Attempted Kidnapping Tests Pattaya's Safety

[Rimmer]

Attempted Kidnapping Tests Pattaya's Safety

PATTAYA: -- The fading fears in Pattaya that anyone can be shot for 10,000 baht by a passing motorcycle passenger or a team of men can abduct foreigners at night and hold them for ransom are eerily reminiscent of what actually goes on in cities in the Philippines now. The Philippines fails to stop increased violent crimes by trying to rely on a strong national government.

Thailand, in sharp contrast, relies on a system of local controls to assure the incidents of serious crimes are eliminated as much as possible. This is why political violence in the capital city does not cause nation-wide anarchy.

Thailand’s provincial level, district level, sub-district level and city or town level all filter down the likelihood of serious criminal organizations or violent, mass responses to political unrest. This is the case in the Chonburi, Banglamung, Nonprue, Pattaya City levels of crime suppression.

As Pattaya grows with the region's strongest and most powerful family, the Kunplome brothers, at the helm, incidents of serious crimes like murder, assault and abduction have been greatly reduced.

Chairman Wittaya Kunplome is the Chairman of the Chonburi Provincial government and his younger brother is Pattaya City’s illustrious, American-educated, technically-savvy and world traveled, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome.

Pattaya is also fortunate to have Thailand’s most sophisticated, cutting-edge crime deterrent, recording and response capabilities thanks to Pattaya’s computerized Command and Control Center, CCTV video surveillance system and its Call Center telephonic response capabilities. Revenues used to purchase and maintain this technology come from room tax and other taxes collected from Pattaya’s tourists and VAT and gasoline taxes from local residents.

Pattaya remains one of the safest cities in the world relative to its daily, transient tourist population, and now the crime rate for serious crimes is even statistically lower, although awareness of this accomplishment may not be apparent after reading sensationalized tabloids and websites in Pattaya.

The full article is HERE

-- Pattaya Times 2010-12-29

[Phil Conners]

Yet another promotional newsbite from our friends at Pattaya Times.

[saintofsilence]

"Pattaya remains one of the safest cities in the world relative to its daily, transient tourist population, and now the crime rate for serious crimes is even statistically lower, although awareness of this accomplishment may not be apparent after reading sensationalized tabloids and websites in Pattaya."

what websites are they reffering to ?

Edited December 29, 2010 by saintofsilence

[SweatiePie]

"Pattaya remains one of the safest cities in the world relative to its daily, transient tourist population, and now the crime rate for serious crimes is even statistically lower, although awareness of this accomplishment may not be apparent after reading sensationalized tabloids and websites in Pattaya."

what websites are they reffering to ?

And what "gasoline taxes" do "local residents" pay??

And where did they get this information from? And the crime rate is statistically lower than what?

Chonburi has the highest crime rate of any province in Thailand, and Pattaya has the highest crime rate in Chonburi.

[saintofsilence]

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Acts of violence, intimidation or threats will not be tolerated. Pattaya now has a very low incidence of serious crime relative to all other international resort and convention destinations and the current administration is deeply committed to safety as a primary concern,” Mayor of Pattaya Itthiphol Kunplome said to the Pattaya Times newspaper and website reporters.

Well there is intimidation and threats and extortion on pattaya beach daily this is still being tolerated even after you tube clips and media headlines of attacks these same people are still being tolerated.

Edited December 29, 2010 by saintofsilence

[Boater]

"Pattaya remains one of the safest cities in the world relative to its daily, transient tourist population, and now the crime rate for serious crimes is even statistically lower, although awareness of this accomplishment may not be apparent after reading sensationalized tabloids and websites in Pattaya."

what websites are they reffering to ?

And what "gasoline taxes" do "local residents" pay??

And where did they get this information from? And the crime rate is statistically lower than what?

Chonburi has the highest crime rate of any province in Thailand, and Pattaya has the highest crime rate in Chonburi.

maybe he was basing his assumption and facts on Tijuana in mexico ? ,

do you not read www.mexicovisa.com ? there headline news was ' Tijuana heading to be safest city in the world after Pattaya '

Edited December 30, 2010 by Boater

[nam-thip]

The jet Ski scams and the mafia knife weilding operators obviously have been excluded from the stats quoted.

As must the motorbike mafia who rent out 1000cc killer bikes on the production of a passport without any question as to whether the hirer holds a big bike licence or not.

The list of scams and crimes against tourists in Pattaya is endless.

They must have consulted the three wise monkeys before making their statement, see nothing!! hear nothing!! say nothing!!