An unidentified foreigner jumped to his death early Saturday night from the Rimhat Condo a.k.a. Jomtien Beach Condominium.
The elderly man who appears not to have been living at the condominium is estimated to be around 65-70 years old and did not carry a passport or any other form of identification. According to one unconfirmed report however, the victim was an Italian national.
A 72-year-old Chinese tourist on a group holiday with her elderly husband drowned in the sea off Jomtien beach at around 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The fatal incident happened opposite Jomtien Soi 5 and was reportedly “not the first in the area” in recent time.
An unidentified young foreign tourist thought be a Russian national was hit and killed by a fellow Russian motorist as he crossed Jomtien Beach Road making a video call on his phone.
The fatal accident happened opposite The Now Hotel on Jomtien Beach Road just before 3 a.m. on Sunday.
The yet unidentified victim carried no ID card or passport on him but is also believed to be a Russian national aged approx. 25-30 years old.
A 45-year-old Finnish tourist was reportedly stabbed by two Thai men near Soi Whitehouse in Jomtien just after midnight on Thursday. Mr. Juha Kannales was initially treated by paramedics at the scene and then taken to a local hospital for further checks and treatment. With the victim currently being unable to make a statement, the… Continue Reading
An elderly Italian national was killed Sunday afternoon by a sharp tree branch that had suddenly snapped off and fallen onto his head on Jomtien beach. The fatal accident happened opposite the Jomtien Garden hotel as the foreigner was strolling along the Jomtien beach promenade with his Thai wife. Continue Reading
In the early hours of Wednesday, a 30-year-old bar worker identified only as Mrs Pao was abducted from her bar by five Thai men who forced her into a minivan and sped off with her. The incident happened at 3.30 a.m. at Champions Bar in the Rompho bar complex off Jomtien Second Road. It is… Continue Reading
A 78-year-old Finnish expat who had been suffering from poor health and would often talk about suicide with friends apparently jumped to his death from a 10th-floor balcony at the Angket Condominium on Soi Wat Boon in Jomtien Tuesday morning. The unnamed foreigner who had reportedly been living alone in a room on the fourth… Continue Reading
A 58-year-old Swiss tourist reportedly choked to death on a noodle soup in Jomtien Tuesday afternoon. The fact that the victim had false teeth and also suffered from acute Asthma may have contributed to his tragic death. Mr. Ernst Albert Meier, from Bülach in the canton of Zürich, and his 32-year-old Thai girlfriend, who both reside… Continue Reading
A 38-year-old dancer at ‘We Are No.1 A-GoGo’ near the Dongtan police box in Jomtien was attacked and stabbed with a corkscrew by a jealous colleague late Friday night. The two bar girls had reportedly been arguing over a customer and decided to thrash or battle it out in front of the bar after the… Continue Reading
Ladyboy gangs, pushy tranny street walkers and pickpockets have become an ever-growing nuisance on Jomtien beach in recent years. In fact, it seems that with every one-off crackdown on “loitering” prostitutes on Pattaya beach, increasing numbers of small-time katoey criminals are moving over to Jomtien to target preferably elderly or intoxicated tourists in this quieter… Continue Reading
A 66-year-old British tourist (actually a close mate of your webmaster) had 10,000 Baht stolen from his wallet by a ladyboy on Jomtien Beach early Friday morning. The incident happened just after midnight on the staircase of a guesthouse on Soi Welcome 2 off Jomtien Beach Road – less than an hour after the victim… Continue Reading
A 73-year-old German expat apparently jumped to his death from the eighth floor of the View Talay 3 Condominium on Jomtien beach late Saturday night. The unnamed foreigner’s naked body was found by a security guard lying in the compound of the condominium complex at about 3 a.m. The elderly German was known to be… Continue Reading
