The Latest Breaking News from Chon Buri

Navy moves to close luxury resort 'built on state property'

CHON BURI: The Royal Thai Navy has ordered a luxury resort in Sattahip district to suspend operations for allegedly encroaching on state land.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

Norwegian found dead in Pattaya

PATTAYA: A Norwegian man was found dead in his apartment in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri on Wednesday night, according to local police.

Bangkok Post · Mar 9, 2023

Pattaya gets set for Chinese

Pattaya has shrugged off concerns over Chinese businesses, including those using Thai nominees, partly because the tourism market from the mainland is slowly reviving.

Bangkok Post · Mar 2, 2023

PIN expects land sales in east to expand

Industrial estate developer Pinthong Industrial Park Plc (PIN) expects its land sales in the eastern provinces of Chon Buri and Rayong to reach 420 rai, driven by investment from China in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing.

Bangkok Post · Feb 27, 2023

Local police chief in Chon Buri probed for gambling link

The chief of the Bowin police station in Si Racha district of Chon Buri has been transferred to an inactive post pending an investigation into his alleged financial link to the Saipay69 gambling site.

Bangkok Post · Feb 25, 2023

Korean shot in Pattaya food shop

CHON BURI: A Korean man said to have been making a lot of noise was shot in the leg by another customer in a food shop in Pattaya early Wednesday morning, and a second bullet hit a passing motorcyclist in the leg.

Bangkok Post · Feb 22, 2023

Rivals vie for Chon Buri

The elections in Chon Buri are being closely watched because not only is it a battleground between two opposing camps, but the outcome can also decide the fate of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is seeking to return as head of the government.

Bangkok Post · Feb 19, 2023

Pheu Thai's Paetongtarn far ahead for PM in Chon Buri: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung-Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party leads other candidates for the post of prime minister among voters in the eastern province of Chon Buri, according to the result of a survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

Bangkok Post · Feb 19, 2023

2,200-passenger cruise ship visits Chon Buri

CHON BURI: A cruise ship with more than 2,200 tourists on board docked in Si Racha district on Friday to begin a two-day visit expected to generate 20 million baht for this eastern province.

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2023

IEAT, PIN allot B2bn for expansion of complex

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and industrial estate developer Pinthong Industrial Park Plc (PIN) will spend 2 billion baht expanding a PIN-run industrial complex in Chon Buri to support industries under the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.

Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2023