Thursday, 7 August 2014

Snake Nabbed in Naklua North Pattaya

Workers at The Thappraya 2310 Rescue Foundation were on a tea break when the call came in. A large snake had been spotted in Naklua and they were the experts on duty. They didn't re-coil to the call of duty gathered their snake catching equipment and slithered to the scene.

Khun Prakorn a 34 year old security guard at The Lec Vills hotel in Soi Naklua 18/2 was waiting for the reptilian rescue squad and took them to the location where they were confronted with a 4 meter long boa constrictor curled up in the parking lot. The security guard explained that as far as he knew the Boa was not a guest at the hotel and was therefore not allowed to park himself there.

The volunteer snake snatchers had come prepared and were armed with the latest hi-tech snake catching equipment. A hooped rope on a bamboo pole and a large empty fertiliser bag.

It was not long before they had the stupendous slithering snake safely ensconced in the fertiliser bag and to the relief of the security guard they were soon departing the premises with the temporary resident who will be released into a wild and lonely place well away from people and hotels.

Soi Photisan Pattaya Fight Victim

Pattaya Police and a Unit of The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation were called to provide assistance after a brawl left a man injured and in a dazed state.

At the scene in Soi Photisan Pattaya they found a Khun Wanchai aged 35. He had sustained a head wound and bruises all over his body after being chased to the location by a pack of about 10 Thai teenagers.

A local fruit seller Khun Non aged 45 said that he had witnessed the vicious attack and gave police a description of the youths involved.

Khun Wanchai was given first aid at the scene and then transported to hospital for further emergency treatment. Meanwhile police are actively searching for the pack of vicious soi dogs sorry Thai youths.

American Cyclist Attacked With Knife in Central Pattaya

We all know that riding a motorcycle in Pattaya is not conduce to leading a long life. Just try taking the engine away and calling it a bicycle. A health promoting exercise to get those blood vessels pumping. Well it was not so healthy for an American tourist riding his bicycle in Central Pattaya when he had an altercation with a Thai motorcyclist and found that red stuff pumping outside his chest rather than inside is not so healthy.

Police were called to Soi Xcyte just off Second Road in Central Pattaya where they found that a Mr. Daniel O’Neill had already been transported to Banglamung Hospital. Some officers went immediately to the emergency room at the hospital while others remained on scene to try to find out what happened. They were able to get a brief statement from Mr. O'Niell as doctors worked to treat some serious slash wounds and stem the profuse bleeding.

From this interview and witness statements it seems that Mr. O'Niell was subjected to a frenzied knife attack by a motorcyclist after a minor road accident. The attacker was a Khun Prasit aged 29 works as a part-time masseur and a full-time butcher. Khun Prasit of course had left the scene and was soon tracked down and returned to Soi Xcyte to explain what had occurred.

He confessed to the attack and said that the foreigner had caused the accident and then mouthed off at him so he decided to get his butcher's knife out and teach him a lesson. He had left the scene and later relatives called him on the phone and persuaded him to give himself up to the police.

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

South Pattaya Canal Dredging

A site meeting took place near the Camelot hotel in South Pattaya where members of King Arthur's Round table now known as officers of Pattaya City Council met with local hotel owners and residents to discuss the progress of canal dredging in the area.

The canal clearing operation is part of a larger plan to clear clean and upgrade the drainage system that in times of heavy precipitation can handle the heavy influx of water that flows down the hill from Pratumnack into the South Pattaya area. In recent years this area has been particularly plauged by heavy flooding.

A canal from near The Camelot Hotel stretches around 100 meters up to Pattaya third road and it is expected to take another three days to clear this section.

Sattahip Butchers in Fatal Fight

A sad case in Sattahip of two slaughterhouse workers taking their work home. Sattahip police and a unit of The Sawang Rojanatham Rescue Foundation were called to a rented house in Moo 6 of Sattahip district after reports of a fight and one alien worker being seriously injured.

At the scene they found the body of a Khun Noi a Cambodian who worked at a local pig slaughterhouse. He had been involved in a fight and sustained a deep stab wound that had entered his chest revealed his internal organs and penetrated his heart. He was rushed to hospital in Sattahip but doctors could not save him and he died from his wounds

The scene was littered with whisky bottles and eyewitness confirmed that he had been drinking heavily with a fellow slaughterhouse worker an argument ensued then a fight broke out and then the work tools came out and the argument turned from a slagging match to a knife fight.

The alleged murderer Khun Mor then fled the scene and is currently being hunted by the police.

Chonburi Man Hospitalized With Head Wound From Falling Ironwork

Chonburi Rescue Foundation workers were called upon to give assistance to a man who had sustained a significant head wound apparently from a piece of steel falling on his head.

At the scene in Moo 2 of Tambon NaPa in Amphur Muang Chonburi they found a Khun Jaroon aged 52 who was bleeding profusely from a 5-6 cm gash in his head. He was staggering around as if he was drunk which would be quite a normal reaction if you had just been struck in the head by a piece of steel.

He was transported to a local clinic at Wat Thong Khung but doctors there did not have the facilities to treat such a major head trauma and he was subsequently transferred to Chonburi Hospital.

Relatives of Khun Jaroon protestated that the injuries Khun Jaroon sustained were not as a result of an accident but were inflicted by police who were trying to control him when he got drunk.

North Pattaya Road Accident

Pattaya Police and a unit of The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation were called to attend the scene of a road accident involving a car and a motorcycle.

At the scene at the mouth of Soi Sukhumvit 32, before the fourth traffic light, North Pattaya Road they found a wrecked Suzuki Crystal motorcycle and it's rider Khun Saaw aged 31 along with a Damaged Toyota Camry and it's driver Khun Bass aged 26.

Khun Saaw of course came off worse in the motorcycle car confrontation and was transported by rescue workers to hospital for immediate emergency treatment.

The police could then collect evidence and interview witness at the scene including the Toyota driver to get a better idea how this accident occured.

Sattahip Student Skirmish

Thai Boys and their Thai toys. When I was a young boy a long long time ago we used to colect football cards and Dinky Toys. How things have changed especially if you are a kid about town in some Thai town.

Sattahip Police were called in to brak up a fight between rival gangs from the same Sattahip High School. Rescue workers from The Sawang Rojjana Thamma Satharn Rescue Foundation were in attendance to patch up wounds and ferry two of the more severely injured to The Queen Sirikit hospital in Sattahip for further emergency treatment.

The reason for the skirmish - students from the same school but not the same class had been arguing with each other because one group of students had accelerated past another group on their motorcycles which annoyed them.

18 boys were arrested - Oh and the boys toys were seized including a pen gun, a bullet, a knuckle, 5 egg bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices.

The police then invited the student's parents to acknowledge their sons actions and escort them back home for a family chat before recording the incident and becausethey were just teenagers releasing these boys without any further charges.

Pattaya Buddhist Amulet Collector Right Out of Luck

The collection of Buddhist Amulets in Thailand is big business. Most Thais have one or two slung round their necks or tucked away in drawers or adorning a Buddhist shrine at home. Thais believe overwhelmingly that these amulets bring good luck and that is why they adorn the dashboards of many vehicles in the knowledge that even though they can't drive for toffee Buddha will look out for them and their trusty steeds.

Some people go a little overboard in the hunt for good luck and have collections of hundreds if not thousands of these amulets with pictures of revered monks from far flung temples.

Khun Suwat a 57 year old Pattaya businessman was one of these keen collectors. However his luck ran out big time when the collection of Buddhist amulets he amassed from a chain of linked amulet dealers turned out to be fake.

He spent over a million Baht on the amulets from two dealers in Jomtien and Pattaya. He took them for appraisal in Bangkok and was gutted to find that his million Baht investment was worth a mere 50,000 Baht.

He made a report to Pattaya Police. He had been guaranteed that a full refund would be made if any of the amulets proved not to be genuine. The Police followed up on the holy dealers only to find that they had dome a holy runner, shut up shop and disappeared to another province in their quest for the holy mark.

Thursday, 31 July 2014

TMN Cable TV Present Computer Equipment to Banglamung Police

At Banglamung Police Station a ceremony took place where Khun Somsin the Managing Director of TMN Cable TV presented Banglamung Police with computer equipment and Cable TV equipment as well as a souvenir TMN Cable TV clock to adorn the wall of the police station and no doubt ensure that police officers and police station staff turn up for work on time.

Banglamung Police Colonel Thamnun thanked Khun Somsin for his company's kind donation and stressed that the computer equipment would be a valuable aid in police investigations and the fight against crime in the Banglamung area.

75 Year Old Severely Injured Crossing Sukhumvit Road Pattaya

Pattaya Police and a Rescue Foundation Unit rushed to the scene of an accident on Sukhumvit Road after they received a report of a pedestrian being severely injured.

At the scene they found a Khun Mana aged 75 laying in a pool of blood he had suffered a broken left leg and serious head wounds. He was transported immediately to The Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital in Sattahip for emergency treatment.

The lady driver Khun Suwaree aged 47 said that the victim had walked out in front of her vehicle. She tried to brake but could not avoid the collission. Police have yet to question eyewitnesses and of course the victim Khun Mana if he survives.

Khun Suwaree I applaud your courage in staying at the scene and not doing a runner as so many Thai drivers do However I speak as an ex-driving instructor - You plough down a 75 year old man and are sorry your attempt to brake did not work - I wonder who taught you to drive if anyone ever did - it certainly wasn't me.

Elderly Motorcyclist Killed by Hit and Run Driver in Sriracha

Another hit and run accident. This time in Nong Kham near Sriracha claiming the life of a 70 year old gentleman. Nong Kham Police and a Rescue Foundation Unit rushed to the scene of the accident to find the lifeless body of Khun Paitoon aged 70 and his nearby Honda Wave motorcycle. Khun Paitoon was laying in a pool of blood and had suffered a broken skull.

Eyewitnesses said that they saw the motorcycle driven by Khun Paitoon being hit by a vehicle but they could not give a description or make of the vehicle. Fortunately or unfortunately if you happen to be the callous driver a number plate was left at the scene.

Police expect to be able to trace the owner of the vehicle very soon. Meanwhile the body of Khun Paitoon was transported to Leam Chabang Hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out before his body can be released to relatives for funeral rites to be carried out.

Children Rescued From Home Imprisonment in Bang Bung, Chonburi

Khun Janjira who is a social worker for The Department of Social Development and Human Security, Chonburi, along with Chonburi police officers went to a house in Moo 1 NongPhaiKaew District of Amphur Bang Bung. She had received a report from concerned neighbours that 2 teenage children were being held in a room in the house for a long time.

In a bedroom in the house they found a Khun Wiroj aged 40 along with 2 of his daughters, aged 19 and 5 years old. The room was in a terrible state and so were the girls. They had been locked in the room by their father for 2 years and it appears that they hadn't washed for that two years.

Khun Chemchoi the 74 year old mother of Khun Wiroj said that her son worked together with another daughter selling flower garlands. She admitted that her son had mental health problems.

Khun Wiroj was taken for a mental health facility for assessment and the two girls given a physical examination before being taken to a Pattaya Orphanage where it is hoped they will be given remedial care to help them recover from the trauma of the previous years incarceration.

Two years before neighbours sound the alarm and call in the authorities - the mind boggles.

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Bangkok Pattaya Hospital Gastroenterology Conference

Dr. Piya Assistant Director of Bangkok Pattaya Hospital gave the opening remarks at an event hosted at The Center for Gastroenterology and Liver - Bangkok Bangkok Hospital entitled Conference on Current Innovative New Approach to the development of cognitive therapy approach to new technology.

The conference is held to consider the beneficial in patients of new technology and advanced medical procedures and support so that patients with gastrointestinal and liver disease can be treated with the best of medical practices. A series of lectures followed on such topics as The Complications of Cirrhosis of The Liver.

There were over 100 representatives attending the conference, doctors and nursing staff from Bangkok Pattaya Hospital as well as other hospitals and medical facilities in the region who attended to listen to the experts and share their knowledge and expertise in the field of Gastroenterology.

Preparatory Meeting for The Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo'14

A meeting was held at The A-One The Royal Cruise Hotel Pattaya to promote an event The Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo'14 which will be held at the Peach Room of The exhibition and convention centre at the Royal Cliff Hotel.

There was an impressive array of officials to officially launch the preparations for the prestigious Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo'14 which will be held for the eight consecutive year between the  15-17 August 2557

Mr. Sakon Phonluk-in (Councilor of Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization as a representative of Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization), Mr. Rattanachai Sutthidechanai (Deputy Chairman of Pattaya City Council as a representative of Pattaya city), Mr. Atthaphon Wannakit Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Pattaya Office], Mr. Phet Chinboot (Director of Food Institution, Ministry of Interior) and Mr. Phuriphan Boonnak Director of Domestic Marketing Promotion Division, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)

International cooking teams competing from 10 countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea Republic, Australia, China, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand will compete for The Pattaya City Culinary Cup trophy presented courtesy of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand.

There will also be an art competition - the Tour Thailand's Best Hospitality Art Competition Award 2014 and other competitive events including professional floral arrangement, bed-making, Thai massage and aroma massage and my favourite a Bartending Competition.

Three Drug Dealers Arrested in East Pattaya

Senior Police Officers from Chonburi, Banglamung and Nongprue Police forces held a joint press conference at Banglamung Police Station to announce the arrest of several drug dealers and the seizure of a sizable quantity of illegal drugs.

First to receive the star treatment in front of the perp of the day cameras was Khun Woramet aged 27 who was arrested at the Pattaya Reunreung Village in Soi Kaotalo. He had 50g of Yaa Ice (Methamphetamine) on his person. A search of his home revealed just over 1kg of Yaa Ice. The police also announced the seizure of some of his tools of the trade - portable scales, a Nokia mobile phone and a Honda Wave motorcycle.

Next up were Khun Gamon aged 39 and Khun Munchalee aged 26 who were caught in Soi Khao Noi in East Pattaya with 6g of Yaa Ice and 165 Yaa Baa Tablets. They were in a Honda Civic vehicle which with all likelihood they will never get the pleasure of driving again as it was taken into evidence as well.

Cambodians 1 Dead 1 Injured Siracha Motorcycle Crash

Police officers from Nongkham police station in Sriracha and a Rescue Foundation Unit were called to the scene of a road accident with reports of one person seriously injured and one fatality.

At the scene on the road that goes to Nongprue in Nongkham district they found a Honda Wave motorcycle that appears to have collided with a power pole.

Both the rider and the pillion passenger were Cambodian. The driver Mr. Tangtoo aged 23 was dead on scene and the pillion passenger Mr. Yong was seriously hurt and transported immediately to hospital in Leam Chabang for emergency treatment.

Witnesses said that the two Cambodians worked nearby and prior to the accident they went to buy beer at a convenience store. It is almost certain that the deceased rifer was drunk and whilst returning home at some speed crashed into the power pole.

Chonburi Man Punches Out Mirror Nearly Bleeds to Death

Chonburi volunteer rescue workers were called in to provide assistance to a man who in an intoxicated state had had a row with his girlfriend and then had a row with a mirror and almost bled to death in the bathroom.

They arrived at the home of Khun Yutthana age 46 behind a restaurant in Moo 1 NongMaiDeang. They found Khun Yutthana slumped on the toilet brandishing a knife. There was blood everywhere. 

Apparently Khun Yutthana and his girlfriend Khun Suphaporn aged 35 had had a ding dong after Khun Yutthana arrived at the restaurant to try to make up after a one year break up.

The make up didn't happen and Khun Yutthana disappeared to the bathroom. Still in a rage he punched out the mirror and sustained some serious wounds. He then went to bed, slept a while and then returned to the bathroom where he almost bled out.

Khun Yutthana was taken to hospital for emergency treatment to fix up his wounds - as for his relationship with Khun Suphaporn there is no news whether that has been fixed up.

Monday, 28 July 2014

Spanish ATM Skimmer Slammed Up in Pattaya Cells

Senior officers from Police Region 2 held a press conference to announce the arrest of a foreign national who is thought to have netted millions of Baht with a card skimming scam.

The foreigner a Spaniard Mr. Fernando Manuel Navaro, was arrested by Chonburi Provincial Police Special Investigators and found to be in possession of a wide range of equipment used to relieve Thais and other foreigners of their hard earned cash stored in their bank accounts. 

Investigators seized a card skimmer, laptop computer, 109 ATM cards and over 1,000 blank cards. It is thought that he had been operating for weeks placing his scanner on various ATM machines at commercial banks in the Pattaya area and had netted millions of Baht. Some of the proceeds were then transferred to his Romanian bosses back in Romania.

The money making Manuel can now look forward to an extended holiday in Thailand courtesy of the Thai Courts and the Thai Department of Corrections.

Chonburi Motorcyclist loses to Two Electric Poles

Chonburi Police and volunteer rescue workers rushed to the scene of a motorcycle accident on Beach Road Chonburi near Moo 1 in Amphur Muang. They found a wrecked Honda Zoom motorcycle laying in the road and close by the unconscious body of it's rider Khun Kems aged 24 originally from Lampang Province. 

It appears that he had lost control of his machine whilst travelling at high speed hit the kerb and ricocheted off two electric poles situated in the central reserve.

Khun Kems had suffered severe head and facial injuries and was rushed immediately to Chonburi Hospital for emergency treatment.