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Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Chinese Man’s Home Near Pattaya Uncovers Large Military Grade Weapons Cache, and More

Thai authorities discovered a large cache of military-grade weapons at a Chinese man's home near Pattaya during an early Monday morning raid.

11 May The Phuket Express

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Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, May 4th to Sunday May 10th. They are not in any particular level of importance but are listed in the order of date of publication. Pattaya authorities detained a foreign man early Monday morning […] Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Chinese Man’s Home Near Pattaya Uncovers Large Military Grade Weapons Cache, and More -=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=- The Phuket Express - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.

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