By Adam Judd

 

Pattaya, Thailand-  One man is dead this morning and at least two other men suffered injuries during what Pattaya Police described as a “violent brawl” in the Tree Town Market area of Central Pattaya off of Soi Buakhao last night, January 2nd, 2021.

 

The incident took place around 10:00 P.M. at Tree Town market and was responded to by Lt. Col Krikrit Saiwana, Deputy Superintendent of the Pattaya City Police, and his team after notification from Covid-19 testers who had witnessed the incident.

 

Along with TPN media and Sawang Boriboon rescue workers, teams arrived at the scene quickly to find 54-year-old Narawit Pongsungnoen lying on the ground seriously injured and bleeding heavily due to stab wounds from a sharp object. Some witnesses described the weapon utilized as a long knife or a machete to Lt. Col Krikrit, although the exact device was not identified by police immediately.

 

Mr. Narawit was rushed to a local hospital after emergency first aid was used at the scene of the incident but was pronounced dead upon arrival by medical staff and Sawang Boriboon rescue workers.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/03/one-person-dead-several-injured-and-flee-after-violent-brawl-at-tree-town-market-area-say-pattaya-police/

 

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Sad someone lost their life.

I totally avoid the place after dark seems too many loud, drunk, wanting to fight people around there.

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

one man is dead, 

information gathered by Pattaya Police that the group of men specifically arranged to meet to discuss a possible business dispute prior to the physical confrontation

Aaaah, yes, the old.... 

'business dispute, dead man story'

 

Sadly, happens too often 

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Sad someone lost their life.

I totally avoid the place after dark seems too many loud, drunk, wanting to fight people around there.

 

Yep, now the tourists have been coming back soi Buakhao has become a place of aggression, also the streets are full of these tourists on their scooters and cars with horns blasting.

 

I did like the covid, closed border times, very peaceful. 

19 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yep, now the tourists have been coming back soi Buakhao has become a place of aggression, also the streets are full of these tourists on their scooters and cars with horns blasting.

 

I did like the covid, closed border times, very peaceful. 

Yes I've noticed that too, maybe roids, maybe just shadey people coming, I've seen roid guys riding dangerously aggressive on motorbikes. Probably why expats prefer low season

Lt. Col Krikrit stated that the incident hurt the image of Pattaya as a safe family tourism destination and was a top priority for police to resolve the situation.

 

Soi Buakhao is anything but a safe area for tourists, the soi is too narrow with way too much traffic and no sidewalks for the majority of the road, Safe Family Tourism - Forget it .................LOL

6 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Soi Buakhao is anything but a safe area for tourists, the soi is too narrow with way too much traffic and no sidewalks for the majority of the road, Safe Family Tourism - Forget it .................LOL

So random, guy is stabbed to death and you go on about no foot paths...

38 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

 

I did like the covid, closed border times, very peaceful. 

Fully agree with you.

24 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Soi Buakhao is anything but a safe area for tourists, the soi is too narrow with way too much traffic and no sidewalks for the majority of the road, Safe Family Tourism - Forget it .................LOL

Sombody is killed.....why the "LOL", what's funny about it?

10 minutes ago, thonglorjimmy said:

Sombody is killed.....why the "LOL", what's funny about it?

Try thinking it is safe - NOT

14 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

The narrow street adds to the character, it's nice to sit in one of the bars overlooking soi Buakhao watching the world go by. 

It's also nice to cruise down on the pcx and see the sights, just wish the idiots riding at speed would slow down. 

So you do admit it is not exactly safe ......

5 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

So you do admit it is not exactly safe ......

Sadly the world is not a safe place. 

 

As an individual you need to put in place controls to mitigate the dangers, wherever you are. 

 

Be accountable for your actions. 

 

People, living their life as a snowflake, blaming others for their misery, childlike behaviors.... I see this too many times these days. 

Ok I'll call spades spades since no one else has: thai males are the problem here as in most other problems around here. These local lowlifes shouldn't even be allowed any where there are foreigners mixing with Thai women. 

so Pattaya is slowly getting back to normal i see ........

Why would anyone think its a good idea to wack someone with loads of witnesses around?....The whole story is kind of strange......Yep it's all because of no sidewalks..lol....I am sure nothing to do with drugs..

13 minutes ago, morrobay said:

Ok I'll call spades spades since no one else has: thai males are the problem here as in most other problems around here. These local lowlifes shouldn't even be allowed any where there are foreigners mixing with Thai women. 

I have been visiting Thailand since the year 2000.

I have never experienced aggression from Thai males.

Perhaps 3 incidents of hostility that I recall in that time and all have been from farang tourists.

Twice from Americans and once from Brits. (I'm American myself by the way).

None escalated into violence, in each case I didn't respond with belligerence and in two cases moved on to a different bar stool or a different bar.

In one case, I simply ignored the provocation and he got bored and left me and my female friend alone.

Maybe I have been lucky but no problems from Thai males.

 

6 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Why would anyone think its a good idea to wack someone with loads of witnesses around?....The whole story is kind of strange......Yep it's all because of no sidewalks..lol

Since when onlookers stopped anyone from doing stupid things and especially when they're drunk or stoned or both?...

Well this will help them decide what to do!

1 hour ago, aussiexpat said:

So random, guy is stabbed to death and you go on about no foot paths...

The place needs somewhere safe for stabbed people to lie.

27 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

I have been visiting Thailand since the year 2000.

I have never experienced aggression from Thai males.

You are fortunate.... but mostly if one stays clear, that will be the case. I have seen gangs of drunken yobs drunk or drugged chasing each other through the streets of Pattaya with sticks and rocks.... now they carry knives. 

47 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Sadly the world is not a safe place. 

 

As an individual you need to put in place controls to mitigate the dangers, wherever you are. 

 

Be accountable for your actions. 

 

People, living their life as a snowflake, blaming others for their misery, childlike behaviors.... I see this too many times these days. 

Good, I trust you will adhere to your advice.

This is a "business dispute" ie: money, drugs etc. It happened inside tree town.

It has nothing to do with how narrow or crowded Soi Buakhao is, nothing to do with foreigners drinking with Thai girls, nothing to do with steroids, nothing to do with people looking for a fight, nothing to do with some imagined aggressive trait of Thai males against foreigners.

I left the area about 21:40 and already saw flashing red lights in front of the club.

Through the last four days I didn't notice any brawls, aggressive behavior around there.

Never felt particularly unsafe in relation to other places in town.

Traffic safety is a completely different matter. With that chaos you would have many road rages in other countries.

What I am afraid of is and will be the damned virus. I didn't mix with the most crowded places.

2 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Lt. Col Krikrit stated that the incident hurt the image of Pattaya as a safe family tourism destination and was a top priority for police to resolve the situation.

Does that mean the public will catch sight of a policeman any time soon?  They've been invisible for two years, possibly drafted to Bangkok to beat up students?

2 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Does that mean the public will catch sight of a policeman any time soon?  They've been invisible for two years, possibly drafted to Bangkok to beat up students?

Quite  few on the railway line bypass road yesterday at the Hwy 7 flyover. 

Can someone explain to me what scubascuba means with his "roid" guys. Can find no reference in dictionary. Just want to make sure I keep clear of them on my next visit to Soi Buakhao.

Just now, Paul Henry said:

Can someone explain to me what scubascuba means with his "roid" guys. Can find no reference in dictionary. Just want to make sure I keep clear of them on my next visit to Soi Buakhao.

Guys taking steroids, body builders etc

2 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

So random, guy is stabbed to death and you go on about no foot paths...

Try reading the last part carefully e.g. Safe Family Tourism - Forget it .................LOL - As you appear to need it spelling out I was referring to the comment from the police, not the fact that someone was killed.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya, Thailand-  One man is dead this morning and at least two other men suffered injuries during what Pattaya Police described as a “violent brawl” in the Tree Town Market area of Central Pattaya off of Soi Buakhao last night, January 2nd, 2021.

Family Friendly Pattaya my ar#e

1 hour ago, Paul Henry said:

Can someone explain to me what scubascuba means with his "roid" guys. Can find no reference in dictionary. Just want to make sure I keep clear of them on my next visit to Soi Buakhao.

Transformers.......Optimus Prime like ?