Foreign Tourist Assaulted in Pattaya: Urgent Call for Authorities' Intervention

[Photoguy21]

7 hours ago, 2baht said:

The Family Resort just gets better! The pristine image endures!

I bet there are many guys now convinced Pattaya is the place to bring their families. 

[KhunBENQ]

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Not sure but the implication (whether true or not) is that the Russians were in the role of running the "massage" business.

I think the Thai  soapy mafia is still rough and strong enough to beat them to pieces.

So far...

[bristolgeoff]

Another day in pattaya or paradise

[pomchop]

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

Looks like the Russians are using their influence in Pattaya same as Phuket 

Taking over businesses and getting involved in criminal activities 🤑

Well by all means then the immigration people should extend their no visa required stay to at least one year so they can have more time to engage in nefarious activities.  How many other nationalities would love to have 90 days no visa and be less likely to work without permits, create their own mafia, and generally create chaos...not to mention attacking a disabled man and then threatening him if he identifies them.  Good job TAT.

[newbee2022]

7 hours ago, mikebell said:

The Russian Mafia is now involved in the massage scene?

Yeah, they give you a Happy Ending if you ask for!😵‍💫

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, 1duckyboy said:

What is the Korean's relationship with the massage shop? 

Massage, probably.

[kingstonkid]

54 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

This soapy is the only one of this type in Soi Honey. Not a shady shack like many others there. Can't tell whether you pay upfront. But the prices are usually made very clear in soapies before the deal (1600 to 3000 and more).

If that is the case, then I cannot see a disagreement that would involve muscle.  I think this was strictly a Russian goon trying to rip off a Handicapped Korean.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, bendejo said:

The Thais are now allowing farang to run the rackets here? 

 

"Now"?  Since when have foreigners not been allowed to invest in massage businesses?

Edited January 30 by Liverpool Lou

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

How does he know they were Russian?  

He either knew them or they spoke Russian, which he by chance understands, or they had Russian flags/tattoos......????

He either knew them or they spoke Russian, which he by chance understands...or they spoke English...or Thai...or Korean.

[NanLaew]

7 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

cowards! you flee the war in your country to come and attack a disabled person in pattaya!

 

I guess that's one way of looking at it.

[Cabradelmar]

The upside is expats/foreigners/tourist flock to Pattaya and Phuket (making them the least desirable places to live), so at least one knows where NOT to live. Let's hope the cancer does not spread.

[AloisAmrein]

Kick out all the russian idiots from Thailand! They are all a nuisance.

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, John Drake said:

2 hours ago, Aleksey75 said:

I don't understand many Russians: they hate Asians, they hate Thai food, they are disgusted by Asian boys or girls, at the same time they're still coming here - what for? Why?!

 

Crime

 

That and dodging Putin's draft.

[Chris Daley]

That's what you get for cheating on your wife.

[findlay13]

2 hours ago, Aleksey75 said:

I don't understand many Russians: they hate Asians, they hate Thai food, they are disgusted by Asian boys or girls, at the same time they're still coming here - what for? Why?! And,also, expect that the whole world always owes them something...

 Draft dodgers

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Koreans and other Asians are carted to soapies in bus loads.

Part of the package.

So it's good to have a doorman/receptionist who speaks Korean.

The articles says the victim is a TOURIST, not a worker at the "massage" place.

 

The article also says,

 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

... In spite of the severity of the incident, the victim refrained from filing a complaint, concerned about potential reprisals from the assailants who had issued threats of additional harm if authorities were alerted. 

 

So it's a fairly sound bet that the chap who got beaten up was an unofficial employee of the massage shop as @KhunBENQ suggests and doesn't want to be in ANY spotlight. Otherwise, why would an alleged couple of angry 'Russians' beat up a disabled Korean tourist in broad daylight?

[StayinThailand2much]

Weird story! Why do Korean and Russian tourists have a brawl about the price of massage services? Do (male) tourists in Pattaya offer each other massage services these days?

Edited January 30 by StayinThailand2much

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, Photoguy21 said:

I bet there are many guys now convinced Pattaya is the place to bring their families. 

 

Yes, we'll be there the last week of March.

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

Can any of the Pats crowd shed light on the Soi honey shops?

 

If you need to ask.

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, Photoguy21 said:

8 hours ago, mikebell said:

The Russian Mafia is now involved in the massage scene?

Haven't they always been involved?

 

One just needs to venture down Walking Street... Lots of Russians promoting the Russian go-gos. All promoters with work permits, I'm sure. 

[geisha]

Had a “ normal” massage once in Jomtien near Thepprasit  . The girl who could speak English said she also did condo visits , her boss was Russian, and had bought many condos there. 

This was about 10 years ago. I was very surprised then. There’s loads of Russians working in Pattaya area, and what about the Russian gogo’s ?? 
Everyone knows Phuket is  overrun with them, adding to the big downgrade. 

[Lopburikid]

8 hours ago, mikebell said:

The Russian Mafia is now involved in the massage scene?

Russian Mafia have been involved in all kinds of criminal activities in Pattaya, and they are mostly on ELITE  VISA.

[jesimps]

9 hours ago, 2baht said:

The Family Resort just gets better! The pristine image endures!

Two Russians and a South Korean, nothing to do with where it happened. Anyway, it long ago became clear that those of you who knock the city are those who'd love to visit here from their jungle clearing out back of beyond, but their wives won't let them. I'll just carry on enjoying the place that I've been for the past 17 years and wouldn't live anywhere else.

[Quit]

So is he the owner of the massage parlor? Otherwise the story doesn't make much sense. Anyway, it's probably on "tape".

[NE1]

The story in the link states , " the Korean man walked into a massage place found it was to expensive and left .

He was followed out by Two males who attacked him ".

 

 

[Ironmike]

Russians are going to destroy this country if allowed to continue this type of acts I've enclosed a cctv video of a drunken Russian woman named Ireana Pavalova that ran down and kill an American 21 man and Liechtenstein 18 women and nothing has been done about this,, Why Not two kids died here's the evidence and this fing bitch just walks away

[brianthainess]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

he witnessed the victim being attacked by two Russian nationals.

Friends of this government. They should be jailed for a year or two pay this disabled guy compensation then get a life ban, but the PM loves a war Criminal, will we get any updates? 

I won't hold my breath.    Russian Mafi are now here.

[JimTripper]

5 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Sounds like he needs a good massage to get over this ordeal.

I think you are correct. The position they will use during the massage is called "the wheelbarrow".

Edited January 30 by JimTripper

[brianthainess]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

victim refrained from filing a complaint, concerned about potential reprisals from the assailants who had issued threats of additional harm if authorities were alerted. 

He should be given police protection until they are behind bars and he has received compensation. Get your act together Thailand. No doubt he'll get lumbered with the hospital charges as well. 

[JimTripper]

Thailand is a virtual obstacle course for the physically handi-capabled.