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The Latest Breaking News from Chon Buri

83 Bangkok pubs closed over safety concerns

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered all 50 districts in the city to carry out safety checks at entertainment venues, following the fatal nightclub fire in Chon Buri and another recent fire in the Silom area.

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Army receives more Strykers

The Royal Thai Army has received a delivery 10 US-made Stryker armoured infantry carriers, which arrived recently at Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri.

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Fatal fire pub owner detained, admits guilt

CHON BURI: The owner of the Sattahip pub that burned down early on Friday morning, killing 15, is under detention at a police station after he reported to police on Saturday night. His lawyer said his client had confessed to all charges.

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Something of a cover-up on the beach

A "No Bikinis" sign on a Thai beach prompted a considerable debate last week although it appears to be little more than a storm in a B-cup. The sign appeared on Koh Samae San, a small Chon Buri island owned by the Thai Navy which apparently disapproves of this type…

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83 Bangkok pubs shuttered over safety concerns

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Five senior police transferred over pub inferno

CHON BURI: Five senior officers including the chief of the Phlu Ta Luang police station in Sattahip district have been transferred pending an investigation into the Mountain B pub inferno that left 15 people dead and 37 injured.

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Death toll from pub inferno rises to 15

CHON BURI: The death toll from a blaze that tore through a nightclub in Sattahip district rose to 15 on Saturday, as one more injured victim was pronounced dead. The number of injured people stood at 37.

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Prayut wants swift pub fire action

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered another investigation into the Chon Buri pub fire that killed 14 people and injured 36 others after an initial probe found the establishment had been illegally altered and operated.

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Don't skimp on pub safety

Heads are rolling after a deadly fire broke out at a pub in Chon Buri province in the early hours of Friday morning, killing 14 people and injuring at least 36 others.

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Sattahip district chief transferred after pub inferno

CHON BURI: The Sattahip district chief has been quickly transferred in the wake of the Mountain B pub fire that killed 14 people and injured 38 others early Friday morning.

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Fire at Chon Buri pub kills 13

At least 13 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in a fire at a pub in Sattahip district.

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Fire at Chon Buri pub kills 14, injures 38

CHON BURI: Fourteen people were killed and 38 others were reported injured by a fire at a crowded pub in Sattahip district early Friday morning.

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Na Jomtien to reopen fully in 2025

Chon Buri: The 3.5-kilometre-long Na Jomtien beach in Pattaya City is expected to fully reopen to tourists in 2025 when the iconic beach is fully fortified by sand fences in a coastal erosion prevention project initiated in 2020.

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1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidents

A man was killed and another lost both legs in two separate train accidents on Saturday - one in Khon Kaen province in the Northeast and the other in Chon Buri province southeast of Bangkok.

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Pattaya to host 'Olympic Day Walk-Run'

Pattaya beach in Chon Buri will be the venue for the final "Olympic Day Walk-Run" of 2022, which is scheduled for Sept 10 at 6pm.

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Traditional buffalo race in Chon Buri kicks off rice growing season

CHON BURI: Farmers in this central province raced their water buffaloes at a muddy annual race on Sunday to mark the beginning of the new rice growing season at the start of the monsoon weather, in a tradition dating back to the 1800s which celebrates the beasts of burden.

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Thai women dominate Pattaya Marathon 2022

PATTAYA, CHON BURI: Three Thai women swept the Pattaya Marathon 2022 held at this seaside resort town on Sunday morning, while a Thai man came third in the men's category after a Kenyan and a Russian.

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Enjoy seaside art exhibition in Pattaya

Prepare to appreciate art amid a sea breeze and enjoy fun family-friendly activities during "Art Beat By The Beach", which will take place at Dusit Thani Pattaya Hotel in Chon Buri from Friday to Saturday from 4-10pm.

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EEC panel endorses new smart city in Chon Buri

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, yesterday greenlighted the new smart city development covering a 15,000-rai plot of land in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, 15 kilometres from U-tapao airport.

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Govt panel approves B1.3tn Chon Buri smart city plan

A government panel has approved a plan to build a 1.34 trillion baht smart city in an industrial hub near the capital that’s already drawn billions of dollars of investment pledges from global automotive, robotics, healthcare and logistics companies.

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Man rushed to hospital after smoking marijuana in Pattaya

PATTAYA, Chon Buri: A man was rushed to Pattaya City Hospital for emergency treatment for breathing difficulties after smoking marijuana on Pattaya beach late on Saturday night, police said.

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Norwegian man found stabbed, alone in hotel room

CHON BURI: A 54-year-old Norwegian man was rushed to hospital after being found with a stab wound to his abdomen in a hotel room in Pattaya on Wednesday night.

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Mud, sweat and cheers: Traditional water buffalo race enthralls Chon Buri crowds

Boys scurry, duck and weave through crowds sheltering from the suffocating heat before upending buckets of cooling water on beefy bovines waiting to compete at the annual traditional buffalo races in Chon Buri on Sunday.

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Rites for Surin murder victim, police questioning foreign suspect

SURIN: Funeral rites began on Friday for a transgender woman found murdered at her house in Prasat district on Wednesday as the prime suspect, a Lithuanian man arrested in Chon Buri, arrived back in Surin under police escort.

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Police crack down on gun trading ring

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police on Monday launched multiple raids on an illegal gun trading network allegedly run by Danupol "Bell" Samaesarn, with operations in Bangkok, Chon Buri, Kanchanaburi, Udon Thani and Chiang Mai provinces.

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