Troops Crush Militants In Thai Uprising
From The TimesApril 29, 2004Troops crush militants in Thai uprisingFrom Andrew Drummond in BangkokTHAI troops killed 34 militants who had hidden in a mosque yesterday during the bloodiest day of violence in 30 years of unrest in the south of the country.Across the region, in the mainly Muslim southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Songkhla, 132 […]
Burma Rebel Chief Comes Out Of The Jungle To Talk Peace
From The TimesJanuary 16, 2004Burma rebel chief comes out of jungle to talk peaceGeneral flies to Rangoon seeking release of junta opponents in return for laying down armsBy Andrew DrummondAFTER fighting the Burmese military junta for more than 55 years, General Bo Mya, leader of the Karen National Union (KNU), the last large rebel group […]
Canadian tells how Thai policeman murdered her best friend
Nation: Cop executed my best friend Canadian recounts Thai shooting that killed friend – Toronto Star In a carbon copy murder similar to the police execution of two British backpackers in Thailand four years ago – a young Canadian tourist told yesterday how a Thai policeman executed her best friend. Twenty-four-year-old Carly Reisig, from British […]
Palace Bitch From The Slums Wins The Heart Of A Nation
Palace bitch from slums wins the heart of a nationBy Andrew Drummond in BangkokDecember 4 2002More than 100,000 people queued to buy the book of her life on the first day of its sale.And though she is from the humblest of origins she is now the king’s favourite.Tongdaeng (Copper), the former Bangkok stray bitch adopted […]
The Philosopher's Wife
RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE: Scholar: My Thai wife is a murdererAndrew DrummondThe NationBuri Rampublish on Sep 18, 2002An American academic who fled Thailand for Japan alleges that he was tricked into covering up the brutal torture and murder of a Thai bar girl, who he claims was killed by his ex-wife.Police said they were investigating […]
Dogs Of Soccer War
DOGS OF SOCCER WARSunday Mirror, May 5, 2002 by ANDY GARDNER, ANDREW DRUMMONDBRITISH soccer hooligans are secretly plotting to wreck the World Cup.More than 100 violent hard-core thugs are determined to wreak havoc in Japan after slipping into the country from Thailand.The plan to disrupt the soccer tournament has been hatched by notorious troublemakers Chris […]
Campaign Forces Closure Of Tourist Attraction
The Times February 5th 1998 Thai police free tribal captives in ‘human zoo’.Inquiry begins after Times campaign forces closure of ‘tourist attraction’, Andrew Drummond reportsARMED police and local militia raided a remote village in northern Thailand yesterday and released 33 people from a Burmese Padaung hill tribe of long-necked women, who had been kept in […]
Thailand Backs Closure Of 'Human Zoo' For Long-Necked Slaves
The Times January 27 1998 An official inquiry into a labour camp where tribespeople are forced to perform for tourists has called for those responsible to be prosecuted. Andrew Drummond reports from Bangkok on a scandal exposed by The Times A THAI government inquiry has confirmed a report in The Times on a slave labour camp, […]
Rescuers Abandon Attempts To Free 'Human Zoo' Women
The Times January 4 1998Members of a Burmese tribe who were rescued from captivity by welfare workers have been sent back to their kidnappers by Thai police, Andrew Drummond reports from Mai AiAN attempt to free the captive women and children of a Burmese long-necked hill tribe, who have been kept under guard as a […]
Prisoners In A Human Zoo. The Original Story
The Times Nov 22 1997Tourists are contributing to Thai slavery writes Andrew DrummondWOMEN from a remote Burmese hill tribe who are renowned for their long necks are being used as exhibits in a human zoo in Thailand, where they sought refuge after fleeing from Burma’s military junta.Three of the villagers, who have been found by […]
