It seems like the new powers that be who let me point out have considerable influence over the boys in brown are starting to make inroads on the apathetic attitude to crime that seemed to be all too frequent in the past.
Recently a video purporting to show a beach vendor Mr. Peng aged 28 from Cambodia kicking sand in the face of a woman Russian tourist prompted the authorities to track down this idiot.
The incident occurred on Nuan Beach on Koh Larn Island. It turns out that the guy was a Cambodian beach tout who was miffed off that the tourist had decided to sit on her towel on the beach rather than fork out for one of his expensive deck chairs.
Mr. Peng confessed to his actions which have tarnished the reputation of the squeaky clean image of the international tourist resort of Pattaya City and was forced to do some fresh sand kicking for the delicatation of the assembled media crews.
The actual incident occurred a while ago. The tourist did not make a report to the authorities choosing instead to post a video on the Internet. As no complaint was lodged it is probable that he will not be charged with anything related to the incident. However as an illegal alien working without a work permit he could face jail time and deportation.
