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Frenchman arrested for threatening another foreigner in south Pattaya

Police arrested a 19-year-old French national at a hotel in south Pattaya after he had threatened an Englishman and his Thai girlfriend at their room in the same complex. About an hour before sunrise on Tuesday the receptionist at the Prima Place apartment on Third Road in south Pattaya called police to attend the scene as a 19-year-old French national, Salim Azzug, had threatened an Englishman and his Thai girlfriend with a long-bladed knife. The Frenchman was taken into custody and claimed he had just come back from a night of ingesting alcoholic beverages on Walking Street. He had become involved in an argument with some Thai men on the street and when he returned to the hotel he was still angry. At the same time he entered the lift to go to his room he shared the conveyance with a 29-year-old Englishman and his Thai girlfriend. Mr Azzug didn’t like the look of them, and it may well be the feeling was mutual, so when he exited the lift he went to his room, grabbed his knife and went to the Englishman’s room and tried to break in, banging the knife against the door. Police soon arrived and took Mr Azzug down to the station.

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http://www.pattayaon...-south-pattaya/



Pattaya Beach Road loiterers rounded up

More than 20 persons who were seen to be loitering, and probably littering, along the Beach Road promenade in the very early hours of Tuesday morning were asked by a task force of police and police volunteers to accompany the officers back to the station for interrogation, profiling and drug testing. At the station the collection of individuals, most of whom turned out to be ladyboys, were asked to provide a urine sample along with the females. The end result was that three of the ladyboys tested positive to having recently ingested an illicit substance. One female, described simply as ‘an alien’, also tested positive to having taken an illegal narcotic. These four were arrested while the remainder were all profiled for the police files before being released so they could return to Beach Road in time for the morning rush hour.

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http://www.pattayaon...ers-rounded-up/



Fight after ‘alleged’ Jet Ski Accident

On Thursday afternoon (6th), the Pattaya Police were called to stop a fight between a group of foreign tourists and a group of Thai men, which happened on the beach in front of Royal Garden Plaza.
The police arrived to see a group of foreigners and Thai were fighting with each other. They were stopped and taken to the police station for questioning. Witnesses reported to the police that the origin of fight happened because the group of foreigners rented a few jet skis and crashed into each other and the jet skis were damaged.
The Thai Jet ski operators requested compensation for the damage but the foreigners refused and walked away. That was when the fight started.
They were apprehended until further notice to establish a fair agreement, which will be overseen by the police.
Link here;
http://www.pattayape...IdArticle=25282




Dane, Dies with Friends

On Saturday evening Police and Medics were called about the “Death” of a man at Golden Inn Hotel, located in Soi Jomtien 7.
Police went to the scene to investigate and found the body of Mr. Erling Pedersen, aged 59 from Denmark lying on the floor in front of the bar inside the hotel. His Thai wife was holding his body and crying along with his friends who had been with him and witnessed his death.
There was a bruise at the back of his head which the police assumed that it could have caused his death. The police took the body to Banglamung Hospital to establish the cause.
The statement was given by a lady friend of Mr. Erling’s wife said that he was sitting at the bar, and ordered a small bottle of Thai whisky to drink with his friends. After he drank one glass, he appeared to have a seizure. He had suffered from a heart conditions for sometime.
He fell off the stool and his head hit the floor so hard that he lost consciousness straight away and never recovered.
Link here;
http://www.pattayape...IdArticle=25056


Refuted by Pattaya Police

A British newspaper reported that a British tourist, Mr. Richard Hewitt, had been held with out charge in a Pattaya Police cell for longer than the law stipulated and he experienced serious discomfort.
On Thursday evening Superintendant Police Colonel Nantawut Suwanlaong vehemently denied these allegations!
Mr. Hewitt was arrested after police were called to assist with a tourist who was drunk and disorderly and abusing the general public at large. This was on the 24th. of November. His visa had expired and so he was in the country illegally. He was detained and his case was presented to the Prosecutor General on the 25th of November for his consideration and The British Embassy was informed.
When Mr. Hewitt was called to make a statement but he appeared to be incapable of making any sense and was considered to be mentally unbalanced.
Police then contacted the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya for a psychological appraisal. He was then referred to an institute for mental disorders in Bangkok. He was held at the Saladaeng Police Station in Bangkok while his case is being considered.
Link here;
http://www.pattayape...IdArticle=25049


Ferry to Hua Hin

Representatives of the Thai Living Ferry Company, who operated a ferry service between Pattaya and Hua Hin, came to the Pattaya People Media Group office recently to discuss how to expand and inform about the activities of their ferry service. A high speed Catamaran boat is used for the ferry services, and it provides a comfortable crossing between the resorts of Pattaya and Hua Hin. Many safety measures have been taken to comply with international safety standards. The crossing takes 3 hours and 15 minutes and the boat can accommodate up to 75 passengers, there will be departures 3 times per week (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays). Departure from Pattaya at Ocean Marina is 8.30 am., and there are pick-up points in town. This is a great chance for people living in or visiting both Pattaya and Hua Hin to also experience either of the resorts just located opposite each other in the Gulf of Thailand. There is a promotion at the moment of 1,200 baht for a one way tickets for adults and 750 baht for children. Please contact Pattaya Service Center at the Pattaya People office in Soi Day-Night for further information.

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http://www.pattayape...IdArticle=24964