Just when the tourism woes of the Thai province of Krabi seemed to have died down, the video ‘Evil Man in Krabi’ having been put to the back of most people’s minds, another blow comes from the Sun. Britain’s biggest selling daily has run a story about a machete attack on a young British couple there. Actually […]
IT’S NOT RAPE IF SHE ‘HAD DINNER WITH A THAI MAN’? – (Updated 20.20) Clumsy attempts to mend Thailand’s image, after a video about the rape of a 19-year-old Dutch model in the Thai Province of Krabi went viral on the internet, looked set to backfire today. This follows a statement by Tourism Minister Chumphol […]
‘I AM DEFENDING MY DAUGHTER. WHY WOULD A PARENT SEND HIS CHILDREN TO THAILAND IF MEN LIKE THIS CAN ROAM FREE?’ The Dutch father , who composed a song called ‘Evil Man in Krabi’about a Thai tourist guide who charged with brutally attacking and raping his daughter, said today that he was willing to go […]
Why Me? Why Me? – From ANDREW DRUMMOND, Bangkok – A young Briton was today in hospital in Thailand with multiple stab wounds after defending his girlfriend from a sex attack in an idyllic beach resort area. Jack with April Jack Cole, 21, from Bath, told today how a group of Thai youths on motorcycles […]
WIFE HAD GOT THREE HOUSES AND APARTMENT BLOCK – A RUBBER TREE PLANTATION – BUT SHE WANTED POOL VILLA TOO – CLAIM. A British self-made millionaire was found to have the equivalent of just £7.54 in his bank account when he was found murdered in his home in Thailand in July. But on top of the 370 […]
‘WOUNDED BUFFALO’ CASE – THREE ARRESTED, TWO FLEE From ANDREW DRUMMOND, Bangkok, September 21 2012 The street execution of a retired Network Rail supervisor in rural Thailand was paid for by his Thai wife and her lover, police said today. Stephen Phillips – a photograph taken in Khon Kaen and titled by a close friend […]
‘In some cases Britons in Thailand are worse off than the poorest of Thais’ – British Honorary Consul From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok September 11 2012 Is the British government condemning a large group of senior citizens to an early and excruciatingly painful death? Almost certainly it is playing a part, but health services and insurance […]
” I did not have anything to do with his murder” says young Thai wife ANDREW DRUMMOND, BANGKOK SEPTEMBER 01 2012 The 29-year-old Thai wife of retired British railway man nicknamed ‘The Wounded Buffalo’, who was gunned down last week in rural Thailand, said today (SAT) that he was killed because he caused trouble with […]
FRIENDS FAIL TO SAVE BAR OWNER LABELLED ‘HUMAN TRAFFICKER’ From ANDREW DRUMMOND, Bangkok July 30 2012 ‘Jack’ Alty in his bar (FACEBOOK) A 57-year-old Scot has voluntarily deported himself from Thailand after being branded ‘a danger to society’. John Joseph Alty, from Glasgow, who ran a guest house called ‘The Squealing Pig’ in Hua Hin […]
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 […]
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.