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In the photo of the first post:

Those tacky flannel pants!

And is that a Thai policewoman cuddling up to him on the sofa?

A 45 year old working as a DJ? 

And the vlogger stated in his vlog he had to film inside the tailor shop because "I am working". 

If he doesn't have the proper visa permitting this 'work', then Thai Immigration can 'stitch' him up.

The police wanted the suspect to reenact this crime???

26th floor. Was this Omni Tower?

Another news article stated the deceased deployed an emergency blue parachute (shown in a photo on the ground) when the main parachute didn't open, bit it was too late to significantly slow his descent. 

Is the prosecution alleging he stole these items from an airport shop? Or that the Dane took the bag from another passenger inside the airport? I would think surveillance cameras would provide some clarification. 

News article states Sukhumvit Soi 81 in the Khlong Toey District of Bangkok. Sukhumvit Soi 81 is at the On Nut BTS station. 

Maybe they meant another Soi name. 

The finance company should hire Repo agents who are more intimidating than these 2 bozos wearing the garish flower shirt and bright yellow pants.  The debtor didn't need a weapon to brush these 2 masking tape artists off.  

Just down the soi from the Full Love Inn

So the foreign organizer collected between 500k and 1 million baht for organizing this party.  Maybe the real issue should be did the organizers comply with business / work permit requirements, and pay valid taxes and fees (not bribes) to the local government.

Rather than just doing what everyone knows many visitors go to Pattaya for.

News article says missing man is 35 years old, but also states he served in the Royal Scots from 1995 to 2010.

Wrong age, or dates?

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Which night club was that then by the way? Looked like a nice friendly place to go hang and have few beers. A lot of booze there considering it is a Muslim joint. Maybe they pour tea into beer bottles.

I am guessing it is the CM2 disco in the basement of the Novotel Hotel in Siam Square. Ten years ago this was a great place to mingle and meet willing Thai girls. Now it is the venue of aggressive Russian/Uzbek girls and their pimps, and Middle eastern and South Asians stepping out of their lower Sukhumvit habitat.

Earlier this year many of the working Uzbek girls were camping out in the Rajah Hotel and connecting apartments on Soi , just behind the Nana Hotel. But the 'apartment building' shown in the Nat Geo documentary showed a different building housing the girls. I read an earlier suggestion that this is the Omni Hotel on Soi 4, but this seems a little upscale and expensive for this type of use.

Any idea where the apartment building shown in the video is located?

Any idea as to who financed and started up this latest call center scam? My guess would be a British National as they had the largest number arrested?

I have previously seen a typed 'script' used by an 'investment based call center' that operated out of an office on Sukhumvit Soi 4, along with a list of names and phone numbers from western countries. The operations were run by a Brit who was paid 80k baht monthly, plus commissions.

"TWO men accused of killing Perth travel agent Michelle Smith in Phuket have confessed, saying they attacked her to get $10 to pay for drinks, Thai police say.

Thai police said the men admitted attempting to rob Mrs Smith of $10 to pay for a drinks bill at a nearby bar.

The pair, who were captured on CCTV as they rode the getaway motorcycle after slashing Mrs Smith and friend Tammee Lynn, were arrested in Samutsakhon province, near Bangkok."

Not sure how to interpret this . . . Were the accused killers drinking at the same bar with the victim and her friend? Or were they trying to collect on an unpaid bill? Or most likely they owed 300 baht to a bar, and went after what they considered easy theft targets?

Has anyone seen further details that explain how the accused picked these victims?

The Rail Link from Suvarnabhumi to the Sukhumvit area, and Bell Bus service to Pattaya, has spoiled me.

Air Asia's announcement seems to neglect the poor transportation infrastructure to and from Don Mueang.

Does anyone know of any viable alternatives to taxis for going to the Sukhumvit area from Don Mueang?

I *&%#& hate Bangkok taxis!!!

Has anyone heard concerns about the train service to and from Suvarnabhumi airport being closed due to flood concerns?

I believe this train line is underground only at the airport.

I took the express train yesterday, Tuesday, and everything was fine. There was no water at all. Not even a mud puddle.

Thanks for the reply. I had read elsewhere that the Bangkok MRTA had closed about 70 entrances to various subway stations.

Any predictions on flood conerns in Pattaya over the next 2 weeks>

Has anyone heard concerns about the train service to and from Suvarnabhumi airport being closed due to flood concerns?

I believe this train line is underground only at the airport.

Plenty of human trafficking occuring within the USA borders.

Why not keep these funds at home to solve a closer problem, and help the economy in their own country?

I was in Pattaya last weekend and saw a homeless, unkempt foreigner staying on the street in the Soi Diane area between 2nd Road and Soi Buakhao. He has long black hair, not shaven, and was wearing only 1 flip flop.

No idea what nationality.

Has anyone else seen this guy?

Mom is a fox!

I wonder how she connected with the 'foreign operative'?

I would not be surprised if Mom worked in the beer bar industry in Pattaya, and was quite comfortable with farangs.