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200,000 baht necklace, was he carrying it in a wheel barrow?????

under that vest no one would ever spot it

Necklace snatches are a common crime here in Pattaya, which is why we recommend everyone not to wear expensive jewelry in public, especially now as Pattaya and the rest of Thailand are gripped in an economic downturn which is forcing many to resort to a life of crime to survive.

Over the weekend, Mr. Geoffrey Stubbs aged 66 from England presented himself at Pattaya Police Station and claimed he had just become the victim of a necklace snatch which occurred on a Baht Bus.

Mr. Stubbs was travelling from the Royal Garden Plaza towards Central Pattaya on the Second Road when two men on a motorbike drove close to the Baht Bus and the passenger reached over and snatched a gold necklace worth around 200,000 Baht.

The two men then fled in the direction of Central Pattaya and were able to escape. Police recorded the incident and informed Mr. Stubbs that they will do their best to track down the stolen item for him.

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In the early hours of Sunday Morning, Khun Sadrawoot aged 21 made a report at Pattaya Police Station concerning the theft of his motorbike which occurred in Soi Gopai, South Pattaya.

The case began when the victim spotted a woman in distress on the side of the road and he decided to stop and assist her as any Good Samaritan would do.

When he approached the woman who was provocatively dressed, two men emerged from behind a tree and, at knife-point, the men stole Khun Sadrawoot’s motorbike and drove off in the direction of the South Pattaya Road.

Descriptions of the two men and the woman were given to Police who are now searching for them and the stolen White Honda Wave motorbike.

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On Saturday Night rescue workers received an urgent call to attend the Swimming Pool area at the Natural Beach Resort located on Pattaya Beach Road following reports of a foreign hotel guest falling from a 3rd floor balcony.

Police also attended the scene and watched as rescuer attended to Mr. Patrick Claes aged 42 who was known to be staying in room number 313. He had sustained serious head injuries and was unconscious.

Mr. Claes from Belgium, was clutching an empty can of beer and was known by Hotel staff as a heavy drinker. He had even been arrested days earlier by Pattaya Police for violent behavior because of his heavy drinking.

The victim’s room showed no signs of any disturbance and Police are sure the man fell off the balcony because of his drunken state and was not pushed.

Unfortunately, Mr. Claes died from his injuries some time later in Hospital.

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sustained multiple knife wounds to his head and other injuries consistent with a fist fight.

???

maybe he was fighting Edward Scissorhands or Inspector Gadget

On Friday Night, Khun Itipon, the Mayor of Pattaya was guest of honor at the grand opening of the Artist Training Center which is located on the Sukumvit Road in North Pattaya.

Khun Sumet is the director of the Center which hopes to cultivate new talent in the field of performing arts. Professional music teachers and image consultants from Bangkok will hold regular classes at the center which is fully supported by Pattaya City Hall although this is a private enterprise.

For more information on the center, please visit the Center which is located opposite the Mini Siam Attraction, and close to the North Pattaya Road intersection with the Sukumvit Road.

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Pattaya’s Tourist Police were on routine patrol on the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya when they spotted two men on a motorbike who appeared nervous when they realized they were in close vicinity to Police.

The two men attempted to escape, however their escape path was blocked by the Tourist Police who were assisted by Tourist Police Volunteers.

Khun Suchart aged 38 and Khun Udomsak aged 18 were informed that they would be searched along with their motorbike. Khun Suchart, who works as a motorbike taxi driver in Jomtien was found to be carrying 7 Yabba Tablets and a substantial quantity of cash, which Police suspect may be the proceeds of drug transactions which had already taken place earlier in the night.

Questioning of the suspects revealed that they had been employed by an agent located in Soi Kow Noi, to sell Yabba Tablets to customers.

Both men were charged with class 1 drug offences and later transferred to Pattaya Police Station for processing.

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Police Lieutenant Colonel Atalot from Sattahip Police Station was called to the Sukumvit Road just after 2am on Saturday to investigate a fatal road accident.

At the scene, rescue workers attended to four patients, three were injured and a fourth had passed away. The dead man was named as Khun Tardree aged 38 and was driving a pick-up truck from Sattahip to Rayong Province.

The driver and passengers had attended a modified pick-up festival and were driving home when the driver fell-asleep at the wheel for a split second according to the passenger.

The vehicle left the main carriageway and flipped over many times, during which, the driver was ejected from the vehicle and killed. The three injured passengers are now recovering in Hospital suffering from a variety of injuries.

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Hua Hin AKA Jurassic Park due to the dinosaurs that live there,

are you the same kurgen from pattaya (AKA dodge city) that was recently stabbed (and hopefully fully recovered now) in the chest by your next door neighbour ?

there's only one Kurgen, thankfully some would say

Hua Hin AKA Jurassic Park due to the dinosaurs that live there, what are they shooting each other with, a blunderbuss

On Friday, Khun Wirawat, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya led a press conference to officially announce the Pattaya Countdown Festival 2009 which will take place at the Bali Hai Port between 25th December and 31st December.

The event is organized by the Chonburi Provincial Council, Pattaya City Hall, The Tourism Authority of Thailand, GMM Media and the MCOT Broadcasting Company.

Utilizing a total budget of over 20 Million Baht, this 7 day spectacular will hope to revive the struggling tourism industry here in Pattaya.

The New Years Eve Party will be shown live on Thai National TV and is expected to be featured on live broadcasts around the world.

13 Thai Bands and many Thai celebrities are expected to take part in the seven day extravaganza.

For more information, please call the Pattaya City Call Center on 1337.

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In the early hours of Friday Morning, Police Lieutenant Natapon, from Banglamung Police Station was called to a newly constructed road running adjacent to the train track near the Pattaya Train Station in Soi Siam Country Club.

At the scene was the body of Khun Naraet aged 30. He was lying close to a badly damaged motorbike. He had sustained a fatal head trauma and Police noticed a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath.

Witnesses saw the man driving at speed and losing control of the bike. He was thrown from the vehicle and fell head-first to the ground. The family of the deceased man has been informed of the accident and is now arranging funeral rights for the victim.

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Well organized gangs targeting foreigners on Baht Buses operate here in Pattaya. Local Police Divisions will often run undercover operations to catch the gang members, however on occasion members of the public are able to catch these thieves red-handed. This is one such case which occurred on a Baht Bus in the early hours of Friday Morning.

Mr. Johan Hanpa aged 37 from Finland was travelling on the Baht Bus when a smartly dressed woman sat beside him. She started to hold him tight and even kissed him on the cheek. Mr. Hanpa realized that something was not right and saw the woman pass items to the driver of a BMW car driving next to the Baht Bus.

Mr. Hanpa alerted the taxi driver who stopped and Mr. Hanpa detained the woman, who was in fact a transsexual, Khun Chaiyot aged 28. He later confessed to committing many similar thefts. Police are now hunting for the Silver BMW which escaped before Police arrived.

The driver of the car was handed the victims wallet which contained 4,000 Baht in cash which has yet to be recovered.

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Just after 2.30 on Friday Morning, Police Lieutenant Colonel Prichar from Pattaya Police Station was called to the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya to investigate a serious assault on a French National.

Mr. Damien Latoure aged 35 sustained multiple knife wounds to his head and other injuries consistent with a fist fight. He was in a serious condition and was unable to tell Police what happened.

Witnesses explained that the incident occurred inside Soi Sunee Plaza, which is full of Boy Bars.

The man was seen to walk alone and was approached by three Thai Men who set-upon the man and then left the scene.

Police are now determining the motive behind the attack which remains a mystery at this time.

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Pattaya's a sheet hole, take my advice and stay well away

At least it shouldn't be hard to find rooms for them

On Thursday Morning at Pattaya City Hall, Khun Pichai, chaired a meeting of the Chonburi Provincial Tourism Club to discuss forthcoming Tourism-related events.

The meeting was told that between 5th and 12th January in Hanoi, Vietnam, the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will take place. ATF is the most important and the largest-scale activity in the ASEAN tourism cooperation framework.

The 8-day forum draws the participation of around 1.500 delegates including tourism ministers, leaders of national tourism offices, travel agents, tour operators and press corps in the region.

The Chonburi Tourism Club will participate in the event and have secured a budget from the Chonburi Provincial Council for this purpose.

They will also organize promotional events in February 2009 to promote the Province around Thailand to Thai Tourists.

Between 10th and 13th February a road show will visit Pisanulok Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province to promote Chonburi Province to Thai’s.

A budget of 6 Million Baht for the road-show is awaiting approval by the Provincial Governor.

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The Anusorn 100 Year Sriracha Foundation has been working in Sriracha District for many yeas to ensure that under-privileged members of the local community are taken care of to ensure that students receive an acceptable level of education and the elderly have an acceptable standard of living.

On Thursday morning at the Sriracha City Hall, Khun Tanit, the Chief of the District led a presentation ceremony of scholarships to local students and a donation of food and other provisions to poor, disabled and elderly residents. 86 scholarships totaling 102,000 Baht were given out and 75 donations of food and clothing were also given out.

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On Wednesday Evening, Pattaya Police were informed of an attempted theft of a motorbike belonging to a motorbike taxi driver.

The incident occurred on the North Pattaya Road close to the Best Supermarket and according to the bike owner, Khun Pramorn aged 34, he had gone to eat at a restaurant located less than 50 meters from his taxi rank. He left his bike on the rank with the key in the ignition.

As he ate, he spotted a man loitering at the taxi rank and then saw the man jump on his bike and drive away. Police were alerted and other taxi drivers joined the chase.

Eventually the suspected thief and the bike were stopped on the Sukumvit Road.

Khun Sawadee aged 19 was taken to Pattaya Police Station and was charged with motorbike theft. He explained to us that he was in the area by chance and spotted an opportunity to easily steal a motorbike and decided to take it.

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Police Lieutenant Colonel Pairot, a Deputy Superintendant attached to Region 2 Police, conducted an undercover operation at a house in Nong Plai Lai sub-district which was thought to be the residence of a Husband and Wife couple involved in supplying class 1 drugs.

An undercover operative posing as a customer attended the location to purchase Yabba Tablets with marked bank notes. When the transaction was complete, the signal was given for officers to move in and a comprehensive search of the house took place. A loaded firearm and 2,000 Yabba Tablets were seized.

Khun Sutichart aged 41 and Khun Vilailan aged 40 were arrested and charged with the supply of class 1 drugs at the nearby Banglamung Police Station who will take over the case and process the couple in accordance with the Law.

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between 20th and 21st December

is that the 20 and a half of December then?

On Wednesday Afternoon at Pattaya City Hall, Khun Ronagit, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya and Khun Sukreep, the President of the Esarn Club of Pattaya held a press conference to announce the forthcoming Best of Esarn Festival 2008 which will take place between 20th and 21st December at Pattaya School Number 8.

The Festival will showcase the Esarn region of Thailand, located in the North-East of The Kingdom. Traditional Esarn Dancing and Music, a Som Tum competition and food for sale from this region of Thailand will feature in the two day event which is sure to prove popular as Pattaya is heavily populated with Thai’s originating from the Esarn Region.

For more information on the event please call the Pattaya City Call Center on 1337.

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Dozy little cow

On Wednesday Morning Nongprue Municipal Officers received a report from residents living near the Maprachan Reservoir that an ox was stuck inside a drainage pipe.

The Officers arrived and one brave man decided he would conduct the rescue of the distressed animal alone.

He simply pulled on a piece of rope tied around the ox’s neck and was able to free the animal who quickly recovered and appeared not to be injured.

Khun Sanor aged 47 told us that he owned the field and spotted a group of 30 oxen entering his property.

He was not happy and clapped his hands and shouted loudly in order to scare the animals. They all ran away apart from one who was spotted inside the drain.

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The New Year Checkpoints continue here in Pattaya and in the early hours of Wednesday Morning, a checkpoint set-up on Pattaya Third Road in Central Pattaya led to the seizure of a substantial quantity of class 1 drugs.

Officers stopped a green Toyota Mighty X pick-up driven by Khun Narongrit aged 36. The driver appeared nervous and was identified by other officers as a well-known local drug supplier.

The vehicle was searched and a bag containing 400 Yabba Tablets was found. The man was also found to be carrying a further 4 tablets in his trouser pocket. Khun Narongrit better known as “Jo Huoy Yai” was arrested and charged with possession of a class 1 drug with intent to sell and was transferred to Pattaya Police Station for processing.

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