The Latest Breaking News from Chon Buri

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.