A 45-year-old Omani tourist was robbed by two ladyboy pickpockets on the Pattaya Beach Road promenade Wednesday night, losing the equivalent of 10,000 Baht in Omani currency. According to Pattaya One, the Middle Eastern tourist was strolling along the beach promenade with an Omani friend when, just opposite the Royal Garden Plaza mall, the foreigners… Continue Reading
Indian Tourist Robbed by Knife-Wielding Thai Women on Motorbike
An Indian tourist in Pattaya was reportedly robbed off over 15,000 Baht by two Thai women riding a motorcycle in the early hours of Sunday. Incidentally, the robbery occurred on Soi 9 off Pattaya Beach Road just behind the local police station. But what makes this case even more unusual than the oddish scene of… Continue Reading
Chinese Tourist Has 200k Baht Gold Necklace Robbed in Pattaya
Why would anyone in his right mind wear a gold necklace worth an alleged 200,000 Baht (that’s nearly 6,000 US dollars) while walking around Pattaya by night and buying fruit with his family? Well, there has never been a shortage of stupid in Pattaya, and the ever-increasing influx of nouveau-riche Chinese and Indian tourists, most… Continue Reading
Indian Tourist Catches Ladyboy Necklace Thief on Beach Road
A young Indian tourist had a 40,000-Baht gold necklace snatched from around his neck by a three-man ladyboy gang on Pattaya beach late Friday night. Chasing the three culprits the 24-year-old tourist managed to catch one of them, however he wasn’t able to retrieve his necklace. Continue Reading
Pattaya Ladyboy Meets Another Indian Necklace Snatch Victim
Just for the record (these stories aren’t quite “breaking news” anymore): Yet another Indian tourist had a gold necklace snatched from around his neck by a ladyboy presumably riding a motorcycle last night. According to Pattaya One, the incident occurred at around 1 a.m. Sunday morning outside Mona’s Bar on Soi 14 in Central Pattaya.… Continue Reading
Chinese Tourist Loses 150k Baht Gold Necklace to Ladyboys
It’s a frustrating reality. Theft cases where foreign tourists have a gold necklace or a handbag snatched from a bunch of ladyboys or motorcycle snatch-and-grab-thieves have become a nearly daily fixture in Pattaya. Most often the victims are Chinese or first-time visitors from India who all appear rather clueless about the risks of hitting town… Continue Reading
Sleeping Chinese Tourist Robbed on Pattaya Beach
A 25-year-old Chinese tourist claims he was robbed on Pattaya beach opposite Soi 10 early Monday evening after he had walked around Pattaya for “many hours,” stopped for a rest on the beach and fell asleep. When he woke up, he alleges, his bag containing 27,000 Baht, 1,000 Hong Kong dollars in cash and a… Continue Reading
Pattaya Beach Ladyboy Snatches Indian Tourist’s Gold Necklace
Another day, another gold necklace snatched on the darkly-lit Pattaya beach road promenade, the seaside resort’s #1 hangout for nocturnal freelance hookers of either gender and similarly dodgy creatures of the night, popularly also known as “Coconut Bar.” Who in his right mind would wear a gold necklace there after dark? Once again the culprit… Continue Reading
German Grab-And-Snatch Victim in Full View of Police Checkpoint
A 56-year-old German national identified only as Mr Jochen had his bag stolen by a motorbike grab-and-snatch thief after he had gone for an early-morning walk, as it seems, somewhere on the “dark side” in East Pattaya. The incident occurred at around 4 a.m. Friday morning and in full view of a police checkpoint, with… Continue Reading
Thai Girl Nabbed for Snatching Indian Tourist’s Gold Necklace
A 24-year-old Thai girl was arrested on Pattaya Beach Road Monday night for snatching a gold necklace from an Indian national a day earlier. The 35-year-old tourist, named as Mr. Lahas Lagen, and an Indian friend had reportedly been strolling along the Pattaya beach promenade opposite the Best Friends bar complex Sunday night when the… Continue Reading
Showy Chinese Tourist Has 100k Baht Gold Necklace Snatched
There’s obviously no shortage of new-rich Chinese tourists in Pattaya that like to show off their wealth by night and make easy prey for motorbike grab-and snatch thieves. This time a 43-year-old Chinese shipyard owner from Shanghai fell victim basically to his own carelessness and had a necklace worth an alleged 100,000 Baht snatched from… Continue Reading
Ladyboy Pickpocket Nabbed by Pattaya Motorbike Taxi Driver
In the early hours of Thursday, a quick-witted Pattaya motorbike taxi driver stationed outside the Royal Garden Plaza mall on Pattaya Beach Road caught a ladyboy pickpocket red-handed and managed to detain the suspect and hand him over to the police. Less than two weeks ago, the alert 35-year-old taxi driver along with a colleague… Continue Reading
