http://www.andrew-drummond.com Journalist covering Bangkok, Thailand and Southeast Asia Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:19:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, Saturday July 19 2008 The family and friends of a young backpacker who was gunned down by a policeman in Thailand have begun a nationwide poster campaign in Canada to demand the killer be brought to court. Leading the ‘search for justice’ is Ernest Del Pinto, from Calgary, ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/07/19/canadians-protest-murder-by-thai-police-july-19-08/ So here I am face to face with a Komodo Dragon on Rinca Island in Indonesia where three unfortunate Brits along with a Swede and a Frenchman were washed up after their dive boat went off without them. But no need to worry. The park rangers gave me this white stick ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/06/16/up-against-the-komodo-dragons-and-jeremy-clarkson-blog/ British divers swept out to sea tell of their terrifying ordeal From Andrew Drummond, Pulau Bidadari, Indonesia For SUN story and slide show click here UNEDITED VERSION HERE From Andrew Drummond, Pulau Bidadari, Indonesia This is the moment 25-yr-old Charlotte Allin thought she was about to die.   Charlotte hanging on to 'Wilson'. Copyright James Manning Strapped to a ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/06/12/i-decided-to-pluck-all-my-resources-to-live-the-sun-june-09-08/ By Andrew Drummond For full story and pictures click here Three British divers swept away by powerful currents in the shark-infested Indian Ocean told last night how they fought off an attack by a man-eating Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard. The group were threatened by the 10ft beast as they awaited rescue ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/06/12/alone-on-dragon-island-how-britons-swept-away-during-dive-survived-their-terrifying-ordeal-mail-on-sunday-june-8-08/   Dive industry split over ‘Open Water’ drama, but life-saving British diver is ‘real hero’ say colleagues   From Andrew Drummond, Phuket     The British diver involved in the controversial ‘Open Water’ drama off the Great Barrier Reef has been acclaimed as a ‘real hero’ by colleagues despite accusations levelled against him in Australia ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/06/02/dive-industry-split-over-open-water-hero-june-01-08/ “I have, no cash, no job, and can’t work” replies Mr. Swirly after being asked to discuss compensation to child’s father   From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok Monday June 2nd 2008   Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil, now better known as ‘Mr. Swirly’, came face to face with the father of one of his victims in ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/06/02/i-have-no-cash-no-job-says-mr-swirly-dealing-with-compensation-claim-june-2-08/ British traffic cop turns to ‘sex trafficker’  Picture left AP From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok May 21 2008 A former Liverpool traffic policeman was arrested in Thailand yesterday for trafficking in women to the sex slave trade in Britain. Ian Shuttleworth, aged 42, was arrested at his Bangkok apartment after a tip of to Thai ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/05/21/british-traffic-cop-turns-to-sex-trafficker/ From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok Sunday April 20th 2008 A Briton, who fled the Philippines with his girlfriend and baby daughter to avoid being jailed on adultery charges, said today (Sunday) that he would undergo DNA tests in Bangkok to prove that he was the baby’s father. And he begged British officials to allow ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/04/21/please-let-us-come-home-pleads-father-in-philippines-adultery-case-april-21/ British father who fled Philippines begs the government to let him bring his family to UK - Daily Mail  Safe: Dad facing jail for adultery - Sunday Mirror April 20 08 Link: Why wont the Foreign Office help? Mail on Sunday     From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok   A British father, who faces seven years jail for ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/04/20/briton-charged-with-adultery-flees-philippines-with-baby-april-20-08/  To the posters at ThaiVisa .com Dear All, My name is Aaron Quill, Kevin's eldest son. I would like to say thank you (to most of you at least!) for your support over the past 8 years (and now), what happened in the court was an absolute shock to myself, my family and ... http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2008/04/16/open-letter-from-aaron-quill-on-the-jailing-of-his-father-in-thailand-april-16-08/