Picture courtesy of The Pattaya News

A fierce street fight erupted just after sunset, mere meters from Pattaya City Police Station. The brawl unfolded around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Pattaya Beach Soi 9, with participants unswayed even as a uniformed officer stood nearby.

Video footage captured by locals and tourists shows a group of Thai men and women, aged 30 to 40, involved in a heated altercation. The confrontation split into two separate clashes: two men attacked a third, while two women exchanged blows. Bystanders eventually intervened to break up the fights, which continued despite police presence.

The location is a narrow alley near the beach, often bustling with street vendors. When reporters arrived shortly after the incident, all involved had fled. No formal complaints have been filed with law enforcement, leaving the reason behind the altercation unverified.

“Boy”, a 35-year-old local resident who filmed the scene, identified the shirtless man as a street vendor operating a grilled chicken cart in the alley. He reported that the rival group approached to “settle a dispute,” which escalated from a planned one-on-one altercation to a group attack.

Unconfirmed accounts suggest the fight might stem from a personal rivalry, possibly involving a “new wife versus ex-wife” scenario. Despite the confrontation's intensity, police have not commented on the incident, and no arrests have been made. The viral video has ignited online discussions regarding public safety in Pattaya’s tourist hotspots, reported The Pattaya News.

Key Takeaways

• A brawl broke out near Pattaya City Police Station, ignoring police presence.

• The incident involved a mix of men and women in two separate clashes.

• No official complaints or arrests have been reported, spurring safety concerns.

  

Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Pattaya News 2026-01-07

 

 

I clicked on the pattaya news via facebook, difficult to find a video so i gave up

Nothing shocking really.

47 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Nothing shocking really.

Just highlights it isn't always the Brits, the locals can get into it too. So much greed around in peak season.

It shows the way of working of the RTP.. do nothing

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

It shows the way of working of the RTP.. do nothing

Yes, from the OP....."with participants unswayed even as a uniformed officer stood nearby."

The cops as you said did nothing!

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Just highlights it isn't always the Brits, the locals can get into it too. So much greed around in peak season.

struggling to feed family = greed.?

Police as useless as a fart in a force ten!!

I know wayyy more muay thai than these guys.

It looked to me as if the cops did do something. They weren't standing around doing nothing.

I saw one cop step in and grab a shirtless bloke.

18 hours ago, papa al said:

struggling to feed family = greed.?

The guys have carts full of fried chicken and have time to get distracted over other issues, than to get on with work. How on earth would you know they are 'struggling to feed their families'? Another load of nonsense from a woke one!

On 1/7/2026 at 3:27 AM, webfact said:

all involved had fled

including the police officer...

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

The guys have carts full of fried chicken and have time to get distracted over other issues, than to get on with work. How on earth would you know they are 'struggling to feed their families'? Another load of nonsense from a woke one!

#1 Right,. papa don't know if those particular venders are in financial straits.

But most are in serious debt.

Look at the govt figures.

#2 Thanks for the woke moniker.

That's a first.

Ad hominem ...

[always a losing argument] ...

appreciated.

Sleepy be more like it.

On 1/7/2026 at 12:09 AM, ikke1959 said:

It shows the way of working of the RTP.. do nothing

Isn't that a classic picture? Looks like that public servant missed the de-escalation classes during (any) training (he got).

At least it wasn't Benidorm Brits this time.

2 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

At least it wasn't Benidorm Brits this time.

Or indeed Aussie bogans

22 hours ago, papa al said:

#1 Right,. papa don't know if those particular venders are in financial straits.

But most are in serious debt.

Look at the govt figures.

I think they have potential and ambitions, that is how the Colonel got started.... a cart and the odd fight!

(There are Thai government figures on cart food sellers here? I struggle to believe that!)

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I think they have potential and ambitions, that is how the Colonel got started.... a cart and the odd fight!

(There are Thai government figures on cart food sellers here? I struggle to believe that!)

Debt among Thai working people

food-cart or otherwise

is ubiquitous.

Good luck with your struggles.

20 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

At least it wasn't Benidorm Brits this time.

Knob.

18 hours ago, Kevbo said:

Or indeed Aussie bogans

If the below is implemented for travel to Bali, you can expect a lot more Aussie bogans here.

https://thebalisun.com/questions-raised-over-balis-plans-make-tourists-bank-statement-checks-mandatory/

18 hours ago, papa al said:

Debt among Thai working people

food-cart or otherwise

is ubiquitous.

Good luck with your struggles.

So backed up by nothing specific to food sellers! We could be talking about guys who drive the Pattaya to Ekamai buses!

On 1/6/2026 at 8:27 PM, webfact said:

“Boy”, a 35-year-old local resident who filmed the scene, identified the shirtless man as a street vendor operating a grilled chicken cart in the alley. He reported that the rival group approached to “settle a dispute,” which escalated from a planned one-on-one altercation to a group attack.

I guess that's what can happen if a Thai customer asks for a chicken leg, and you give him a chicken wing instead. 🙂