Pattaya Music Festival: From the 2010 Event to the 2026 Beach Concerts
A look back at Pattaya Music Festival 2010 and the official 2026 beachfront concerts, with practical advice for checking future schedules and travel details.
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Pattaya Property Agent Scams: How to Check an Agent Before Paying
Updated 17 October 2026. Pattaya has a busy market for condominiums, houses and long-term rentals. A helpful agent can save time, but a deposit paid to the wrong person or a contract signed before basic checks can leave a buyer or renter facing a difficult dispute. This guide explains practical due diligence before you hand…
Big lawyer scam in Pattaya
Tomorrow at the Police station in Jomtien one of the biggest cases of this year will be revealed. It involves corrupt Thai police and Lawyers and simple criminals in Pattaya. A former lawyer called “JOE” has with his gang of seven others and his wife taken millions of THB from several victims in Pattaya area.…
Avoiding Bag Snatching in Pattaya: Safer Streets and Transport
Reduce the risk of bag and necklace snatching in Pattaya with practical tips for walking, open transport and reporting theft.
Tony Fitness knockout in Pattaya
Thailand foremost fitness chains are losing the battle for the fittest in Pattaya. While WOW Fitness (or what the name is today) is down seizing its small fitness center in Pattaya, Tony Fitness is expanding massively. After cancel towels and last month Yoga mats they now cancel some of the space they have to save…
Passport Checks in Pattaya: What Foreign Visitors Should Carry
Can police ask for your passport in Pattaya? Learn what to carry, when an original may be required and how to get assistance.
Criminals in Pattaya on the run
Criminals in Pattaya on the run The Thai immigration have stepped up its effort to make Pattaya a fun city without foreign criminals and I guess they started by arresting the former head of the Thai Pattaya Swat team AKA Sifu. They also arrested a motorbike boss called the Mad dog from Belgium and apparently…
What happened to Elyas on Koh Chang?
What happened to Elyas on Koh Chang? A Swedish man on holiday has died after just arrived to the Island Koh Chang and the Thai police keep it as a closed secret on how he died. But the body was too badly “destroyed” that they had to get dental records and DNA to know if…