more flights as… Read More › The post Thailand pushes on to attract more than 2… read more