Biggest Stories in Pattaya From The Last Week: Transgender People Attack Foreign Tourists After Being Misgendered and More

Greetings to all our readers and supporters!

We have gathered together here our top LOCAL stories that happened in our areas, Pattaya and Chonburi, in the last week from Monday, July 31st, to Sunday, August 6th, 2023.

The stories are chosen by our editorial team and are not in a particular order of importance but roughly in order of publishing.

1. Thai Police Pledge to Eradicate Foreign Motorcycle Clubs Involved in Alleged Criminal Activities

One proposal is to strengthen visa requirements for retired foreigners, which drew huge discussion online. It’s important to note it is only talk without any level of legal proposal yet submitted.

Thai Police Pledge to Eradicate Foreign Motorcycle Clubs Involved in Alleged Criminal Activities

2. Large Group of Pattaya Beach Transgender People Assault Foreign Tourists After Being Allegedly Misgendered and Offended

The tourists were slightly hurt after allegedly misgendering the suspect. Two of the transgender individuals involved were also slightly injured. The incident took place after one of the tourist’s allegedly offended one of the transgender people by calling them a man.

Large Group of Pattaya Beach Transgender People Assault Foreign Tourists After Being Allegedly Misgendered and Offended

3. Pattaya Bikini Beach Race Set for October 28th, Registration Now Open

Get your bikini ready and register now!

Pattaya Bikini Beach Race Set for October 28th, Registration Now Open

4. Robbery Incident Against Kuwaiti Tourists at Pattaya Viewpoint Turns Out to Be Bad Prank, Tourists to be Blacklisted

The tourists who orchestrated this prank are reportedly set to be deported and placed on a blacklist from re-entering Thailand.

Robbery Incident Against Kuwaiti Tourists at Pattaya Viewpoint Turns Out to Be Bad Prank, Tourists to be Blacklisted

5. Sattahip Nightclub Inferno Leaves Vietnamese Woman in Severe Debt Due to Mounting Medical Expenses

August 5th marked the one year anniversary of this nightclub inferno that killed 26 people. The Vietnamese lady who survived the incident is now suffering not only from her severe boy burns but also from mounting medical debt. Support her by donating via the bank account provided in the article.

Sattahip Nightclub Inferno Leaves Vietnamese Woman in Severe Debt Due to Mounting Medical Expenses

That’s it for this week, have a safe week ahead!

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The Pattaya News, owned by our parent company TPN media.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.