Pattaya, Thailand’s biggest stories from the last week: Indians ranked first as Pattaya tourists, Estonian drug dealer caught in Pattaya, Walking Street roadworks to end by August, and more

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Greeting to all our readers and supporters!

We have gathered here our top LOCAL stories that happened in our areas, Pattaya and Chonburi, in the last week from Monday, May 23rd, 2022, to Sunday, May 29th, 2022.

The stories are chosen by our editorial team and are not in a particular order of importance but roughly in order of publishing.
Let’s take a look at what you might have missed!

1. Two missing ballots and two excessive ballots reportedly found in Pattaya election

Poramase “Beer” Ngampiches or the unofficial Pattaya mayor-elect is still waiting to be endorsed as the city’s mayor as of press time.

Two missing ballots and two excessive ballots reportedly found in Pattaya election

2. Alleged Estonian drug dealer on Interpol’s red notice list caught after hiding in Pattaya area for four years

According to the Immigration Act of 1979, the suspect would be expelled from Thailand after serving his sentence. Thai officials were reportedly working with Estonian officials for the suspect’s deportation.

Alleged Estonian drug dealer on Interpol’s red notice list caught after hiding in Pattaya area for four years

3. Walking Street road repairs expected to be completed by August 2022, say Pattaya City officials

The Pattaya mayor-elect personally inspected the still unfinished roadworks and pledged to fix it as urgently as possible.

Walking Street road repairs expected to complete by August 2022, say Pattaya City officials

4. Indians ranked as number one in terms of arriving Pattaya international tourists, says Chonburi Tourism and Sports Authority

Indians ranked as number one in terms of arriving Pattaya international tourists, says Chonburi Tourism and Sports Authority

5. Indian tourist’s gold necklace worth 85,000 baht allegedly stolen by two women in South Pattaya, seventh such incident in a row

Indian tourist’s gold necklace worth 85,000 baht allegedly stolen by two women in South Pattaya, seventh such incident in a row

That is all for this week. Thank you so much for your consistent support and have a good rest of the week!
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Aim Tanakorn
The local news translator at The Pattaya News. Aim is a twenty-four year old who currently lives in Bangkok. Interested in English translation, story-telling, and entrepreneurship, he believes that hard-working is an indispensable component of every success in this world.