webfact Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Samui International Airport in the southern province of Surat Thani turned into a scene from a Western movie after a minibus driver shot a Grab driver following a heated dispute. Bophut Police Station officers rushed to a parking area of the arrival passenger terminal in the airport to investigate the shooting scene. Officers discovered travellers were shocked by the incident while the victim, a 30 year old man named Boy, was transferred to Bangkok Samui Hospital before police arrived at the scene. During their initial examination of the scene, officers uncovered three bullet shells and traces of blood near the parking fee collection counter. Photo of Petch Petpailin Photo via ThaiRath. Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, webfact said: a 30 year old man named Boy 1 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 CCTV footage of the shooting is doing the rounds here in Samui. Someone sent me a copy this morning. Pretty damning evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 More like Mafia than a Western 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 18 minutes ago, 2baht said: hollywood couldn't write this any better. i smell a 500b fine and a wai coming on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 34 minutes ago, webfact said: a 30 year old man named Boy how can you not giggle from this when taken in context of the story. oh man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom H Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Misunderstanding ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 I read the other thread (now closed) with the headline... [A bit of a fracas at the airport today.] In the opening post [by Tropicalevo] there was no mention of location, but as soon as I read his description of events I immediately guessed Phuket or Samui... Other comments [Nick Carter icp - Things like this happen the World over , just incase you are about to go into *All Thai men are blah blah blah * mode] No... not really, things like this do not happen the World over... they happen in area's of lawlessness where the sense of entitlement of the taxi and van mafia is further enabled by the police who fail in their duty of care to the protect the public to apply any enforcement whatsoever. Welcome to Thailand tourists.... how many families will never return after witnessing this ? How many potential tourists does such news deter ? 4 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phetpeter Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 Wait! It's an airport, the shot victim had already been taken to the hospital! So...where were the police? not out and about making sure passengers moving around the airport were OK? or more likely sitting on their backsides in a comfy backroom. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BarraMarra Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 Why did he feel he needed to carry a gun in his minivan? if a customer gets involved in an argument will he pull his gun out and shoot him or her he intended to kill him lock him up for attempted murder or next time he will shoot someone dead. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, BarraMarra said: Why did he feel he needed to carry a gun in his minivan? Made him feel like he's a man! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post circa02 Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 Doesn't surprise me, Samui makes Phuket look good for taxis, even years ago airport taxi mafia wanted 500baht from the airport to bophut, which is basically a 10 minute journey and less than 5km. Most expensive flight domestic route in the world, combined with most expensive taxis, now with an all out blood battle as you arrive, nah I'll pass 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Come on people , you know somebody has to die before anything is taken seriously here . Then it is a clamp down for Two weeks , then business as usual . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: Samui International Airport in the southern province of Surat Thani turned into a scene from a Western movie after a minibus driver shot a Grab driver following a heated dispute. And so it continues.. when is Thailand going to get to grips with the Taxi mafia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, BarraMarra said: Why did he feel he needed to carry a gun in his minivan? Most of Thailand go out in the morning tooled up one way or another. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Oh Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 minute ago, hotchilli said: And so it continues.. when is Thailand going to get to grips with the Taxi mafia. I think it has therefore it exists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseThailand Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) There is Grab in Samui?? Edited September 14, 2023 by JoseThailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Just now, JoseThailand said: There is Grab is Samui?? Grab is almost everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseThailand Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Just now, bignok said: Grab is almost everywhere. Not on Phangan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Listen here Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 minute ago, JoseThailand said: Not on Phangan All normal places 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, JoseThailand said: There is Grab in Samui?? There is... but when visiting there just over a year ago it was impossible to get a Grab. I tried to get a GrabBike - 0% ... No choice but to flag down a Win-rider. I tried to get a GrabTaxi - 0% ... Nothing available at all. I tried to get a GrabVan - 100% available at heavily inflated rates. Thus: In my experience - Grab only works for Vans and the rates are as high as the Mafia pricing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, JoseThailand said: There is Grab in Samui?? maybe one less..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Meanwhile TAT clutches pearls and prepares to spin the truth.... the drivers were Burmese! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said: CCTV footage of the shooting is doing the rounds here in Samui. Someone sent me a copy this morning. Pretty damning evidence. Probably just a misunderstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: turned into a scene from a Western movie More like a Thai movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: Meanwhile TAT clutches pearls and prepares to spin the truth.... the drivers were Burmese! TAT hasn't and the drivers weren't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: Meanwhile TAT clutches pearls and prepares to spin the truth.... the drivers were Burmese! i doubt it mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Some troll posts in violation of our Community Standards and the replies have been removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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