Top Pattaya News From The Last Week: Motorcyclists Slap Indian Tourists Heads, Raid on Jomtien Sois, and More

Greetings to all our readers and supporters!

We have gathered together here our top LOCAL stories that happened in our areas, Pattaya and Chonburi, in the last week from Monday, January 13th, to Sunday, January 19th, 2024.

The stories are chosen by our editorial team and are not in any particular order of importance but roughly in order of publishing.

1. Young Motorcyclists Slap Indian Tourists Heads in South Pattaya, Locals Outraged

It is unclear if the suspects have been arrested yet.

Young Motorcyclists Slap Indian Tourists Heads in South Pattaya, Locals Outraged

2. Thieves Ransack Chinese Businessmans Luxury Home, Allegedly Steal Over 100 Million Baht in Watches

Many comments on our social media channels were skeptical of the claim or believed it was an inside job.

Thieves Ransack Chinese Businessmans Luxury Home, Allegedly Steal Over 100 Million Baht in Watches

3. Chonburi and Pattaya See 24 Million Visitors in 2024, Generating 260 Billion Baht in Revenue

Pattaya authorities expect even bigger growth in 2025.

Chonburi and Pattaya See 24 Million Visitors in 2024, Generating 260 Billion Baht in Revenue

4. Indian Tourist Allegedly Robbed of 132,000 Baht Gold Necklace on Pattaya Beach

A day later another Indian tourist claimed the same incident happened to him.

Indian Tourist Allegedly Robbed of 132,000 Baht Gold Necklace on Pattaya Beach

5. Pattaya Authorities Demolish Illegal Structures On Soi Jomtien 3 to Combat Illicit Drug Issues

This has now sparked a wider crackdown on ten areas in total in Banglamung.

Pattaya Authorities Demolish Illegal Structures On Soi Jomtien 3 to Combat Illicit Drug Issues

That’s all for this week, as always thanks for your support!

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Aim Tanakorn
The local news translator and writer at The Pattaya News. Tanakorn "Aim" Panyadee is a twenty-five 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.