{
  "id": 837638,
  "title": "Pattaya bar owner calls police over Aussie’s unpaid 32,540 baht bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/pattaya-bar-owner-calls-police-over-aussies-unpaid-32-540-baht-bill",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:26:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/australian-man-allegedly-drinks-13-hours-disputes-32540-baht-bill"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pattaya police officers became mediators after a Thai bar owner accused an Australian tourist of drinking for over 13 hours and refusing to pay a bill costing 32,540 baht, or around US$980. The 46 year old Thai woman, Meeliya, who owns a bar in the Soi Bua Khao in Pattaya, and her staff brought the … The story Pattaya bar owner calls police over Aussie’s unpaid 32,540 baht bill as seen on Thaiger…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}