RAYONG

Daily News Rayong office attacked

The Nation

An unknown number of gunmen in a pickup attacked the Daily News newspaper's Rayong office early this morning but no one was injured.

The office on Sukhumvit Road in Mueang Rayong was ridden with bullet holes. Office furniture, air conditioning and neon tubes were damaged as well as a Nissan pickup truck parked in front of the office.

The vehicle belonged to Krittapas Taengphetch, 49, a reporter who was in the office when the attack happened. He alerted police.

Found at the scene were 16 spent AKA rifle bullets, a 9mm bullet and two 9mm spent cartridges. Police are checking security camera footage from the surrounding area in an attempt to identify the culprits.

A police source revealed that the security video camera captured a golden-bronze single-cab Isuzu DMax pickup truck passing the office and a passenger in the front left seat rolling down the window and aiming a rifle at the office.

Daily News reporters suspect this attack is related to recent news coverage about a major Yaba gang in Klaeng district, which is reportedly linked to Rayong Provincial Prison inmates. The gang allegedly used war weapons to avenge another drug gang who had failed to pay them, resulting in death and injuries. The case's suspects were on bail and might be disgruntled about the news reports.

An eyewitness, noodle vendor Khajornsak Chaisri, told police that he had seen the golden-bronze pickup truck with a driver and a passenger in the front seat. The passenger opened fire at the office before the truck sped towards Tambon Tapong.

-- The Nation 2012-01-19

Very bad form to name the witness like that.

How could one possibly think that naming the local noodle vendor as a witness is appropriate? Seems the editor should be reshuffled.

I agree with daninthai. The report is about these disgruntles gunmen attacking the news station due to there media reports then The Nation goes ahead and mentions the poor noodle stand owners name. Brilliant work Nation. Why didn't you give the criminals his address and mobile number too?

It certainly makes me want to just step right up and tell the police about any criminal acts that I might see in the future.

And what's with a picture of a camera in the article? If they want to catch these criminals why not post the actual footage of the truck etc. so maybe the public can help?

Edited January 19, 201214 yr by Gone

AK and a 9mm (by the driver?) from inside the cab of the pickup? Hope they wore their earplugs.

Police shuld look for 2 men that have never watched CSI.

Very bad form to name the witness like that.

To be fair, it is just typical stupidity and the lazy, careless journalism we have come to expect.

Hope the noodle vendor does not get into trouble over this stupidity.

Very bad form to name the witness like that.

To be fair, it is just typical stupidity and the lazy, careless journalism we have come to expect.

Hope the noodle vendor does not get into trouble over this stupidity.

Suprised they publish a copy of his ID card or passport as well...!!!!....woops sorry this is not the Nation....that's the crowd of superb journo's in Pattaya who do stuff like that...

forgive my ignornace but <deleted> is an AKA rifle ?......is this suppose to be an AK-47 ?, considering the Nation used primary school English in describing it as a war weapon ?

The gang allegedly used war weapons to avenge another drug gang who had failed to pay them, resulting in death and injuries. The case's suspects were on bail and might be disgruntled about the news reports.

dont ya just love it here. ak 47's death and injury..................... and they still get bail to go and shoot up this office. will the cops go get em now that they have broken their bail conditions? will they hell.

what crime do you have to commit here that they will refuse bail. unbelieveable.

(what crime do you have to commit here that they will refuse bail. unbelieveable.)

LM now thats a real Crime

"ah ka" (phonetic) is slang for the AK with some Thai. But yes, several problems with the sloppiness of that article, especially with naming the poor noodle seller.

'AkA 47' is also known as an AK 47 for those in the know, apparently.