Thailand news - The Thai lawyer for the German, who was accused of jumping bail and paying 1 million baht bribe, is denying the story.Horrendous interprovincial bus crash kills 14, many more injured. Bangkok to pass new laws imposed on diesel trucks and vehicles to battle the PM 2.5 air pollution in the city. 

 

A huge crystal methamphetamine haul - some 2,000 kilograms of ice which was headed to Australia. HM The King's son attends Thai Father's Day ceremonies, and Kanchanaburi gears up for the River Kwai Bridge Festival from Dec 8 - 17.

 

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We are not guilty as charged. Pattaya is not a sex capital, and there are no underaged girls available. They are making this stuff up. It is very hard to buy sex in Pattaya. They don't know what they are talking about. And we don't know why or how they came to reach this point of view, and we do not have any idea how they're getting their information, but it's so incorrect, and it's so improper, and it's so embarrassing and we just don't know what to do. We are absolutely befuddled, and in a complete tizzy. 

 

After all, as officials of the city it's not like we're making any money on the sex industry, so why blame us?