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Every news report we have published, newest first — Pattaya and Chonburi crime, Bangkok incidents, weather warnings, festivals and the stories our writers cover from the ground. Checked against primary sources and updated as details change.
Updated 1 August 2026 • Crime
The bodies of Diana Nazimova, 22, and her 17-year-old brother Roman were recovered from a shallow grave in Huai Yai, Chonburi, on the night of 31 July 2026. Two men have been arrested and have confessed. A second grave two kilometres away held a Thai family of three missing since June. Two more suspects are at large.
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Updated 30 July 2026 • Culture & Isan
Ubon Ratchathani's candle procession closes today, 30 July 2026, on Khao Phansa. 47 carved-wax floats, a TAT Signature Event designation, free seats for 5,000 — and what is still on show after the parade ends.
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28 July 2026 • Crime
Pattaya tourist police announced the arrest of four suspects on 27 July 2026 over the assault and robbery of a 53-year-old Australian tourist in December 2025, seven months after the case went viral.
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28 July 2026 • Crime
Thai police raided a two-storey townhouse in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, on 27 July 2026 and rescued three Indian tourists who had been bound, beaten and held for ransom since 21 July after buying a cheap Pattaya tour package.
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26 July 2026 • News
On 24 and 25 July 2026 Pattaya staged two very different fight nights — Tyson Fury's comeback tune-up at Max Muay Thai Stadium and a free Muay Thai tournament on Central Pattaya Beach.
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26 July 2026 • News
A 34-year-old French national died on Saturday 25 July 2026 after Bangkok police shot him during a knife attack in Soi Phatthanakan 43, Suan Luang, in which a police officer was wounded.
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