Hello Pattaya News Readers and Supporters!
The following is our weekly feature in which we highlight the top local stories in our area, Pattaya and Chonburi, from the past week. The number of stories differs from week to week.
These are chosen and curated by our editorial team and are designed for our readers to get a quick “catch-up” of important stories they may have missed. We publish many stories daily and it is easy to lose track of important events or changes in our area. We do national recaps in a separate article, this is only the top local stories in our area and province.
They are in no particular order of importance but roughly in order of publishing. These are from Sunday, December 5th, 2021, to Saturday, December 11th, 2021.
Let’s get started and see what the top local stories were!
1. Pattaya Police continue crackdown on illegal gambling
Last week saw several major crackdowns on illegal gambling, including an alleged online casino and, in what drew a lot of bemused comments on our social media, crane machine games geared towards kids.
Nineteen people arrested at alleged online gambling den in Pattaya area
2. Six foreign nationals rescued by Royal Thai Navy after boat problems near Koh Khram
This was a major story last week in which six foreign nationals, the majority from Belgium, were rescued after running into boat problems near Koh Khram in Sattahip. Luckily, there were no injuries.
Six Belgian tourists safely rescued by Royal Thai Navy after getting stuck on an island in Sattahip
Video: Six foreign nationals rescued after boat problems near Sattahip
3. Pattaya introduces a five-year strategy to be the “tourism city of the future”
This also drew a lot of bemused comments.
Pattaya introduces its five-year strategy to develop the city as the ‘Tourism City of the Future’
4. Pattaya studying a proposal to replace taxis with electric vehicles
This is also part of the five-year strategy to make the city a “tourism city of the future”.
5. Baby elephant recovering after suffering from ten bullet wounds, trap wounds, believed to be from illegal poachers
Luckily, the baby elephant is doing well according to Nong Nooch Garden officials after being rescued from a trap in Chanthaburi last week.
That is all for this week! Take care of yourselves, and each other.
