The biggest and most read stories in Pattaya from the last week: Foreign bicycle rider dies after being hit by pickup truck, Music festival postponed, and much more

PHOTO: Amphon Sangkaeo / 77kaoded

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, February 20th, 2022, to Saturday, February 26th, 2022.

Let’s get started and see what the top local stories were!

1. Pattaya Dolphins United beat Chanthaburi 2-0, become Thai League 3 East Champions

Congratulations!

Pattaya Dolphins United beat Chanthaburi 2-0, become Thai League 3 East Champions

2.  Foreign ex-pat dies after being hit by a truck while on a bicycle ride

This led to a heated discussion on our social media around bicycle safety in the Pattaya area.

Foreign ex-pat riding a bicycle dies after being hit by a pickup truck driver in the Pattaya area

3. Legendary Pattaya rocker Lam Morrison seriously ill in ICU in area hospital for blood infection, daughter releases statement and thanks fans for support

He is evidently improving.

Legendary Pattaya rocker Lam Morrison seriously ill in ICU in area hospital for blood infection, daughter releases statement and thanks fans for support

4. Foreign man arrested in Central Pattaya after causing major public disturbance and barricading himself in massage shop bathroom

This was another popular discussion topic on our social media.

Foreign man arrested in Central Pattaya after causing major public disturbance and barricading himself in massage shop bathroom

5.  Pattaya health officials crack down on “restaurants” selling alcohol in the name of Covid-19

Once again, Covid-19 related inspections and closures have been taking place locally.

Pattaya health officials crackdown on Covid-19 measures at “restaurants” that sell alcohol

6. Pattaya City officials investigate alleged public parking fee scams at Bali Hai Pier

Many of our readers suggested simply putting up large multi-lingual signs in prominent locations that say FREE PARKING, if charged please call (). We have to agree.

Pattaya City officials investigate alleged public parking fee scams at Bali Hai Pier

Video: Pattaya City officials investigate alleged public parking fee scams at Bali Hai Pier

7.  Good-Bye Hungry Now

Hungry Now announces they are shutting down, releases letter to customers

8.  Pattaya Music Festival officially postponed due to rising Covid-19 cases

Very sad news for the tourism, especially domestic tourism, industry locally.

Pattaya Music Festival officially postponed until further notice due to rising Covid-19 cases

Pattaya City announces not to hold any activities, events, or gatherings with more than 50 people due to rising Covid19 cases

That is all for this week! Stay safe!

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Adam Judd
Mr. Adam Judd is the Co-owner of TPN Media since December 2017. He is originally from Washington D.C., America, but has also lived in Dallas, Sarasota, and Portsmouth. His background is in retail sales, HR, and operations management, and has written about news and Thailand for many years. He has lived in Pattaya for over nine years as a full-time resident, is well known locally and been visiting the country as a regular visitor for over a decade. His full contact information, including office contact information, can be found on our Contact Us page below. Stories please e-mail Editor@ThePattayanews.com About Us: https://thepattayanews.com/about-us/ Contact Us: https://thepattayanews.com/contact-us/