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Taxi drivers in knife fight at Loei bus station - one had a sword, the other a flick-knife

 

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Thai caption: Blood it is hot (hot headed)

Picture: Sanook

 

Police and rescue services were called to Loei bus station in the north east of Thailand after two taxi drivers went at each other with a sword and a knife in an argument over loud music. 

 

Thongchai Buntham, 56, had three stab wound to his abdomen. Samorn Kham-in, 51, had wounds to his right arm and neck.

 

Sanook said they were in a pool of blood. Nearby was a 17 cm flick-knife and a 70 cm "Samurai" sword.

 

Police heard that the pair had a long running feud.

 

On Monday night Thongchai arrived in his taxi and settled down for a sleep in his cab listening to music.

 

Samorn took exception to the loud music and told him to turn it down. When he didn't he phoned the other man's wife to get him to do so. 

 

This prompted a violent altercation in which Thongchai retrieved a Samurai sword from his cab and attacked his rival who responded with the flick-knife. 

 

Sanook reported that Samorn has been charged with deadly assault and being armed with a knife in public. 

 

There was no mention of charges yet against the more seriously wounded man. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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The big question? What is a taxi driver doing with a samurai sword in his car? Is that standard work equipment for Thai taxi drivers?

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3 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

The big question? What is a taxi driver doing with a samurai sword in his car? Is that standard work equipment for Thai taxi drivers?

No.

 

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49 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Lucky he did not have ears cut off though that would have solved the feud forever????

True, he wouldn't be able to hear people hailing his taxi.

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i'm sure it was just a misunderstanding. Please follow standard protocol:

1. Meet at Police station

2. Wai wai wai

3. Basket of Brands

4. 500 baht fine each

5. Carry on picking up passengers like nothing happened.

6. Mai pen rai

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3 hours ago, Matzzon said:

The big question? What is a taxi driver doing with a samurai sword in his car? Is that standard work equipment for Thai taxi drivers?

The cop who ran the beer bar next to my place had a large sword under the back seat of his car!!!

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5 hours ago, Matzzon said:

The big question? What is a taxi driver doing with a samurai sword in his car? Is that standard work equipment for Thai taxi drivers?

 

I doubt it was a Japanese sword. More likely one of those cheap Thai or Japanese style swords they have at some markets. Certainly not something a Samurai would've used!

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9 hours ago, webfact said:

Police and rescue services were called to Loei bus station in the north east of Thailand after two taxi drivers went at each other with a sword and a knife in an argument over loud music.

And they wonder why Thailands tourist numbers are dropping.... 

If the environmental and health issues are not enough, add in the death/injuries at sea by incompetent boat crew, death on the road statistics, gun crime, street robbery.... then these two idiots confirm why taxis in Thailand are among the worst in the world.

I mean why does a taxi driver need  "samurai sword or a flick-knife"... maybe cut the sandwiches at break time? 

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18 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

And they wonder why Thailands tourist numbers are dropping.... 

If the environmental and health issues are not enough, add in the death/injuries at sea by incompetent boat crew, death on the road statistics, gun crime, street robbery.... then these two idiots confirm why taxis in Thailand are among the worst in the world.

I mean why does a taxi driver need  "samurai sword or a flick-knife"... maybe cut the sandwiches at break time? 

Or perhaps pork chops or chop suey.

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On Monday night Thongchai arrived in his taxi and settled down for a sleep in his cab listening to music.

 

Samorn took exception to the loud music and told him to turn it down.

 

Settled down to sleep to loud music? ????

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this type of news will help bring back more tourists... TAT should promote that as " new entertainment coming to a place near you"

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23 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I really want to know which music he played.

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John.

 

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Usually, when you ask a Thai male to turn down his loud music, he responds by turning it UP! Persist with your request and he is likely to beat the <deleted> out of you.

 

And yes, Thais like to sleep listening to music, it is silence they cannot abide.

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On 2/12/2020 at 8:21 AM, webfact said:

 

On Monday night Thongchai arrived in his taxi and settled down for a sleep in his cab listening to music.

 

Samorn took exception to the loud music and told him to turn it down. When he didn't he phoned the other man's wife to get him to do so. 

 

This prompted a violent altercation in which Thongchai retrieved a Samurai sword

Loud rude attention seeking moron turns violent when asked to turn down his Thai boom boom box that he is so proud of and pulls a sword.

 

A very predictable response in Thai cultural.

 

On 2/12/2020 at 8:21 AM, webfact said:

Sanook reported that Samorn has been charged with deadly assault and being armed with a knife in public. 

Driver defending himself with small pocket knife gets charged with deadly assault. 

 

Nope nothing unusual about this story. TIT.

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