Pattaya One News - Is It A Gag?

[Beacher]

I just stumbled across a web site called "Pattaya One News" and I couldn't believe the silly little items they're running today. These guys must be terribly desperate for something to fill their site with (or the site's a gag).

It seems that 2 of the 4 stories featured at their site today are about shoplifters - an 18 y.o. woman caught with cans of Leo and some coffee from Tesco, and another one about a homeless man who stole a 95 baht bottle of booze from 7-11.

I suspect there are numerous instances of shoflifting everyday in Pattaya, but I just can't imagine any real (creditable) news group actually publishing a full-page spread in their papers or site to tell the world about certain ones involving such little items. They even include 6 photos for each story! I think I'd be far too embarrassed to put such petty little pieces into any news publication I was involved with (and ADD 6 PHOTOS!!!).

[Bluelotus]

I'm guessing you aren't the 18 y.o. woman

[Beacher]

I'm guessing you aren't the 18 y.o. woman

That's right. Nor am I the homeless man mentioned in these feature length news(?) items.

[kmart]

Its a smokescreen rather than a gag. There is no serious crime in Pattaya, don't-you-know?

[easyride]

I think they're just showing the lighter side of Pattaya.

Makes a change from all the robberies, murders and suicides (Thais and farang)

on the TV every day. There was a time Pattaya was safe - not so sure now.

[britmaveric]

Remember its Pattaya City News and yes lot of the reported news wouldnt be reported elsewhere. This is a live TV program, website is news taken from the broadcast.

[libya 115]

Some of Pattaya One news stories are rather insignificant or twee. Consider checking out Pattayadailynews.com for better news reporting and more 'meatier' news items.

[JetsetBkk]

I just stumbled across a web site called "Pattaya One News" and I couldn't believe the silly little items they're running today....

It's clearly for the vision-impaired, judging by the font size on the website front page.

Or maybe they couldn't think of anything to put there, so just increased the font size to fill it?

[david1806]

i've been reading pattaya one news for a couple of years now - it's always the same. it's a mildly enterntaining read tho.

it's quite worrying tho, as the more you read it, the more you'll see just how many farang 'suicides' there are in pattaya. there is a least one a week.

d

Edited July 10, 2008 by david1806

[Boater]

a mixture of Pattaya city news and The Sun everyday, it adds a bit of on line entertainment into my life

[roygsd]

a mixture of Pattaya city news and The Sun everyday, it adds a bit of on line entertainment into my life

As does your avitar to my day,

Roy gsd

[Briggsy]

I salute a free, fair and fearless press.