A WORD IN YOUR EAR DEAR MAYOR! An open letter to Chaiyan Turasakul , Mayor of the Thai island of Koh Tao, Dear Mayor, I see you are upset by British media reports over the death of Christina Annersley on your beautiful island of Koh Tao, another young British tourist who has died of natural […]
FOREIGNERS MISLEAD ABOUT MAFIA ON THAI ISLAND – CLAIM The Mayor of a Thai island in Thailand has launched an attack on the British media claiming the island’s reputation is being damaged by ‘spurious’ news reports. Chaiyan Turasakul , Mayor of Koh Tao told the Khao Sod (Fresh News) newspaper in Thailand that he was […]
#JohnFintanBrett ALLEGED ROMANCE WITH POLICEMAN’S DAUGHTER A former school supervisor and goalkeeper for Sligo Rovers FC has been found dead in north east Thailand near the Cambodia under suspicious circumstances. John Fintan Brett, 68, whose named also featured in the Sligo College expenses scandal trials was found in a house in the provincial capital of […]
WHERE THERE’S MUCK THERE’S BRASS. A Bangkok based foreign businessman lies collapsed in the street, his mobile phone at his side. Is he waiting for that call from the military? He was hoping to broker oil to Thailand from the middle east, but perhaps stress got the better of him after the crash of oil […]
FAMILIES OF MURDER VICTIMS ABROAD TO GET MORE ASSISTANCE The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is to set up an ‘Access to Justice Unit’ to help the families of victims of murder and manslaughter overseas. The move follows criticism from the families which included demonstrations in London and a review by the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs […]
ONE DEATH TOO FAR? A 23-year-old British woman was found dead on the Thai island of Koh Tao early yesterday leaving Thailand’s military controlled government and Tourism Authority with a potential public relations problem after the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller last year. For Christina Hannersley a politically aware and perhaps budding journalist […]
A BAG OF GRENADES, 450 DEATH THREATS, ROCKS THROUGH A CAR WINDOW – DON’T CAUSE A THAI CIVIL SERVANT TO LOSE FACE! In a case monitored by the British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) recently summoned a senior government officer for questioning in relation to his possible involvement in attempts on […]
‘I’VE JUST MADE A MILLION SO ‘F#CK YOU!’ Brian Goudie, the fake British barrister currently on trial for posing as a lawyer to cheat a 76-year-old American woman out of 7.8 million baht, defiantly claimed last night that she would get ‘f@#K All!’ Goudie, formerly known as Brian Goldie, who evaded a Scottish arrest warrant […]
Wow. It has been a hectic month as I have been doing a little touring with my children before heading back to the U.K. They do not really understand what is happening. We are sort of on an adventure, some of which I guess could make a story by itself. But the last few days […]
FROM THE ‘JAGGIE THISTLE TO THE WIG AND PEN?’ Flying Sporran’s Diary First picture of Goude in Thailand, outside his personal collection Brian Goudie, 48, by now probably Thailand’s most famous fake barrister is back home in premises on the eastern seaboard formerly known as the lair of Ulster drugs trafficker Jimmy ‘Doc’ Halliday. I […]
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.