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Young Thai stars on birdie binge in Pattaya

CHON BURI: Rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap birdied her last three holes on Saturday to open up a four-shot lead over compatriot Atthaya Thitikul heading into the final round of the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament in Pattaya.

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Investors target high-class Pattaya hotels

Hotel investors are focused on buying upscale establishments because of high demand from independent guests, instead of hotels targeting mass tour groups, which have unfavourable locations and produce low returns, say Pattaya operators.

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Rookie Jaravee a surprise co-leader in Pattaya

PATTAYA: Rookie Jaravee Boonchant is one of the surprise names at the top of the crowded leaderboard after the first round of the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament on Thursday at the Siam Country Club in Pattaya.

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New Pattaya train station previewed

PATTAYA: A major real estate development is planned around the new station that will be built in Pattaya for the three-airport high-speed rail line, according to the deputy mayor of the resort city.

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French fraud suspect held in Pattaya

PATTAYA: A Frenchman wanted in his home country for fraud and money laundering causing some 370 million baht in damages has been arrested in Pattaya.

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Korean shot in Pattaya food shop

CHON BURI: A Korean man said to have been making a lot of noise was shot in the leg by another customer in a food shop in Pattaya early Wednesday morning, and a second bullet hit a passing motorcyclist in the leg.

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Russians make Thailand a refuge as Ukraine war enters second year

Russians are buying up property in Southeast Asian country to avoid conscription and the economic ravages of war.

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15 test positive for drugs in Pattaya pub raid

Pattaya police raided a pub and rounded up 15 customers who tested positive for drugs early Thursday.

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15 tested positive for drugs in Pattaya pub raid

CHON BURI: Pattaya police and administrative officers in Bang Lamung district raided a pub operating without a permit and opening beyond the 2am closing time and rounded up 15 customers who were tested positive for drugs early Thursday.

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Sontaya 'group of 12' to join Pheu Thai

A group of 12 politicians led by veteran Chon Buri politician and former Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome will contest the general election under the Pheu Thai Party banner.

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Pattaya e-cig extortion cop dismissed from service

A Pattaya police officer accused of demanding 60,000 baht from a tourist for possession of an e-cigarette has been temporarily dismissed from the police service pending a serious disciplinary investigation.

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Pattaya cop on e-cig extortion charge dismissed from service

CHON BURI: A Pattaya police officer accused of demanding 60,000 baht from a tourist for possession of an e-cigarette has been temporarily dismissed from the police service pending a serious disciplinary investigation.

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Thailand tourism needs a trust boost

The beginning of the Year of the Rabbit is a candle of hope for the tourist sector's revival. Thailand, however, does not appear to be off to a good start. The disgraceful saga of Thai police started at the end of last month when a Chinese tourist shared a video…

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Frenchman claiming police ties arrested for extortion

A French man has been arrested after allegedly claiming close connections with senior police officers to extort money from many expats in Pattaya.

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Hazy vape law makes waves

The laws regulating e-cigarettes have sparked controversy, prompting a cabinet minister to propose vaping be legalised while police have launched operations to crack down on the sale of the devices.

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Frenchman claiming police ties nabbed for extortion

A French fugitive has been arrested after allegedly claiming close connections with senior police officers to extort money from many expats in Pattaya.

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Pattaya cop allegedly extorted foreign tourist over e-cigarette

CHON BURI: A police senior sergeant major has been transferred to an inactive post pending investigation after he was alleged to have demanded 60,000 baht from a foreign tourist for possession of an e-cigarette.

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'Penis enlargement' YouTuber found dead naked from the waist down in apartment

Laith Abdallah Algaz, 34, a YouTuber who also went by Leo Rex, was found dead in Thailand's popular tourist hotspot of Pattaya wearing only a black shirt and naked from the waist down in a room full of prescription drugs and narcotics

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Pattaya floating restaurant sinks

A floating pirate-themed café and restaurant was flooded and left partially underwater by rough seas off Pattaya on Monday evening. Nobody was hurt.

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Floating restaurant flooded, sinks off Pattaya

CHON BURI: A floating pirate-themed café and restaurant was flooded and left partially submerged by rough seas off Pattaya on Monday evening. Nobody was hurt.

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American YouTuber found dead in Pattaya house

CHON BURI: An American YouTuber was found dead in a house at Pattaya Lagoon housing village in Bang Lamung district on Monday night.

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Cardi B to headline Rolling Loud Thailand. Okurrr?

Bardigang, have your shmoney ready for a ticket to the inaugural edition of Rolling Loud Thailand, which is scheduled for Apr 13-15 (Thai Songkran) at Legend Siam in Pattaya. Many major American hip-hop artists are in the long lineup.

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Tourist behind 'escort' clip has left

The Chinese tourist who posted a video clip showing three Thai police officers offering her a shortcut through immigration and a police escort to her hotel in Pattaya has already left the country, the Tourist Police Bureau (TBP) said on Thursday.

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3 cops offered VVIP service to Chinese visitor

A police captain from the Tourist Police Bureau and two traffic police sergeants were involved in providing a controversial VVIP service to a female Chinese visitor, rushing her through immigration and escorting her from Suvarnabhumi airport to Pattaya, according to senior police.

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Cops' Pattaya escort prompts swift rebuke

Two traffic and one tourist police officers who appeared in a video clip posted online while delivering a VVIP service to a Chinese woman have been identified and are facing a probe.

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