Thailand Publishes Offical Notice Ending 60-Day Visa-Free Stays; New 30-Day Rule for 60 Countries Takes Effect On September 15th, 2026
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
BANGKOK: Thailand’s official Royal Gazette published a set of Ministry of Interior announcements late on the night of August 31st, 2026, formally ending the special 60-day visa exemption that had applied to 93 countries and territories since mid-2024. The new rules take effect on September 15th, 2026. The notices appear in Volume 143, Special Issue […]
Thailand Publishes Offical Notice Ending 60-Day Visa-Free Stays; New 30-Day Rule for 60 Countries Takes Effect On September 15th, 2026
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Pattaya Holds Advance Meeting With US Navy Security Team Ahead of Port Visit, Discusses Rules for Sailors Visiting
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
PATTAYA: On August 31st, 2026, a meeting between Pattaya City officials and US Navy Security teams was held at Pattaya City Hall to prepare security and visitor services for U.S. Navy personnel due to arrive this week. It included setting rules and guidelines for visiting sailors like banning certain streets like Soi 6 or venues […]
Pattaya Holds Advance Meeting With US Navy Security Team Ahead of Port Visit, Discusses Rules for Sailors Visiting
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Women’s Volleyball Team Goes to Olympics, Deportation Made Easier, and More
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, August 24th to Sunday, August 30th. They are not in any particular level of importance but are listed in the order of date of publication. Thai police have reported a major nationwide crackdown on […]
Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Women’s Volleyball Team Goes to Olympics, Deportation Made Easier, and More
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Pattaya Police Question Shooting Victim after Surgery; Suspect Remains Hospitalized Under Guard
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
PATTAYA: Police have begun questioning a man wounded in a late-night shooting in South Pattaya after doctors removed a bullet fragment from his foot, while the alleged shooter remains under police watch in hospital and has not yet been charged. The incident involved Mongkhon “Mack” Khamprasong, 29, a Territorial Defense Volunteer (Or Sor) from Bang […]
Pattaya Police Question Shooting Victim after Surgery; Suspect Remains Hospitalized Under Guard
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Shooting Outside South Pattaya Nightclub Injures Two Men, One Shot Himself Accidentally
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
PATTAYA: A former volunteer who reportedly once worked with multiple official agencies opened fire with a gun after claiming his pickup was surrounded by a group of intimidating youths, wounding a man with whom he allegedly had a prior dispute with before accidentally shooting himself in the leg, Pattaya police said. The incident happened early […]
Shooting Outside South Pattaya Nightclub Injures Two Men, One Shot Himself Accidentally
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Allegedly Heavily Drunk Chinese Driver Crashes Pickup Truck into High-voltage Power Pole Near Pattaya
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
HUAI YAI, CHONBURI: A 55-year-old Chinese man was injured early Monday morning after crashing a pickup truck into a high-voltage electricity pole near Pattaya while apparently heavily intoxicated, Huai Yai police said. Officers from Huai Yai Police Station received a report at about 1:30 a.m. on August 31st of a pickup truck driver that had […]
Allegedly Heavily Drunk Chinese Driver Crashes Pickup Truck into High-voltage Power Pole Near Pattaya
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Myanmar Man and Two Friends Attacked by Group of Transgender Women on Pattaya Beach Following Dispute Over Public Filming
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
PATTAYA, Thailand: A 26-year-old Myanmar national suffered a split scalp and other injuries late Sunday after a group of transgender women attacked him and two companions on Pattaya Beach following what they said was a dispute over inadvertently filming them while walking down the beach, police said. Officers from Muang Pattaya Police Station received a […]
Myanmar Man and Two Friends Attacked by Group of Transgender Women on Pattaya Beach Following Dispute Over Public Filming
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.
Thailand’s Women’s Volleyball Team Beats China and Goes to 2028 Olympics!
The Pattaya News
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Thailand’s women’s volleyball team just pulled off one of the most electric nights in the country’s sporting history, stunning hosts China 3-2 in a five-set thriller and punching their first-ever ticket to the Olympic Games! On Sunday night at Tianjin Olympic Center Gymnasium, the defending Asian champions refused to fold in front of a roaring […]
Thailand’s Women’s Volleyball Team Beats China and Goes to 2028 Olympics!
-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-
The Pattaya News - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.