There is NO police activity unless it brings in baht. Forget law enforcement; serving and protecting on the roads, Pattaya Plod is the least effective force in the land.
Prawit banked 5 million every year for the 1st 5 years of his reign despite being on an annual stipend of under 1 million before they passed a law that did not force them to declare their assets.
I was the abused 15 year old and have vivid bad memories of being spat at, manhandled and having oranges smeared in my hair by a group of men in their 30s. I was separated from my friends; effectively imprisoned by being surrounded. Despite my tears and obvious distress nobody in the crowd saw anything untoward about the yobs' behaviour. My ordeal lasted almost an hour. The incident has seared in my memory a hatred of all things Evertonian for 65 years.
It's a shame Everton didn't go down. Many of their fans are disgusting louts. I stopped going to Goodison after a couple of incidents when, as a visiting away fan, I was subjected to violent abuse by grown men on a 15 year old boy.
Pattaya is in a state of readiness; all new-sand trucks are filled and ready to replace the beach at least twice this coming week. Bali stands ready to receive Pattaya's latest contribution to their tourist trade.
He is a poacher turned gamekeeper and should be lauded as such. Thailand would be in a much worse situation without his input. He knows where many of the bodies are buried so he may not have long with us.