Tourism in meltdown: Unprovoked glue sniffer attack on two Chinese tourists in Chiang Mai

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on what they described as another devastating blow to Thai tourism. 

 

In the latest case the glue sniffing son of a downtown tailor went after two Chinese tourists with a wooden club as they innocently took photos in a tourist area.

 

The attack occurred in the Wua Lai Road area where there is a night market walking street popular with visitors. 

 

The 24 year old glue sniffer told police that he had a paranoid attack and thought the tourists were out to get him. 

 

He laid into the Chinese with whacks to the face and body. 

 

They ran in terror covered in blood and were helped by locals who got them to hospital. 

 

The suspect was soon in custody. His parents had tried to stop him without success, reported Sanook. 

 

The unprovoked attack happened last night in front of Wat Nantharam as the tourists happily snapped holiday photos. 

 

The attacker is now in custody. 

 

Tourism from China has suffered recently after a series of incidents and this latest one will do nothing to restore confidence.

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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17 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

another devastating blow to Thai tourism. 

The fact that the CHINESE tourists took whacks to the face and body tends to pale into significance, in comparison to the effects to the tourist industry.

 

Wish that the crazy creep had attacked some pesky innocent farang retiree expat, as it would not have even made the news.

 

More "quality" chinese will boycott Thailand and soon they just won't come any more, just like the farangs from the west who have deserted Thailand for other more hospitable countries.  Amen.

TAT will soon report an increase of tourists from unnamed

countries that are at least a 10% rise over the decrease in

Chinese arrivals,so everything is OK,.....honest

regards wogeordie

But but but.... we're going to offer them all free visa on arrival stamps...

 

I know that certainly would be worth it to me.... even if it meant getting beaten bloody!  

LOL ... I'm sorry, I know it's not funny, especially for the Chinese ...

Was just thinking they bent over in all possible directions for quite some time now in an effort to 'restore confidence' etc., pp. - and along comes a (literally) braindamaged glue-sniffer and funks it all up in a minute ...

 

Should have had a smoke that bloke ... 

 

Tourism is down because Chinese consumers are beginning to feel the pinch.

So who is in need of a PR CAMPAIGN NOW? 

EDUCATIONAL &AWARENESS PR exercise is needed at home before going abroad to the poor Chinese tourists. Whatever the anti chinese/racists falangs say , the fact is Thailand prefers them as they bring in more $$$$ if not per capita then as A WHOLE

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

we're going to offer them all free visa on arrival stamps...

Andorra and San Marino will compensate the loss of Chinese

He was probably sniffing some of that cheap supa glue 'made in china'.  ..

You can bet Little Ps weekend is spoilt as he awaits a phone call from Chinese HQ 

49 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Andorra and San Marino will compensate the loss of Chinese

Don't forget all the visitor potential of Pitcairn Island and Antarctica.

 

PS;  If he was "high" on glue does that mean he "got stuck into them" and will he now come to a sticky end? 

????

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He laid into the Chinese with whacks to the face and body. 

It was a special deal of 2 black eyes, 1 broken nose and 5 swollen joints. All for $ 199.

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He laid into the Chinese with whacks to the face and body. 

 

They ran in terror covered in blood and were helped by locals who got them to hospital. 

where they were taped up before being sent back out to annoy someone else ..

 

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

But but but.... we're going to offer them all free visa on arrival stamps...

 

I know that certainly would be worth it to me.... even if it meant getting beaten bloody!  

Free visa stamp and a garland at the airport and a nice wai from a pretty girl with a 5 second dance and a free I love Thailand baseball cap. 

 

What more can they want?

I see Chiang Mai has become the Crime Hub of Thailand.

 

37 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I see Chiang Mai has become the Crime Hub of Thailand.

 

It felt less safe to me even than Pattaya already years ago when I was living more or less in BKK. Starting with the red song-taews on arrival and through to the strange entertainment venues at night...

As friendly as a croc, quietly sitting in shallow water

3 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

So who is in need of a PR CAMPAIGN NOW? 

EDUCATIONAL &AWARENESS PR exercise is needed at home before going abroad to the poor Chinese tourists. Whatever the anti chinese/racists falangs say , the fact is Thailand prefers them as they bring in more $$$$ if not per capita then as A WHOLE

Some Thais do well from the Chinese tourists , others have lost out from the decrease in western visitors. As a whole is large volume , low margin tourism good in a country reluctant to invest in adequate infrastructure , health and safety measures or environmental protection....no !

Did the Chinese have to pay the dual pricing for care ?

Tourism comes to a sticky end ?

My God, some of you and your pathetic attempts at humor when two people get bashed about the face and body with a club. Nobody except your like-minded dimwitted TV posters find anything remotely contributing to reasonable discourse.

Likely you share the same pot of glue as the whacked out assailant.

 

Typically you've been on TV for a year or two, you have about a 1000 posts, because you have no life in the real world.

 

 

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This sounds like a sticky situation indeed!...

8 hours ago, poohy said:

You can bet Little Ps weekend is spoilt as he awaits a phone call from Chinese HQ 

 

1 hour ago, wcoast said:

My God, some of you and your pathetic attempts at humor when two people get bashed about the face and body with a club. Nobody except your like-minded dimwitted TV posters find anything remotely contributing to reasonable discourse.

Likely you share the same pot of glue as the whacked out assailant.

 

Typically you've been on TV for a year or two, you have about a 1000 posts, because you have no life in the real world.

370 posts.  Many of them rants about TV members and Mods. 

Frankly, after 8 years, I don't know why you still bother, and why you let it get to you with such intensity.

Wait till they get the hospital bill, they will feel like they've been mugged as well.

 

15 hours ago, poohy said:

You can bet Little Ps weekend is spoilt as he awaits a phone call from Chinese HQ 

It's Ok Ole Fatty P of the watch saga will come to the rescue with some mind numbing statement about how the Chinese gave the man some low grade glue. Ploblem solved!!!!!!

370 posts.  Many of them rants about TV members and Mods.  Frankly, after 8 years, I don't know why you still bother, and why you let it get to you with such intensity. 

 

It's true, why bother, fact is I don't have much hope for man, but I do hold out hope for humanity. Collectively.

Even tho Thailand may resemble a roomful of misfits at times.

meh.. intensity... hardly... Their just selected words.

 

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14 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I see Chiang Mai has become the Crime Hub of Thailand.

 

There's a well known International World Class Family Resort in the south east that would dispute that.

I would consider sniffing glue if I had to live in Chiang Mai.

Thailand streets (Bangkok & Pattaya) are full of the broken society! Masses of beggars and junkies ,that are going to sometimes “interact “ with foreigners ! Consequences follow


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