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24 illegal workers arrested at Chinese data centre project in Rayong

RAYONG - A raid on illegal migrant workers netted 24 Myanmar and Chinese nationals at the construction site of a Chinese-run data centre on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

38 illegal foreign workers arrested at Rayong construction site run by Chinese-owned firm

Authorities arrested 38 foreign nationals for working without permits during a raid on a construction site of a Chinese-owned company in Nikhom Phatthana district of Rayong province.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22

Norwegian implicated in Thai boxing camp sex scandal dies

An 80-year-old Norwegian man who financially supported a Muay Thai boxing camp in Rayong and was accused of sexually abusing boys there died two days before police raided the camp and arrested its supervisor, authorities said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 16

Tattooed young woman’s body found in trash in Rayong

Police combing CCTV footage and missing persons records for clues

Bangkok Post · Jun 18

Dark, smelly waters linked to sediment

The Ministry of Industry has ordered the strictest level of environmental monitoring following reports of unusually dark seawater and foul odours in Pradu Bay in Rayong province.

Bangkok Post · Jun 8

Sea cucumbers turn Rayong beach pink

The appearance of thousands of pink sea cucumbers washed ashore on a beach in Rayong on Saturday is a rare natural phenomenon that poses no threat to the marine ecosystem, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 6

Continental expands phase 2 of Rayong plant

Continental AG, the German tyre and rubber products manufacturer based in Hannover, is expanding the second phase of its Rayong plant with an annual production capacity of 3 million tyres and a total investment of more than €300 million (around 13 billion baht).

Bangkok Post · May 25

Toxic smoke alert from fire in Rayong

People living near Thai Plastic and Chemicals Plc in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong have been advised to stay away from toxic smoke from its plant fire.

Bangkok Post · Sep 23, 2024

Plane makes emergency landing at U-Tapao

A flydubai plane travelling from Dubai to the Philippines made an emergency landing at U-Tapao airport in Rayong in the early hours of Saturday after its landing gear failed to deploy. No injuries were reported.

Bangkok Post · Jun 17, 2024

PM wants F1 circuit near U-Tapao airport

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met Formula One organisers in Italy and said he hoped the construction of a Formula One racing circuit would start near U-Tapao airport in Rayong province in three or four years.

Bangkok Post · May 21, 2024