The wild and whacky world of another one time fugitive from justice who re-invented himself as a Thai legal expert A FLYING SPORRAN INVESTIGATION September 3 2012 (THIS INVESTIGATION WAS DELETED IN 2014 BY GOOGLE FROM THE WEBSITE WWW.ANDREW-DRUMMOND.COM AS A RESULT OF A ‘LEGAL COMPLAINT’. SO THE SITE WAS MIGRATED FROM GOOGLE BLOGGER) Brian Goldie, […]
But is it true? Flying Sporran Media Watch August 15 2012 An American businessman and his Thai wife, currently facing charges of extortion in Pattaya, have received ‘distinguished recognition’ at a ceremony to celebrate National Law Day at Pattaya Provincial Court – according to his Pattaya Times newspaper. Three companies associated with well known ‘philanthropist’ Drew […]
Ambassadors, belly dancers, British crooks and spooks, but not necessarily in that order! Bangkok Diary August 9 2012 This Friday the British Ambassador to Thailand, Asif Ahmad, relinquishes his post and goes back home to learn another language and come back to South East Asia to head up another, as yet un-named mission. You won’t get […]
BRIT ON LIFE-THREATENING ASSAULT CHARGE SOLD DODGY VISAS Briton Sean Tinsley, who was recently arrested returning from Britain and charged in connection with the attack on English school teacher Adam Pickles in Pattaya, said today he would like to tell his side of the story. But he said he needed time to clear up personal […]
From ANDREW DRUMMOND, Bangkok, July 7 2012 . Pickles A 43-year-old Briton accused of the brutal road rage attack on a popular English teacher in Thailand was today (Saturday) being held in custody for attempted murder after being arrested at Bangkok International Airport. Sean Henry Tinsley had fled Thailand, it is alleged, after launching a […]
From ANDREW DRUMMONDJune 26 2012A former Syrian Commando, living in Pattaya, Thailand, after being given United Nations refugee status, went on trial today for the murder of the President of the World Croquet Foundation. Mohamad Shanar Ryad, 22, pleaded not guilty to the murder of New Zealander Charles Edmund Jones, in August last year. Ryad, […]
Flying Sporran Sunday June 4 2010 Well this is not quite a news flash. It happened on Saturday but regretfully Drummond has been taken ill for the last 36 hours. All current threats to www.andrew-drummond.com are now off. At a court hearing in Pattaya Drew Noyes withdrew all actions. These include An injunction to have this site […]
May 15 2012 Seems Michael Helsby Knight wants his life back. New Zealand con man Michael Helsby Knight who pulled off various cons in Pattaya after being banned from ever trading in New South Wales, Australia, is apparently whinging about his reported death. He has been circulating an email showing himself holding up a copy […]
Arise Sir Howard of Walking Street? From ANDREW DRUMMOND April 27 2012 Howard Miller one of the most famous Brits in Pattaya and almost on a par with the legendary Barry Kenyon, MBE, his predecessor as Honorary or Corresponding Consul, has been nominated for an award for ‘exhibiting consular excellence’. The award known as the […]
But Brit had colourful history of public order offencesANDREW DRUMMOND, BangkokApril 10 2012 An investigation is reported to have started into how a Briton arrested on a charge of stealing a motor-cycle died behind bars within days of his arrest in the Thai resort of Pattaya. A British Foreign & Commonwealth spokesman confirmed early today […]
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.