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SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 3rd 2008

A NORWEGIAN MAN ‘S MYSTERIOUS DEATH

A Norwegian man was suffocated after taking some kind of mysterious medicine that his Norwegian friends gave him, in order to have an effect to stop taking addictive substance. He was immediately taken to the hospital for a check up and come home to have some rest. His wife was shocked to find him dead in bed.

At 13.00, on September 2nd, 2008, Pol.Lt.Col. Akadit Srimul, Pattaya investigator, Dongtan station, was notified that a foreigner had been dead in a room No. 1001, on the 10th floor of Jomtienthip Condominium, Jomtien beach road, Soi 7, Moo 12, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi. Police team along with Sawang Boriboon rescue rushed to investigate.

At the incident, police found a deceased body of Mr. Rune Arild Molmann (27), Norwegian, lying dead in bed. He was wearing a gray T-shirt and covered with a blanket. His body was looking very pale. Police presumed he had been dead for about 3 hours. After Examining, police found some dry marijuana on the TV shelf and 4 little glass bottles in a trash bin, which had a little portion of liquid left in the bottles. No sign of searching for property in the room or a foul play.

Miss Ampika Somjit (32), wife of the death, was crying by the side of the dear body. She told police that, four friends of Mr. Rune Arild, her husband, gave 4 small bottles of medicine, looked like morphine, to him to drink. They claimed that those medicines would help her husband to stop taking drugs. Her husband believed them and drank all of the 4 bottles. Soon after that he was suffocated and collapsing on the floor. She immediately took him to Bangkok Pattaya hospital and was advised to come home to have recovery.

Miss Ampika said she had woken up at around midday and tried to wake her husband up, but he did not respond.

Police said, after investigation, Norwegian Embassy would be informed and the body would be sent to forensic laboratory to find the real cause of the death.

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SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 3rd 2008

THE ONE-LEG MAN MURDER FOLLOW UP

A witness of a stranger leaving a suspicious motorbike in the middle of Moo Baan Suen housing project, Sukhumvit, 7th kilometers, Sattahip, that the motorbike could be belonged to the murderer of Mr. Chaiya- the one-leg man who was the victim of the brutally murder.

Due to the number of suspects had brutally murdered Mr. Chaiya Panpong, (45), one-legged man, who lived at 124/1, Moo 2, Sattahip, Chonburi, was hit with a hard object on the head and caused the broken skull and died constantly.

The progress of the case, on August 2nd, 2008, at 17.30, Pol.Col. Supathee Boonkrong, was notified by Mr. "A" (Alias), who is living at Baan Suen housing project, Sukhumvit, 7th kilometers, Moo 7, Plu-talueng, Sattahip, Chonburi, that he had seen a red Yamaha Meo motorbike, license No. 161, Rayong, had been left parking in the housing project.

Pol.Col. Suthee Boonkrong, revealed that, the suspects might have friends or have the residence in the housing project.

Due to this dreadful case, police had extremely pressured to the suspects and going around searching for all traces. Hopefully, police would be able to arrest them soon because police were regularly notified of the suspect’s movement.

Pol.Col. Suthee Boonkrong had commanded to investigators, led by Pol.Maj. Wanchai Thumthong, Pol.Lt.Col. Sutham Chao-srithong and police team to spread around to encircle the housing project accordingly.

The costermongers with their glass boxes on wheels, full of sweating fruit and slices of water melon covered in dead and living flies, that is served up with grubby unwashed hands at twice the price of a supermarket and at body temperature.

Hello,

I read some topics that were posted and they were currently out-of-date. My questions are:

1. Are there still any free WIFIs at the Suvarnabhumi airport, especially at the arrival area?

2. If there are a few, can you name the providers? I heard that there was a company called aotWIFI. However, they are no longer in service.

I do appreciate your time and response. Thank you.

I sit outside of the Cathay Pacific lounge (there a seats right outside) and browse the internet at high speed for free.

Being able to possess Viagra without a prescription is not necessarily a good thing.

A medical consultation would highlight the risks of use and make the user aware of the dangers of this drug when taken with existing medical problems and with existing medication.

Proceed with caution. I have personally known one young healthy man {Aged 31} who died using Viagra recreationally.

He was getting mixed up with the buses in Nigeria............

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SOURCE: Pattaya One News: September 2nd 2008

6 Teenagers arrested following weekend random shooting spree.

On Monday Afternoon at Pattaya Police Station, Police Colonel Nopadon, the Chief of Pattaya Police held a press conference to announce the arrest of suspected gang members involved in an apparent random shooting spree over the weekend.

As we reported on Monday, three were injured by a gang of 10 young men who appeared to be targeting other groups of motorbike riders.

The Press Conference presented 6 young men aged between 15 and 17 who were arrested with four guns following further investigations into the shootings. The young men are known repeat offenders and have been involved in firearm related cases at Pattaya and Banglamung Police Stations.

The young men are now facing serious firearm charges once again and will remain behind bars until a court appearance early next week.

Each time there's a crisis, my embassy sends me a text message. How convenient.

In the event of an emergency, people via the embassy would also be able to reach me. It's a free service so why not register?

I am sure that many ex-pats living in Pattaya are registered with their respective embassy.

However: Many residents of Pattaya are on the run from, arrest, crime, mafia, ex-wife, ex-girlfriend/boyfriend, drug gangs, revenge attacks, smuggling gangs, fraud squads, vexatious litigants etc. that they DON'T WANT TO BE REGISTERED

SOURCE: Pattaya People: September 2nd 2008

Motorcycle Accident on Central Road

Sawang Boriboon was called out on the morning of the 2nd September to the intersection of Soi Buakhao and Central Road,

Pattaya to attend to victims of a motorcycle accident. There they gave Mr. Artorn aged 26 immediate first aid treatment for a head injury before taking him to hospital.

The other person involved was 27 year old Miss Kahkai who was shaken but not seriously hurt.

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya People

SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 2nd 2008

DISABLED MAN BRUTALLY MURDERED

A one-leg man was hit on the head and brutally beaten up. His head was covered with a plastic bag and wrapped it around his neck. He was dead instantly in his room.

Sattahip-today [1 Sep 08], at 11.00 am, Pol.Lt.Col. Rerngsak Sukcharern, Sattahip investigator was reported by Mr. Rangsan Satpan, [53] who found a dead body in a house no. 143/54-55 Napapan Land house project, moo. 3, Bangsaray, Sattahip. He then reported to his chief.

Sattahip Superintendent, Suppapee Bunkrong and officers, were accompanying with rescue team rushed to the crime scene. The murder took place in a single story townhouse in Sattahip. When the police arrived, they found the front door was shut but unlock, the back door was wide open.

The body of a one-leg man, who was identified as Mr. Chaiya panpong ,[45] was lying, face up on a mattress. His head was covered with two plastic bags, which wrapped around his neck. He was wearing only under pants.

Police inspected the body and the surrounding. They found his head was hit brutally with a hard item. His blood splashed around the area. Police also found a marijuana pipe in his messy room. However, the deceased's body would be sent to the Sattahip Hospital for examination.

After questioning Mr. Rangsan , his closed friend, and also was the person who found the deceased's body, police were told that Mr. Chaiya panpong, the dead person had a few fighting cocks and was crazy about the sport [cock fighting]. Sattahip, the area where he lived, has a reputation for cockfight gambling and Mr. Chaiya panpong was very popular among the gamblers.

Mr. Rangsan gave more details to police, that the dead person had been getting together with teenagers recently. They came to see him in his house and smoke marijuana regularly.

However, this early morning, at around 4.00 am, Mr. Rangsan heard Mr. Chaiya's motorbike [then] running in and out his house several times. He also said he had heard loudly quarrel from the room and seriously some noises of a hard item hitting on the mattress, and finally he heard a sound of motorbike ridden away.

Police suspected of a robbery, according to the information from Mr. Rangsan, the victim was always wearing a big gold chain with many Buddha images hanging on it. His wallet was disappeared and so was his motorbike [Red, Yamaha Meo no. 103 Chonburi].

The police are seriously taking this dreadful case to the top priority. They will search for the criminals and bring them to the justice as soon as possible.

Photographs courtesy of Pattaya Daily News

Mr Panpong lies dead and his prosthetic limb lies tantalisingly close by

SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 2nd 2008

ARGUMENT ENDS IN STABBING OF TWO AMERICAN

At 00.10, on August 2nd, 2008, Pol.Capt. Chanathat Nawakunarangsri, Pattaya, was notified that a foreigner was stabbed and causing a serious injury. The incident happened in front of room No. 1215, on the 12th floor of Star Beach Condotel, Soi Pratumnak 4, Moo 12, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi.

At the scene, police found Mr. Robert Koenig, (56), American citizen, had sustained one stab on his neck, two stabs on his stomach and another stab on his right arm. He was lying in a pool of blood with seriously condition. The rescue team immediately rushed him to Bangkok Pattaya hospital.

The witness, Mr. Sigi Pitralla (69), German citizen, told police that, he heard Mr. Koenig (injured man) had a quarrel with his neighbor, Mr. Paul Lauretta (61), American citizen, who stays at room No. 1217.

Mr. Sigi added, he had not paid a special attention because it was the routine matter. After 5 minutes, Mr. Koenig ran to knock on his door for help, while Mr. Luaretta, the disputant ran back to his room.

When Mr. Sigi opened the door, he found Mr. Koenig had been stabbed and bleeding heavily. He then informed the security and gave the victim first aid, and waited for the rescue team.

At the room No. 1217, police questioned Mr. Lauletta, in front of his wife and a child. Mr. Lauletta admitted that he had a serious argument with Mr. Koenig as they had been regularly arguing for quite a long time. Mr. Lauletta refused of stabbing Mr. Koenig. He explained that while they were arguing, Mr. Koenig rushed into his room and grabbed a knife in order to attack him. They were both scrambling for the knife and Mr. Koenig had been injured.

Subsequently, reporters had visited Mr. Koenig who still remains in the hospital. The wounds were not considered life threatening. Mr. Koenig told reporters that Mr. Lauletta, his neighbor, was the one who stabbed him. He said that Mr. Lauletta was angry whenever he invited friends for a drink in his room. This time, they had a big argument and led into a fighting. Mr. Lauletta was not comparable with him; he then ran back to his room and grabbed a knife to stab him.

Mr. Koenig insisted that he would not let Mr. Lauletta easily slip out of this case.

Pol.Capt. Chanathat Nawakunarangsri, case owner, revealed that, initially Mr. Lauletta had not been alleged for any charge because the police inspector did not register arresting record, in addition, Mr. Lauletta also denied because there was no evidence. Police would investigate the injury again to find out the conclusion later.

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya Daily News

SOURCE: Pattaya People: September 1st 2008

Finnish Resident Found Dead

Police and Sawang Boriboon were called to a house in Lalana Village in Soi Chaiyapreuk Jomtien on the morning of the 30th August to investigate a death.

There in the two storey house they found the body of Mr. Kari Reunanen aged 62 from Turku in Finland who was discovered collapsed on his bed by his wife Mrs. Rungnapa.

There were no signs of foul play and the body was taken away for an autopsy and the Finnish Embassy in Bangkok has been notified.

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya People

SOURCE: Pattaya People: September 1st 2008

Tourist Arrested for Indecent Assault

Oolala! The French are at it again. The well known Italian game of bottom pinching was apparently taken up by a certain Frenchman on the morning of the 1st September.

A tipsy Mr. Samir Mechakou aged 30 was brought into Pattaya Police Station accused of indecently assaulting Mrs Boontham and Miss Chotika by pinching their bottoms whilst they were selling clothes on Walking Street.

Apologies were made, a fine and compensation given and they all went on their merry way.

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya People

Two women collect compensation

SOURCE: Pattaya People: September 1st 2008

Man Found Dead in Bed

Police and Sawang Boriboon were called to a rented room on South Pattaya Road, on the morning of the 31st August to investigate a death.

At the scene they found the body of 35 year old Mr. Sirisak Wongcharee.

He and his wife had just moved here from Udon Thani.

She told the officers that Sirisak had been suffering from asthma for many years and that night he had a serious attack and died in front of her.

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya People

35 year old died in front of wife

30 baht is not too bad, but don't forget Sunday's edition is costing 40 baht, so that is 220 baht per week.

I buy it for the sport, letters page, database and the odd interesting health article.

Daily UK facimile newspapers start at 200 baht, so it remains good value.

SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 1st 2008

HIT AND RUN BUT NO LUCK

At 00.15, on 31 August, 2008, Pol.Lt.Col.Samrerng Rattananam, Pattaya investigator, was notified of a car crashing into a motorbike and killed two men. The incident was at the curve of Soi Chalermprakiet 35 (opposite 93 Miles Pub), Pattaya 3rd road and South Pattaya, Moo 10, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi. Police team and Sawang Boriboon rescue rushed to investigate.

At the scene, a blue and black Honda Wave, license No. 548, Chonburi, was in a bad wreck. Mr. Pichai Phanphong (53), the owner, who was a motorbike taxi , stationed at Welcome hotel, was severely injured. He had been taken to Pattaya Memorial hospital but did not survive. His passenger, Mr. <deleted>, a Khaer, on the pillion seat, was also killed instantly.

The man who had crashed the car into the motorbike and caused the death drove away but police managed to arrest him in front of Chidlom shop, near Pattaya Fire Station, 500 meters away from the incident.

The black Ford Escape, license No. 3283, Bangkok, was driven by Mr. Anuwat Saiphongphan (32), from Rachaburi province. His girlfriend was also in the car when the incident occurred. The front parts of the car were damaged with the engine and the front windscreen was totally broken.

Mr.Anuwat , the driver, claimed that he was driving from Bali Hai pier, heading to his residence at Central Pattaya. When the traffic light was green at Pattaya 3rd road and South Pattaya junction, he had sped up the car , heading to the curve. Suddenly, there was a motorbike, coming to cross the road and cut in front of him, tried to get into Soi Chalermprakiet 35. His car had heavily crashed into the motorbike and caused them dead.

Mr. Anuwat also denied that he did not intend to escape but he could not stop his car. However, police were not convinced and assumed that Mr. Anuwat intended to escape from the guilt after the crashing. Police had detained Mr. Anuwat to process the case according to the law.

SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 1st 2008

DRUG SUSPECT SHOT DEAD

An ex-security guard of an A-Go-Go pub on South Pattaya, was brutally shot all over the body by two gunmen. He was immediately taken to the hospital but he did not survive the gunshots. Police presumed the murder was from Yah Bah (amphetamine) dispute.

Pol.Lt.Col.Thanadet Duengtapiyachai, Banglamung investigator, was notified of a shooting case at 05.30, on August 31st, 2008. The incident was in front of Olivia Apartment, Soi Nong-hin, Moo 9, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi.

The crime scene was an apartment building with about 50 rooms for rent. The incident occurred in front of room No. 1, on the ground floor. Police found a pool of blood and 4 bullet casings of a 9mm gun and 2 yah bah tablets on the floor.

Mr. Somsak Boonprasert or nickname "Ek", (39), the victim who was an ex-security guard of an A-Go-Go pub, had been taken to Banglamung hospital. He had sustained 8 gunshots all over his body. His injuries were too severe and he could not make it to the hospital.

His wife, Miss Mayura Sangmanee (30), from Konkaen province, A-Go-Go dancer from Polo Pub and A-Go-Go, on Walking Street, South Pattaya, told police with tears on her face. She said that after finishing her work at around 4am, she was cooking in the kitchen and Mr. Somsak, her husband, was playing games, waiting to have a meal together.

She heard a noise of a motorbike, arriving at the front of the room, and asked her husband to go out, but she did not pay attention. Suddenly, she heard several gunshots.

Miss Mayura said, she managed to see 2 Thai men (25-30), riding on a motorbike and sped away , left her husband lying in a pull of blood in front of the room. She had her neighbor helping to rush her husband who was severely injured and unconscious to the hospital, but he did not survive.

Miss Mayura assured to police that, she did not recognize the gunmen. Her husband had been unemployed for quite sometime and rarely to go out. It was unlikely that he would have a dispute with anyone to cause the murder. But Miss Mayura had admitted that her husband used to be involved with a woman who had been arrested of convicted to Yah Bah dealer, named "Jae Tak". Miss Mayura said, she believed it was possible that "Jae Tak" could be related to her husband murder as the police accused.

The evidence of Yah Bah tablets, lying on the floor also could answer the murder prediction. Police team would rush to find the facts in order to arrest the brutal gunmen and the person who was behind the case as soon as possible.

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya Daily News

SOURCE: Pattaya Daily News: September 1st 2008

MOTORBIKE TEEN GANG CONTINUOUSLY SHOOTING

On August 31st, 2008, at 01.20, Pol.Lt.Col. Apimuk Am-nart-mankong, Pattaya Dongtan investigator, was notified by Banglamung hospital that there were 2 injuries, had sustained gunshots and admitted at the hospital. Pol.Lt.Col. Chartchai Ruenthawin, deputy superintendent and First lieutenant police officer Santipol Puwilkanok, led the team to investigate.

Mr. Sommai Thien-noi or nickname "King" (29), from Nonthaburi province had sustained a severe gunshot on his chest and another shot on his right shoulder, and another victim, Mr. Suthiphong Glom-mueng or nickname "Pug", (16), a first year student from Banglamung Vocational College, was shot on his left hip.

To answer the police questions, Mr. Sommai Thien-noi said, they were members of Pattaya motorbike gang, wondering around together more than 20 people, on , 15 motorbikes, heading from Soi Khao-Noi to Sukhumvit road. After stopping at PTT petrol station on Theprasit road to refill thier tank, then heading to Jomtien beach by riding in a group spread over Sukhumvit road.

Arriving in front of Thai Namthip Company, there was another group of teen gang of about 10 motorbikes, was following and taking over them. One of those teen gang pulled out a gun and randomly shot on them about 4-5 gunshots to cause the injury. They had tried to escape but the enemy followed them and fired more gunshots then sped away, heading to Huey-yai.

Mr. Sommai’s friends had taken the injuries to the hospital. They victims said, they could not indentify of those enemy group. Police found only the evidence of 2 bullet cases of .9mm gun, falling on the road.

On the same night - at 01.40, another group of motorbike teen gang had taken Mr. Sarawut Yimyai (15), who had sustained a severe shot on his head to the same hospital. Doctors examined the injury and found he was on a coma stage; therefore, they transferred him to Chonburi hospital for an immediately surgery.

Mr.Nathawut Somphong (16), from Chonburi, a friend who took the injury to the hospital, told police that, he and other friends on 5 motorbikes, were outing for a ride along Sukhumvit road and were about to go back home near Baan Sukhawadee.

Arriving in front of Pattaya Mueng 2 School [ about 600 meters away from Banglamung police station] a group of 20 teens on 10 motorbikes had followed them and fired gunshots to cause a serious injury to a friend on his pillion seat, then ridden away to Krathing Lai bridge, inbound to Chonburi.

Police presumed that they were the motorbike teen gang with guns, who went around causing problem. They were wildly shooting to anybody in a group on motorbikes for no reason. Very often, they could escape after causing problem. Police would rush to investigate to find the group and arrest them soon.

I agree that the staff are helpful in the British consulate section and went out of their way to contact me by telephone and email regarding my passport renewal.

However

I think that in this day and age, considering the high cost of passports and other consular services that it is pathetic that they are available for business for just 26 hours a week. Throw in one of the many Bank Holidays and this availability is much diminished.

They should be available for a minimum of 40 hours per week and alternate Saturdays like the vast majority of other European Embassies.

If you have two passports you can send one for a visa, it is legal but you must have a valid passport with you here. So if you only have one, don't let it out of your possession. Do the double entry tourist visa, it's not hard.

Passports arriving by Fedex or DHL are stopped at Bangkok. I had to pay a 6,500 'fee' to release my second passport, and that was nothing to do with Thai visa stamps, it was just for work overseas visa (another country).

OMG that sign is so BRIGHT, at times IT IS BLINDING. Also it is just showing advertising, so what is the relevance to Walking Street?

If that is an example of the new mayor's "better Pattaya", I dread to think of what is to happen to the place.

When I first saw it, I thought: "That is MENTAL".

Don't know the reason for being strict. Easy way around it - they will serve a Thai!!

Nobody will be served alcohol between the hours 1400-1700. Yesterday I went to 7-11 at 1655 and my beer bottles would not scan until the clock on the till hit 1700, then the shop assistant proceeded with the sale.

It is inconvenient, but once you get into the habit of timed purchases and plan ahead, it is no big deal. TIT

If you like thin crust pizza, Stone Oven is hard to beat. Not top marks for ambiance and decor, but food is great, also many snack type European foods. Prices also reasonable. Located on Beach road, between soi 6/1 and soi 6. Try it next time you go to return books to the library...

I agree. Stone Oven offer the very best pizzas in Pattaya. The outdoor restaurant is noisy and exposed but I guarantee that once you have eaten the pizza there you will be back for more.

I flew out of Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday on a flight to London.

I know they recently brought in the 'no liquids' rule which is now popular all over the world but the problem I have at Suvarnabhumi is that it's the only airport that I use where you can not purchase any kind of drink once you go through security.

Normally I have no problem with throwing away a bottle of water when I go through security. I normally just purchase a couple more once I've gone through the scanner.

I can't believe that they have no vending machines or other stores selling refreshments past the scanners.

What a pain in the ass, surely they realise that there's a market here that needs exploiting.

Perhaps they are taking the 'no liquids' rule literally, I noticed the 'drinking fountains' were also out of order.

Just do what I do. Take a cardboard cup from Burger King through security and drink the cold tap water in the disabled toilet. Tastes great!

Two Family Marts

Heineken 35 baht.

Your choice of any landside seat.

and they are all as hard&uncomfortable as <deleted>

A portable, inflatable rubber ring weighs just 200 grammes and gives relief from the hardness and metallic chill of airside seating. Large bottles of Chang are available for 38 baht from airside Family Mart.