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On Tuesday Morning a religious ceremony took place in the grounds of Pattaya City Hall which saw 81 men begin the Monk Ordination process. They are to become monks and will reside at various Temples around Pattaya for a period of 7 days in honor of His Majesty the King who celebrates his 81st Birthday on 5th December.

At this initial ceremony, members of the Pattaya City Administration led by Khun Itipon, the Mayor of Pattaya, cut the hair of each of the men who were all dressed in white. They will now make their way to the Temples to continue the ordination process.

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Police Lieutenant Nitipoom from Banglamung Police Station was called to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday Morning following reports of a 15 year old boy who had been injured following a shooting which occurred in Soi 13/1 off the Naklua Road.

The boy was shot in his buttock and was able to explain to Police that he was leaving an Internet Games Shop in the Soi and was followed home by two Thai Men who were also in the shop.

Eye contact was made between the victim and the two men inside the shop. One of them produced a gun and shot once at the victim as he jumped on the back of a friend’s motorbike.

There appears to be no other motive behind the attack apart from the brief eye contact inside the shop. Descriptions of the two suspects have now been circulated amongst officers who are attempting to locate and arrest them at this time.

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The closure of the Suvanabumi Airport in Bangkok is affecting thousands of people of every nationality and religion. One group who has been affected by the airport closure is Muslims who had planned to join the annual pilgrimage to Mecca to participate in the Hajj which this year takes place during the first week of December.

A group of 400 Muslim’s had spent 7 days trapped at Suvanabumi Airport in Bangkok and despite the chaos and limited numbers of flights leaving from the Utapao Military Airport in nearby Sattahip District, a flight had been schedule to leave for Saudi Arabia at 2am on Monday.

As the group made their way to the airport, they stopped off at two Mosques in Soi Neun Pleub Wan. 17 coaches arrived at the two Mosques and the worshippers were welcomed by Khun Mongkol, the Chief of Banglamung District.

Food was provided and the group were able to participate in a religious ceremony prior to them arriving at the airport. The group appeared tired but happy they would arrive at Mecca just in time to participate in the Hajj.

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Police Lieutenant Colonel Sutum, the Deputy Chief of Pattaya Police received a report in the early hours of Monday Morning of a foreigner who had been robbed and attacked at gun point on the Thappraya Road leading to Jomtien.

The incident occurred at the intersection with the Tepprasit Road and the victim, Mr. Boris Theoner aged 40 from Germany, who sustained a head wound and other minor facial injuries explained that he had gone to use a nearby ATM Machine and when he was walking back to his Hotel, two men on a motorbike pulled up beside him, and one of them placed a gun to the side of his head.

The German was forced to hand over a Rolex Watch and a quantity of cash. Before the two assailants left they assaulted Mr. Theoner which the butt of the gun.

He was attended to by a Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Ambulance and Police took full details of the two attackers who are now being located by Police who suspect they will re-offend if not caught soon.

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Police and rescue units made their way to a residential area in Kow Mai Geow sub-district on Sunday Night to deal with a fatality.

At the scene, Police inspected the body of Khun Sunee aged 49. She was discovered by her cousin, Khun Sootinan who explained that she was pulled from a nearby drain. Following further investigation, Police suspect she passed out and fell into the drain head first and drowned.

A full postmortem examination is now underway to determine the reason why she was rendered unconscious as no signs of trauma were evident on the body.

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A preparation meeting to organize the details for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations took place on Friday afternoon at City Hall under the chairmanship of Khun Wirawat, one of the deputy mayors of Pattaya.

Two companies, the GMM Media Company and P-Nada Media Company made presentations to local government officials in a bid to win the eight million baht contract to conduct the festivities.

City hall has allocated the period from the 25th to the 31st of December as the official countdown to New Year period.

Visitors and locals can expect the usual buildup of entertainment activities to centre around the Bali-Hai port area at the southern end of Beach Road.

Government officials have gone away to decide which of the two company’s bids is going to give them and Pattaya the biggest bang for their baht.

The result should be announced some time next week.

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Any one for Tea?

In the grounds of Pattaya City Hall on Saturday morning, Khun Itipon, the Mayor, as well as former mayor and now adviser Khun Niran, and a brace of local government officials and employees celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the raising of Pattaya to city status by the central government.

The officials stood in front of the statue of King Thaksin the Great and after a few moments contemplation began filing up to place incense sticks before the statue.

Pattaya had begun developing in the early 1960s as a tourist resort and on the 29th of November 1978 the military government of General Kriangsak Chomanan granted it city status.

Naturally, this day is celebrated every year. From a distance a passing pedestrian might have thought the place was on fire with the amount of smoke generated by all the incense sticks, but officials were determined to make a real show, this being the city’s 30th anniversary.

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With Suvarnabhumi international airport currently operating as a giant food vendors market and camping ground for supporters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy, or PAD, the government of prime minister Somchai Wongsawat has been forced to turn the navy-controlled U-Tapao airport in Sattahip as the main centre for tourist arrivals and departures.

An estimated 90-100,000 foreign tourists are currently stranded in Thailand, and many of them are here in Pattaya. That said, the city is already experiencing the knock-on effect of reduced tourist numbers. Many people have cancelled their trips while others are able to get to Phuket or Chiang Mai but then face another wait to get to U-Tapao and on to Pattaya.

The government fears that if the PAD occupation of the second-busiest airport in Southeast Asia continues, these numbers could easily double over the next couple of weeks.

On Friday afternoon six flights were able to leave U-Tapao and it is expected this number will rise to about 48 per day. Among the carriers who are said to be willing to use U-Tapao are EVA Air, Lufthansa, and Scandinavian airlines. Whatever happens, U-Tapao can only be seen as a temporary solution as it is unable to handle anywhere near the capacity required to keep the tourism turnstiles ticking over. In the meantime, taxis, minivans, and buses that usually ply their trade from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya have now relocated to U-Tapao.

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In the early hours of Friday Morning, Police Lieutenant Raiwat from Sattahip Police Station was called to the Bang Sarae Port after a report was received from the Captain of a fishing boat which had recovered its nets and instead of taking in fish, the net had captured a human body.

The Captain, Khun Gampon aged 31 explained that the boat was recovering nets during the night and recovered the body.

Initial inspections suggested there was no trauma on the body of the man who is thought to be of Thai or Cambodian nationality. The body has now been sent to the Police Hospital in Bangkok for autopsy but for now the cause of death and identity of the body is unknown.

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Just after 2am on Thursday, Police were called to the car park of the Tepprasit Road Government-run condominium block in Jomtien to investigate the aftermath of a shooting incident at the location.

Officers arrived and inspected a Bronze Toyota Corona and a Silver Toyota Camry which had sustained damage during the gunfight.

The incident began when a group of Police volunteers approached a well known motorbike gang in Soi Kow Tha Low. The gang fled in the direction of the Tepprasit Road and attempted to escape, however they became cornered at the car park of the condominium. One of the gang members produced a gun and started to shoot at the volunteers.

The two parked cars were hit during the shooting. The owners of the two vehicles could not be located and the gang members were also able to escape.

The case is currently under further investigation

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On Thursday Afternoon, Khun Mongkol, the Chief of Banglamung District chaired an emergency meeting to discuss the currently situation in Bangkok and the affect on Tourists residing here in Pattaya following the closure of Suvanabumi Airport.

The District Chief announced that Pattaya City Hall and Banglamung City Hall’s can be contacted by Tourists who are stranded here in Pattaya following the airport closure which could last for some time.

For the latest information the Pattaya City Call Center 1337 can be contacted and for those who need to leave Thailand urgently can also contact 1337 and decisions on whether to accommodate requests to leave Thailand urgently will be decided case-by-case by an emergency committee which has been set up.

Utapao Airport in Sattahip is still operating and can be used. So if you are stranded here in Pattaya and have problems with money or visas or if you require any advice regarding the use of other forms of transport to leave Thailand please call 1337.

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On Wednesday Afternoon, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian visited Horseshoe Point in Banglamung to officiate at the grand opening of an eco-village which has been constructed at the location in cooperation with the Government of Denmark and the fuel-cell producer Cellenium.

The Eco-Village Prototype will feature lower energy consumption and will also produce electricity from alternative fuels. The development will also tap into electricity generated using solar energy from sunlight, and biomass from leaves, horse dung and scrap wood.All are easy to find at the Horseshoe Point Resort & Country Club where the project is located.

His Royal Highness was welcomed by Khun Chaikiri, the owner of Horseshoe Point and Khun Surapong, the Governor of Chonburi Province. The project has cost around 40 Million Baht and the units are expected to be rented out to long stay tourists.

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Just before 3am on Thursday Police Lieutenant Choosak from Banglamung Police Station was called to a house in Banglamung sub-district following reports that a group of men, claiming to be Police Officers, had attempted to enter the house which they claimed was used as a location for selling class 1 drugs.

Khun Ganjana aged 49, the house owner, was awoken by the group of 10 men, who arrived in a pick-up. The men, who were armed with wooden sticks, claimed to be undercover Police Officers. They mentioned that they had the authority to check the house and search for a suspect named as Khun Jatoopon, who is the owner’s son. He was not at the house and was at his place of work in Laem Chabang.

The house owner and her Husband were forced to lie on the floor on their stomachs while the men checked the house. Nothing was stolen by the men who then left.

The investigating officer confirmed that no Police Operation had been planned at the location and he is confident that the men were not Police Officers. Police are unsure as to why the house and the owner’s Son was targeted by the group of men. The investigation continues.

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Mr Wong definitely sells good copies. A friend of mine spent a fortune on a real Rolex which loses time, his father bought a copy of the same watch and it keeps perfect time

On Wednesday Morning we made our way to Nong Nooch Gardens in Jomtien as the popular tourist attraction prepares for Fathers Day on 5th December, which marks the birthday of His Majesty The King.

As part of the celebrations the park will be running a special promotion whereby sons and daughters will be able to bring their father to the park for free on 5th December.

There will also be a parade featuring 40 elephants and we were given a sneak preview of the highlight of the day when two specially trained elephants will create a poster featuring a Heart and a Thai language Phrase which translates as “Children, love your Father and show him respect at all times”.

For a fun day out, we recommend you visit the park on 5th December to enjoy their Fathers Day activities.

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In the early hours of Wednesday Morning, an off-duty Pattaya Police Officer, Police Senior Sergeant Major Tanom, was on his way home when he spotted two men at the Pattaya Third Road intersection with the Central Pattaya Road on a motorbike, who appeared to be acting in an unusual manner.

The Officer, who was in full uniform approached the two men and following a search of Khun Sanchai aged 29 and Khun Sarayut aged 23, 28 Yabba Tablets and a device used to smoke the drug was found.

Back-up for the off-duty officer soon arrived and the two men were taken to Pattaya Police Station where they were charged with possession of a class 1 drug with intent to sell, due to the quantity of the drug in their possession.

Just after 5am on Wednesday, Police Major Wittaya from Pattaya Police Station received word that a foreign tourist and his Thai Girlfriend had become the victim of a bag snatch which had just occurred on Jomtien Beach close to the Soi Chayapreuk Intersection.

Two men were arrested in Soi Chayapreuk some time later. They were named as Khun Pairort aged 20 and Khun Danookpon aged 21.

They were caught in possession of a handbag belong to Khun Boowar aged 29 who was accompanied by Mr. Saboo Ratsaro of the same age from Hungary.

The victims confirmed that the two suspects snatched the bag from the front basket of the victim’s motorbike. He was driving home at the time when the two suspects drove close to them and took the bag.

We understand the bag was then taken out of Pattaya and the two men then returned to the area to conduct further bag snatches.

They confessed that they have been bag snatching for some time. They are now behind bars awaiting a court appearance.

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UPDATE

Man arrested following recent South Pattaya murder.

Yesterday, we reported on a murder which occurred at an apartment block in Soi 5 off the South Pattaya Road. A mamasan working at a Gay Bay in Soi Pattayaland 1, South Pattaya was stabbed to death in his apartment over the weekend and the body was discovered on Monday evening.

We can now report that the suspected killer has been caught and on Wednesday Morning a reconstruction of the events leading up to and following the murder took place.

Mr. Abdullah Man aged 19, a Burmese National, is employed by the Dreamboy Bar in Soi Pattayaland 1 and was caught on Tuesday Night in Nhakon Rachasima Province in the North-East of Thailand on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by the Pattaya Courts.

The suspect, who confessed to the killing, claimed that he had been in a casual relationship with the victim, Khun Tanorm aged 32. Recently Mr. Abdullah was having money problems and approached Khun Tanorm for a loan. He agreed to lend him money, however Mr. Abdullah would have to repay the debt by having sex with him.

On Sunday Night, Mr. Abdullah went to the victim’s room and he claims that the victim forced him to have sex and held him down on the floor. Mr. Abdullah attempted to resist the victim but was overpowered.

Somehow, Mr. Abdullah found a knife and initially stabbed the victim in the throat He then continued to stab him until he died.

Items were then stolen from the room including the keys of Khun Tanorm’s car which was then driven by the suspect to his room and then to Nakhon Rachasima Province.

Mr. Abdullah is now facing a charge of murder and will attend an initial court hearing early next week.

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Police Colonel Sarayut, the new Chief of Pattaya Police was one of many senior officers to respond to a call regarding a suspected murder which had taken place at an apartment block in Soi 5 off the South Pattaya Road.

The call came in on Monday Evening after the body of a Thai Man had been discovered by a friend of the deceased who was concerned that the victim had not been seen for more than a day.

Inside room number 31 at the apartments lay the body of Khun Tanorm aged 32 who was known to have worked as a Mamasan at the Sawasdee Boys Club in Soi Pattayaland 1, South Pattaya. He had sustained a total of 10 stab wounds and his throat had been slashed.

It appeared that valuable items had been taken from the room. Forensic evidence including blood stained footprints were collected from the scene and the process of investigating the murder began straight away.

Police spoke with Khun Witoon aged 34, the owner of the apartments who explained that the victim had rented the room for the past 6 years. He revealed that a young man with long hair had been seen leaving the apartment on Sunday and was then seen to drive away the victims car, a Silver Toyota Vios.

Moments before, shouting was heard from the room. Although the murder weapon was not present, Police suspect the attacker was known to the victim and they are confident that the killer will be caught soon.

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In the early hours of Sunday Morning, Police Major Pornchai from the Highway Police Station attended a fatal road accident on Highway 7 which leads to Bangkok. The accident involved a 10-wheel truck and a Toyota Van.

Khun Wachara aged 25, the van driver, was killed during the crash and two passengers in the van were badly injured and rushed to Hospital.

The truck was stationary at the time and the driver decided not to remain at the scene and fled before authorities arrived.

Khun Boonchoi, one of the injured passengers in the Van explained to Police that they had travelled from Bhatum Thani Province to Rayong Province.

The truck was parked in a poorly lit location on the side of the road and was not spotted by the van driver who could not avoid a high impact collision with the stationary vehicle.

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On Sunday Afternoon, Khun Boonmar aged 41, a local ironmonger, made a complaint at Banglamung Police Station regarding an alleged assault and robbery which took place in Pong Municipality.

Three men on a motorbike followed him as he was driving home earlier on Sunday. They forced the victims bike to fall to the ground with a plank of wood. The assailants then assaulted the victim and stole 7,000 Baht in cash and his motorbike. He was left in an unconscious state on the side of the road and woke up some hours later on the roadside.

A full report of the case was made with Police who are appealing for witnesses.

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On Sunday Afternoon at Banglamung Police Station, Police Lieutenant Nitipoom received a complaint from a local journalist who claimed he had just been shot at and physically assaulted by a former village chief.

Khun Kunakorn aged 26, who sustained minor head injuries during the attack explained that he was taking his female friend, Khun Nisachon aged 23, back to her house when he was confronted by the woman’s Brother-in-Law, Khun Narin, a former village chief from Pong sub-district.

The man was armed and began shooting in the air and in the direction of the victim’s car. Khun Kunakorn managed to dodge the bullets, some of which damaged the interior of his car.

Eventually, the victim was dragged from the car and hit over the head with the butt of the gun. He was then dragged into the house of Khun Narin who threatened to kill the victim and bury his body.

Eventually Khun Kunakorn was able to escape and made his way to Hospital where he was given 4 stitches in a head wound. He then went to the Police Station where the investigating officer promised the man would be located and arrested as soon as possible.

Police theorize the attack took place because of his work as a journalist or because of a domestic dispute. The case continues.

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