Bangkok Dangerous

[britmaveric]

Bangkok is dangerous for Businessmen!

Editor; (Pattaya Mail)

Just a little info on the dangers of being drugged and robbed in Bangkok, and the problems with corrupt and inefficient police:

OK, it’s my fault that on my second night in Bangkok I was drugged when someone slipped something in my coffee - in a sandwich shop near Nana Sky train station! I had gone to Bangkok to attend the Bangkok International Gift Fair.

I woke up 14 hours later in my hotel room. I had been robbed and the room ransacked. I went to the reception desk to report the robbery and was told to walk to the nearest police station. I walked a total of 8 kms that morning as I had no money.

I asked the hotel about the security video so I could understand how I got to the hotel. They refused to show me, or the police. They later said the video was “lost”. The hotel told the police that I had the key in my pocket (not true), that I often stayed there (not true) and “always” took prostitutes to the hotel (not true). Later the hotel manager said I had picked up the key from the desk, but the register was not completed.

Now my real problems started! The police were worse than useless! I have had no success in getting the Thai authorities take any notice. The police have now “lost” fingerprints and urine tests, looking for Rohypnol. They did not interview staff at the subway shop. They have told my Thai speaking wife that they were not interested in following up because they had learnt the “truth” from the hotel about what happened.

I later spotted the woman I suspect of spiking my coffee. She also matched the description given me by the sandwich shop staff. I called the tourist police but they refused to come.

Last week a Bangkok policeman was drugged and robbed. He died...

Disgusted

-Pattaya Mail

2 June 2006

[Dragonmode]

Well ######. At least he didn't get robbed of any organs.

[lesdunbar]

please tell us what hotel you were staying at..............?

[sahilm]

oh my god !! that is horrible , i am travelling to bangkok next week with my wife !! will surely try and be extremly carefull !! holy cow , i still cant believe it .

[AsiaWolfie]

shame ! I know this subway outlet at Nana very well..... as far as I know, its even Farang-owned (they run a couple of subway-shops at Sukhumvit)..... after the police failed to interview the Subway-staff (they MUST have seen what happened), that guy should hire a private investigator to find out.... I guess thats the only way..... though no guarantee for success...

Edited June 3, 2006 by AsiaWolfie

[Jockstar]

as far as I know, its even Farang-owned

I believe that Sunbelt Asia have something to do with that place(Subway). I'm sure that one of our members here may be able to shed some light.Greg?

[English Noodles]

as far as I know, its even Farang-owned

I believe that Sunbelt Asia have something to do with that place(Subway). I'm sure that one of our members here may be able to shed some light.Greg?

Why do you want to know, its non of your business.

[penzman]

What wonderful cooperation between police and hotel.

[bkkjosh]

Its a shitty situation... staying in that part of town though means you have to be extra vigilant, unfortunately. I had a small african american (nigerian I think) boy try to rob me 3 times when I was at the foodland sukhumvit ATM... He looked about 6 or 7yrs old (Obviously working with people) and managed to dart between myself and my partner 3 times in an attempt to obviously get the money as soon as it as dispensed from the ATM machine. I have been living in bangkok now for 3yrs and in the most part I think its an extremely safe city when compared to citites of similiar sizes around the world, but I think in certain parts of bangkok you have to be on your guard just a little bit extra.

I'm sorry to hear you had this experience at subway of all places. Some people can be quite opportunistic.

I hope you have better luck in the future

[Scott]

Its a shitty situation... staying in that part of town though means you have to be extra vigilant, unfortunately. I had a small african american (nigerian I think) boy try to rob me 3 times when I was at the foodland sukhumvit ATM... He looked about 6 or 7yrs old (Obviously working with people) and managed to dart between myself and my partner 3 times in an attempt to obviously get the money as soon as it as dispensed from the ATM machine. I have been living in bangkok now for 3yrs and in the most part I think its an extremely safe city when compared to citites of similiar sizes around the world, but I think in certain parts of bangkok you have to be on your guard just a little bit extra.

I'm sorry to hear you had this experience at subway of all places. Some people can be quite opportunistic.

I hope you have better luck in the future

So what was the boy--African, African-American or Nigerian?

[bkkjosh]

Its a shitty situation... staying in that part of town though means you have to be extra vigilant, unfortunately. I had a small african american (nigerian I think) boy try to rob me 3 times when I was at the foodland sukhumvit ATM... He looked about 6 or 7yrs old (Obviously working with people) and managed to dart between myself and my partner 3 times in an attempt to obviously get the money as soon as it as dispensed from the ATM machine. I have been living in bangkok now for 3yrs and in the most part I think its an extremely safe city when compared to citites of similiar sizes around the world, but I think in certain parts of bangkok you have to be on your guard just a little bit extra.

I'm sorry to hear you had this experience at subway of all places. Some people can be quite opportunistic.

I hope you have better luck in the future

So what was the boy--African, African-American or Nigerian?

Could have been Nigerian or African. He didn't speak any english but spoke thai quite well. No, I don't think he was african american. Sorry for the confusion.

[2long]

Excuse me, Britmaveric, but please tell me how you are able to have a Thai wife and 9,000+ posts on this site yet still be 'green' enough to have this happen on your second night in Bangkok? Was it your second night ever (first visit) or second night on this particular visit?

Be honest, were you drunk? flirting? or something else?

Just curious.

[Firefan]

2long and others - can't you SEE that it is a quote from Pattaya mail!?

Obviously not something that happened to Brit himself.... sigh...

Cheers!

[Chang_paarp]

Could have been Nigerian or African. He didn't speak any english but spoke thai quite well. No, I don't think he was african american. Sorry for the confusion.

If he did not speak English he was probably not African-American, African or of African descent is more likely.

African-American is a politically correct name for a citizen of USA. In less PC times we may have called the lad a n#$%o.

[English Noodles]

2long and others - can't you SEE that it is a quote from Pattaya mail!?

Obviously not something that happened to Brit himself.... sigh...

Cheers!

This happens all the time, people just dont seem to be able to read.

[britmaveric]

2long and others - can't you SEE that it is a quote from Pattaya mail!?

Obviously not something that happened to Brit himself.... sigh...

Cheers!

Never happened to me, but interesting never the less.

[monochaser]

Most interesting and obviously not Brit Mav's own personal story