From Andrew Drummond, BangkokApril 11 2010 Tourists, among them scores of Britons, joined a mass exodus from Bangkok today (Sunday) in the wake of bloody anti-government demonstrations in which 19 died and over 800 were injured. Millions headed to the country for the New Year holiday and to escape a city ravaged by red-shirted supporters of ousted […]
FROM ANDREW DRUMMOND, BANGKOKMarch 30 2010Pictures: Berm, Chiang MaiRoger Pettit A British pensioner, who allegedly trawled the Northern capital of Chiang Mai for hill tribe children, today faces the rest of his life in jail after being seized on drugs and child sexual abuse and charges. Roger Leslie Pettit, 67, from Brighton, who police said had a history […]
FROM ANDREW DRUMMOND,BANGKOK, MARCH 28 2010The visit by Unite Chief Derek Simpson to a Bangkok sex bar was ‘inappropriate and regrettable’, a Thai labour leader said in Bangkok today.Following revelations that Simpson, Joint Secretary General of Unite, which is leading the British Airways strike, went to a bar called ‘Playskool’ with a union colleague while […]
Scots sex club kings lose fight to have brave journalist jailed March 26 2010 Above is how the Scottish Sunday Mail reported my court victory over James Lumsden in what has become the MacMafia libel case. And linked here is a story in the Glasgow Herald describing my fight against dubious businessmen in Pattaya. THE […]
FROM ANDREW DRUMMONDBANGKOK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 2010 Keith Burbage wanted his money back This is the face of British retired executive Keith Burbage. The former director of ‘The Stationery Office’ was beaten after pulling out of a house purchase deal in Thailand.Burbage, 56, now retired, had decided to fight back after losing a ₤40,000 deposit […]
FROM ANDREW DRUMMOND, BANGKOK, FEBRUARY 27 2010A SCOTS engineer said to have weeks to live has stunned doctors by making a recovery – helped by his Thai partner.Allan Hyne , 64, is to be discharged from a hospital in Thailand having got over a brain bug, which left him in a coma.Last week his family, […]
First the Royal Marines: – Now retired ‘Para’ is struck down in Thailand’s jet ski warFrom ANDREW DRUMMOND , BANGKOK, February 20 2010A 61-yr-old retired paratrooper from Walsall has become the latest victim in a ‘jet ski war’ which has claimed hundreds of tourist victims in Thailand.Last night David Marshall, a former Sergeant in (2 […]
NB: Parahawking continues in Nepal despite the threat. For up to date information contact Scott Mason through his website – www.parahawking.comLink to Daily MailLink to Evening StandardPictures: Scott MasonFrom Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, February 17 2010Londoner Scott Mason, the ‘Birdman of Dagenham’, who runs a vulture rescue centre in the Himalayas, today faced being shut down […]
From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, Monday February 15 2010The British Foreign Office has issued a diplomatic note to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs covering a letter expressing fears that an attempt made be made to abduct an 11-yr-old pupil at an international school in Bangkok. The move followed a complaint by John Goodman, 50, the Bangkok based […]
From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, Feb 7 2009 GANGLAND IN HUA HIN (CNTD) Pictures by Andrew Chant and Hua Hin News A wealthy Briton who skipped bail during his high profile trial for drugs dealing has been able to live the ‘high life’ in Thailand due to incompetence and bungling by police and the Crown Prosecution Service. Darren Oxley, who […]
Andrew Drummond is a British independent journalist and occasional television documentary maker. He is a former Fleet Street, London, journalist having worked at the Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, News of the World, Observer and The Times.