Pattaya, Thailand’s biggest stories from the last week: Brawl on Walking Street, massive explosion in Center of Pattaya, Thai Traffic fines go up now

Greetings 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, August 29th, 2022, to Sunday, September 4th, 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. Viral video of Walking Street fight between foreign man, Thai woman, and several Thai men allegedly over unpaid food bill goes viral

Everyone involved in this viral incident has not been identified as of press time.

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/29/viral-video-of-walking-street-fight-between-foreign-man-thai-woman-and-several-thai-men-allegedly-over-unpaid-food-bill-goes-viral/

2. Massive explosion obliterates Thai restaurants and buildings in the center of Pattaya, one Laotian worker seriously injured

Pattaya City is paying the damages and medical bills, investigation of blast ongoing.

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/30/massive-explosion-obliterates-thai-restaurants-and-buildings-in-central-pattaya-one-laotian-worker-seriously-injuried/

3. Malaysian tourists topple Indians in terms of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand, TAT director says

Great news for Thailand’s battered tourism industry.

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/31/malaysian-tourists-topple-indians-in-terms-of-foreign-tourists-arriving-in-pattaya-tat-director-says/

4. Thai penalties for traffic offenses to increase from September 5th

Bigger fines and penalties.

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/03/thai-penalties-for-traffic-offenses-to-increase-from-september-5th/

5. Pattaya Elite Gym and Fitness officially opens for business with 23 million baht budget

A great new place to get fit.

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/02/pattaya-elite-gym-and-fitness-officially-opens-for-business-with-23-million-baht-budget/

That’s it for this week’s recap. TPN hopes the next week will bring you good news!

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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.