Pattaya, Thailand’s biggest stories from the last week: Transferred police chief resumes his post, and more

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, September 26th, 2022, to Sunday, October 2nd, 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. Armored truck carrying 10 million baht crashes in Pattaya, two guards and driver killed

The accident happened during heavy rain but brought many netizens out to comment about speed as a possible factor.

Armored truck carrying 10 million baht crashes in Pattaya, two guards and driver killed

2. Thai good Samaritan helps 10-year-old Chinese-American girl on trek from Chonburi to Bangkok to see her mother

Pattaya tourist police later paid a visit to the girl’s dad and found no issues, according to the police.

Thai good Samaritan helps 10-year-old Chinese-American girl on trek from Chonburi to Bangkok to see her mother

3. Transferred Pattaya police chief is back at Pattaya police station

An investigation by senior Chonburi police into recent trafficking cases reported in Pattaya found that the chief had no personal lapse in his duties.

Transferred Pattaya police chief is back at Pattaya police station

4. Pattaya’s own MMA fighter, Stamp Fairtex, beats Malaysian contender at ONE Prime Video 2

Stamp is now eligible to face champ Angela Lee in a rematch for the title.

Pattaya’s own MMA fighter, Stamp Fairtex, beats Malaysian contender at ONE Prime Video 2

5. Pattaya Police to intensely patrol Pattaya Beach, crack down on illegal alcohol drinking after recent incidents

This was triggered by multiple incidents on the beach near the police station, including several gunshots from a blank gun being fired on the beach.

Pattaya Police to intensely patrol Pattaya Beach, crack down on illegal alcohol drinking after recent incidents

That’s it for this week. The Pattaya News 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.