A 17-year-old woman has been reported missing in Pattaya after telling friends she was due to meet an older foreigner at Central Pattaya shopping mall to watch a movie.

Nong Tong disappeared at the weekend and has not been contacted by friends or relatives since, according to her sister, Pinanong Lansettha. Her family has reported her missing to police and launched an online appeal for information.

Ms Lansettha said the family did not know the identity or nationality of the man her sister planned to meet.

"We don't know who she was meeting or where he was from," she told the Daily Mail. "I think she met him online through an app."

Family and friends appeal for information

In a social-media post, Ms Lansettha asked people to help find her younger sister, saying she had been unable to contact her for three days.

"None of her close friends or family have been able to reach her or see her," she wrote. "I'm very worried about her. Please help keep an eye out for her."

Friends said her sudden disappearance was out of character. One said Nong Tong normally spoke with her every day but was no longer online.

Another local woman said she had seen the teenager with foreigners at the Stone House pub at around the time she vanished, recalling that their tables had been beside each other.

Ms Lansettha said her sister did not work in Pattaya's bars or on the street because of her age, but worked independently and had gone to meet an older foreigner before contact was lost.

Anyone with information is being urged by the family to contact them or police.

Disappearance follows Pattaya murder charge

The case comes weeks after another 17-year-old, Tunchanok Donhomla, was found dead in a suitcase beside railway tracks in Pattaya.

Australian truck driver Simon Carman, 46, has been charged over her death and is being held at Pattaya Remand Prison. He denies murdering Ms Donhomla, saying he acted in self-defence after she allegedly pulled a knife and demanded money.

Police allege Carman met Ms Donhomla on the street, took her to his condominium, strangled her and put her body in a holdall. CCTV reportedly showed him riding a scooter the following evening with a suitcase strapped to the back.

He was arrested at Bangkok airport carrying a Jetstar boarding pass. Police allege he was attempting to flee on a flight to Perth, while Carman said he was returning to Australia to collect a replacement bank card and intended to come back to Thailand within days to "sort it all out".

Like Ms Donhomla, Nong Tong had travelled to Pattaya from a rural province seeking work. In both cases, friends raised the alarm after the teenagers stopped answering calls and messages.

Pattaya's informal nightlife economy

Prostitution is illegal in Thailand but remains widely tolerated in Pattaya's nightlife areas, where many women meet foreign tourists for work. The two teenagers were said to have worked independently rather than through bars, where age checks can make employment difficult for under aged.

Picture courtesy of Daily Mail

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They have a drowning, more follow.

They have a fire, more follow.

They have a murder, more follow ( tbc ).

It's a perculiar country we've chosen to live that's for sure!

According to Facebook, she was found.

36 minutes ago, temuFarang said:

she was found.

Is she in a bar?

Ok, looks like she was found, which I am happy to hear. It´s a dangerous world out there!

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A 17-year-old woman has been reported missing in Pattaya after telling friends she was due to meet an older foreigner at Central Pattaya shopping mall to watch a movie.

Ok, that sounds believable! 😂 Out of what I hear, a lot of foreigners comes here and seek up 17-year-olds, just to go look the latest movie together.

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Ms Lansettha said her sister did not work in Pattaya's bars or on the street because of her age, but worked independently and had gone to meet an older foreigner before contact was lost.

And once again, the whole family probably knows, but that´s no problem. Just let her run around giving under-aged sex to foreigners and bring home the dough. The responsibility of parents here is non-existent!

1 minute ago, Srikcir said:

Is she in a bar?

Surely looks like that. Can´t be true, though. Her sister has confirmed that is something she just don´t do. 😂

She's rather cheap looking for a 17 yo. That's said let's hope that she's found safe and well.. . These online dating services are really dangerous for young girls. They have no idea who they are texting with. The best way to go about this is they should get a job in a bar and then pick out a guy face to face that suits them. Their online choice could be a real creep.

25 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Surely looks like that. Can´t be true, though. Her sister has confirmed that is something she just don´t do. 😂

Sadly her tattoos tell a story.

Thai parents are very soft on their kids, especially the daughters as they are hoping the girls will take care of them when they are old. There is no pension or 401k here so treating children like holy cows is the way to ensure parents are taken care of later.

Hence, turning a blind eye to prostitution and the money they receive from grateful daughters.

All government workers to include teachers all have a pension. The parents who standby knowing their daughters are selling sex should be prosecuted. Just a bunch of low lifes. Let's hope the girl is found ok.

1 hour ago, temuFarang said:

According to Facebook, she was found.

Was she found in Boomerang Bar? She's 17. 🙂

Occupational hazard. Next!

That foreigner is a 1000% scum bag.

Nobody should be using those damn apps.

41 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Thai parents are very soft on their kids, especially the daughters as they are hoping the girls will take care of them when they are old. There is no pension or 401k here so treating children like holy cows is the way to ensure parents are taken care of later.

Hence, turning a blind eye to prostitution and the money they receive from grateful daughters.

What are you talking about? They do indeed have pensions here. The employer and the employee contribute each month to two different funds which they are entitled to upon retirement.

37 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Thai parents are very soft on their kids, especially the daughters as they are hoping the girls will take care of them when they are old. There is no pension or 401k here so treating children like holy cows is the way to ensure parents are taken care of later.

Hence, turning a blind eye to prostitution and the money they receive from grateful daughters.

What do you mean that Thailand has no pension? Thailand most certainly does have pension plans.

• Old Age Allowance is a universal state plan that starts at age 60. This is supplemented by the State Welfare Card (SWC) and Disability Grant. 1/3 of all Thai seniors access the SWC which provides transit, electricity, water and other social service subsidies.

• Social Security Office (SSO) pension. Anyone who works in Thailand and makes social security contributions for at least 15 years can obtain a Social Security Office pension.

• Thailand’s Government Pension Fund (GPF) covers military personnel, government officials and civil servants.

• Thailand National Savings Fund (NSF). A state-sponsored retirement scheme designed to provide pensions for informal workers, freelancers, and the self-employed who lack formal social security. Members make small, voluntary contributions, which the government matches up to a specific annual limit based on the member's age.

• Company Employer sponsored Retirement Plans aka Voluntary Provident Funds (PVDs): Private sector employers offer these plans on a voluntary basis, matching employee contributions, typically between 3% and 15% of the employee's salary.

• Individual Retirement Savings Plans.

Thailand like other countries has a people who are either too poor to save, or who are too busy spending to do so. The lack of large retirement saviongs isn't because the option isn't there.

How many times have we heard Prostitution is illegal in Thailand

But it's common knowledge it goes oh Pattaya is world renowned as the Prostitute city of the World

Yet Thai authorities do nothing to much money 🤑 involved

54 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

What do you mean that Thailand has no pension? Thailand most certainly does have pension plans.

• Old Age Allowance is a universal state plan that starts at age 60. This is supplemented by the State Welfare Card (SWC) and Disability Grant. 1/3 of all Thai seniors access the SWC which provides transit, electricity, water and other social service subsidies.

Thailand like other countries has a people who are either too poor to save, or who are too busy spending to do so. The lack of large retirement saviongs isn't because the option isn't there.

The old age allowance, which my wife received from age 60, is a massive 600 baht a month, climbing to 700 when she reaches 70. Try living on that, even for a Thai.

But as a previous post or two has mentioned, parents could actually get a job and a company or government-post pension rather than pimp out their daughter. But pimping is so much easier for those too lazy to work and isn't unusual. And I wonder, with her heavy tattoos, how long this child has been 'working'. She didn't start yesterday, that's for sure.

The main photo looks nothing like the SM photo at Boomerang Bar.

3 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Surely looks like that. Can´t be true, though. Her sister has confirmed that is something she just don´t do. 😂

There's a difference between being employed in a bar as a bargirl (that her sister said she didn't/couldn't do) and a freelancer going into a bar to meet foreigners.

3 hours ago, Rams86 said:

They have no idea who they are texting with. The best way to go about this is they should get a job in a bar and then pick out a guy face to face

17-year olds can be employed in bars?

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

There is no pension or 401k here

There are pension arrangements in Thailand especially if they get a proper job.

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

How many times have we heard Prostitution is illegal in Thailand ...

Yet Thai authorities do nothing to much money 🤑 involved

What is it that you think the authorities can do about girls who independently offer themselves online, something that is not illegal? And how do Thai authorities make money out of that activity?

Edited July 16Jul 16 by Liverpool Lou

Compare the 2 fotos. Looks for me that they were both made at the same location?

Or do so many bars have the same lighting and barstools?!

(sorry, but I've never been to Pattaya, or in such bars in general)

2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

What do you mean that Thailand has no pension? Thailand most certainly does have pension plans.

• Old Age Allowance is a universal state plan that starts at age 60. This is supplemented by the State Welfare Card (SWC) and Disability Grant. 1/3 of all Thai seniors access the SWC which provides transit, electricity, water and other social service subsidies.

Yes, my wife gets her old age pension at the base rate of 600 baht a month. Her mother at 90 gets 900 plus various free aids for her incontinence. Nappies etc ( wife says free corks would be handy ). Had minor surgery for free at government hospital..

Sister in law recently spent 5 days in ITU for a total of 650 baht which was for some kind of medication she needed.

Thailand is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly. Had the Peoples Party won they had promised a big increase on government pensions.

She looks like what she is, and unfortunately, meeting bad people goes with the territory of her chosen profession.

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

How many times have we heard Prostitution is illegal in Thailand

But it's common knowledge it goes oh Pattaya is world renowned as the Prostitute city of the World

Yet Thai authorities do nothing to much money 🤑 involved

Most often heard from posters on this forum trying to be "funny". I don't think it's otherwise a commonly occurring topic for most of the population.

2 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

That foreigner is a 1000% scum bag.

Nobody should be using those damn apps.

Do you hear yourself, how do these females feed themselves without money?

Think before commenting

2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

What do you mean that Thailand has no pension? Thailand most certainly does have pension plans.

Thaicooking classes

• Old Age Allowance is a universal state plan that starts at age 60. This is supplemented by the State Welfare Card (SWC) and Disability Grant. 1/3 of all Thai seniors access the SWC which provides transit, electricity, water and other social service subsidies.

• Social Security Office (SSO) pension. Anyone who works in Thailand and makes social security contributions for at least 15 years can obtain a Social Security Office pension.

• Thailand’s Government Pension Fund (GPF) covers military personnel, government officials and civil servants.

• Thailand National Savings Fund (NSF). A state-sponsored retirement scheme designed to provide pensions for informal workers, freelancers, and the self-employed who lack formal social security. Members make small, voluntary contributions, which the government matches up to a specific annual limit based on the member's age.

• Company Employer sponsored Retirement Plans aka Voluntary Provident Funds (PVDs): Private sector employers offer these plans on a voluntary basis, matching employee contributions, typically between 3% and 15% of the employee's salary.

• Individual Retirement Savings Plans.

Thailand like other countries has a people who are either too poor to save, or who are too busy spending to do so. The lack of large retirement saviongs isn't because the option isn't there.

Thaicooking classes

Sadly nothing for young mothers who have been abandoned by their deadbeat boyfriend.

Also government couldn't be bothered garnishing the wages from these deadbeats.

5 hours ago, temuFarang said:

According to Facebook, she was found.

Who would be stupid enough to believe anything you read on fakebook ??

Many young and old.pervert sexual predators in Chonburi. Foreign school teachers, old men with young step kids and even foreigners with their own kids dossing down in small condos. Sickos...they walk among us, you won't even know till it all comes out. Don't trust anyone