Shocker ! ! ! Andrew Drummond Leaving Thailand

[MisterTee]

Andrew Drummond remained a mongoose in a den of snakes. My hat is off to him and I hope he enjoys life in civilization.

Farangland is "civilization"?

You jest of course... if not, you are delusional.

Edited January 19, 2015 by MisterTee

[Gang Warily]

I think Drummond did good work, but some of it ended up as petty personal disputes along the lines of galt/stickman and that did not come over as very professional. Also he promoted himself as a sensationalist journalist, yet wanted to be looked on seriously. He recently 'exposed' this site as having links with some go go bars and tended to have a vindictive streak along with sometimes not checking his facts properly on his targets. He had many good points and was certainly courageous, but I think the fact that he got banned from about every Thai forum says something about his ability to get on with people. I would say he was basically a good bloke but with a few serious flaws.

I wish him good luck, he will need it in freezing UK!

Mm. Not banned from any forum to my knowledge. Which ones? No personal feuds. I merely respond to claims by ne'er do wells. This is obviously going to happen in the nature of my work. The nature of campaigning journalism is that you hammer away at a subject. The nature of my investigations means of course it is inevitable I am going to get anonymous posters shouting out 'scumbag' on the net. I am surprised there have not been more here on TV.

'Exposed this site as having links to go-go bars' - That sounds a bit weak and hardly worth writing about. Can you elucidate? But thanks anyway. Not freezing yet and I was never here for the weather. Bless you.

Edited January 19, 2015 by Gang Warily

[dragonfly94]

'Exposed this site as having links to go-go bars' - That sounds a bit weak and hardly worth writing about. Can you elucidate? But thanks anyway. Not freezing yet and I was never here for the weather. Bless you.

Sorry if I got it wrong but I was told posters had been banned just for mentioning this article. It seem not, so just shows you cannot believe everything you read on the internet

[SiSePuede419]

Was he reporting from Thailand or Sicily?

Sounds like doing business in Thailand is a lot like the movie "Goodfellas"..

[Seekingasylum]

Gosh, you're up early Andrew. Presumably, the children are keeping you honest!

Coldest night of the year coming up I see in Caledonia but if you have any sense you should be somewhat south of the Watford Gap. The weather here is perfect with Thailand's own version of the "cold" still prevailing.

Cigarette prices are a shocker, ain't they?

[Gang Warily]

Gosh, you're up early Andrew. Presumably, the children are keeping you honest!

Coldest night of the year coming up I see in Caledonia but if you have any sense you should be somewhat south of the Watford Gap. The weather here is perfect with Thailand's own version of the "cold" still prevailing.

Cigarette prices are a shocker, ain't they?

Yes. Weather here good. Cigarettes cheap, But am giving them up - and will be south of Watford let alone the Gap

[flyingdoc]

Vexatious litigation certainly does exist in England too !

[Showbags]

Who is A. Drummond. cliff-notes please.

If you Google "self-glorifying low-life scum" his name should pop up.

This doesn't sound like a Scumbag to me!

In fact I would say a man of courage,integrity and a seeker of truth!

andrew-drummond.com/p/about.html

think he is confused with looking in the mirror...

[fishingforsquid]

Gosh, you're up early Andrew. Presumably, the children are keeping you honest!

Coldest night of the year coming up I see in Caledonia but if you have any sense you should be somewhat south of the Watford Gap. The weather here is perfect with Thailand's own version of the "cold" still prevailing.

Cigarette prices are a shocker, ain't they?

Yes. Weather here good. Cigarettes cheap, But am giving them up - and will be south of Watford let alone the Gap

And you smoke

[YeahSiam]

 

WOW!

Imagine what's going to be published as soon as he lands safely back in civilisation.

Can't say I blame him.

 

I wouldn't bet on that. Just as easy to

sanction him in the UK as it is here especially

when some of his enemies are Brits with strong

ties to the underworld

[Briggsy]

So many odd hate comments on this thread. You may not like the guy's writing style but he has put his neck on the line many times, publishing stories that others would not dare write. It amazes, in this country where the police do not brook any opposition, that he has not been locked up on some ridiculous charge or even shot.

And yet the hate comments come, often from posters who admit they had no idea who he was. Perhaps they just stumbled off the boat or out of the bar.

[anto]

Gosh, you're up early Andrew. Presumably, the children are keeping you honest!

Coldest night of the year coming up I see in Caledonia but if you have any sense you should be somewhat south of the Watford Gap. The weather here is perfect with Thailand's own version of the "cold" still prevailing.

Cigarette prices are a shocker, ain't they?

Yes. Weather here good. Cigarettes cheap, But am giving them up - and will be south of Watford let alone the Gap

Your in Spain ,Andrew ?

[Kan Win]

Hi Folks,

Did you know that Andrew Drummond did not like ThaiVisaDotCom? Read his blog then.

I did read his blog and after that never went there again.

A good friend? of mine for many a years told me this and he my friend stopped reading ThaiVisaDotCom.

I have no problem with Andrew Drummond at all, doing very honest and good blog/job, however, why take it out on ThaiVisaDotCom for no reason at all.

Khun-fused.

Win

[007cableguy]

I saw the low life scumbag Brian Gouldie or goldie today in Jomtien ,I was hoping that A.D could of had the satisfaction of seeing him behind bars before leaving!

[BigBadGeordie]

Far far too much Noyes here, please settle down.

[smurph]

Both Andrew Drummond and Nick Nostitz, who is also beens subject to threats, talk about their decision to leave in this article... http://asiancorrespondent.com/129937/veteran-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-thailand-following-threats/

[BigBadGeordie]

Andrew Drummond, not a bad bloke for a Jock, but then again I am a Geordie.

Cheers Andrew, thanks for alll your work, hope to hear a LOT more from you in future.

[Anthony5]

Both Andrew Drummond and Nick Nostitz, who is also beens subject to threats, talk about their decision to leave in this article... http://asiancorrespondent.com/129937/veteran-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-thailand-following-threats/

Little difference there. Drummond is known for exposing the criminals, Nostitz is known for supporting them.

[philw]

Both Andrew Drummond and Nick Nostitz, who is also beens subject to threats, talk about their decision to leave in this article... http://asiancorrespondent.com/129937/veteran-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-thailand-following-threats/

Little difference there. Drummond is known for exposing the criminals, Nostitz is known for supporting them.

That's ugly, stupid and incorrect.

Can you support your comments ?

[Anthony5]

Both Andrew Drummond and Nick Nostitz, who is also beens subject to threats, talk about their decision to leave in this article... http://asiancorrespondent.com/129937/veteran-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-thailand-following-threats/

Little difference there. Drummond is known for exposing the criminals, Nostitz is known for supporting them.

That's ugly, stupid and incorrect.

Can you support your comments ?

How I knew that may comment would be disputed by a hardcore red supporter?

[Greydog]

Both Andrew Drummond and Nick Nostitz, who is also beens subject to threats, talk about their decision to leave in this article... http://asiancorrespondent.com/129937/veteran-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-thailand-following-threats/

Little difference there. Drummond is known for exposing the criminals, Nostitz is known for supporting them.

That's ugly, stupid and incorrect.

Can you support your comments ?

How I knew that may comment would be disputed by a hardcore red supporter?

So you don't have any arguments... only hot air.

[wilcopops]

Never heard of the guy. Has 0.0 effect on my world.

Had to google his name and then found his website. Looks like your typical expat trying make some money from a one man operation website. Doing what expats do best. Pissing and moaning about the foreign country they chose to live in.

Not having heard of someone is no guarantee they haven't affected your world....no matter how small that world may be......I bet you haven't heard of Tim Berners-Lee either......now run off and google that one.

[Anthony5]

Little difference there. Drummond is known for exposing the criminals, Nostitz is known for supporting them.

That's ugly, stupid and incorrect.

Can you support your comments ?

How I knew that may comment would be disputed by a hardcore red supporter?

So you don't have any arguments... only hot air.

Do your home work yourself, maybe you could PM him as he used to be a member on this forum.

[philw]

Both Andrew Drummond and Nick Nostitz, who is also beens subject to threats, talk about their decision to leave in this article... http://asiancorrespondent.com/129937/veteran-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-thailand-following-threats/

Little difference there. Drummond is known for exposing the criminals, Nostitz is known for supporting them.

That's ugly, stupid and incorrect.

Can you support your comments ?

How I knew that may comment would be disputed by a hardcore red supporter?

Another pathetic response.

Well done Anthony.

[zzaa09]

I had to Google and read more about who Andrew Drummond is and why I should know about him. Now, to be honest, I am having trouble caring about his personal situation. I have read too many arm-chair freedom fighters and democracy advocates on the Web (likely most mental midgets compared to Drummond?) proclaiming the error of Thailand's ways, always from a perspective of an outsider with ideas to impinge and impose.

Maybe because I do not read Thai, but I have not found an equal amount of brain and loud-mouth power writing about Thailand AND who are also Thai citizens. I wish such writings by Thai, if existing, could be translated and widely disseminated. I would like to see What Do Thai Want?

As a bright guy doing lots of trained research for over 30 years about "current events" and specific situations, I have definite ideas, too. For example, I know exactly what is wrong of Red China and how to fix it. I am sure I know what is wrong with Thailand and how to fix it *. I could include a few other places. However, EVERYTHING I think I know about these and other places is formed as an OUTSIDER--an outsider by language, culture, and places of residence. Regardless of how "due" my due diligence is, regardless of how well I use my highly trained historical research methods, regardless, I am still an outsider--and that matters, it matters a whole lot!

I think that seeing the whole forest from outside it is good, but unless one is OF THE FOREST, not just looking at it, I have to doubt the strongest of ground on which to take a stand. I would ask Mr. Drummond, What Do Thai Want?

*Those two nations are not at all equated by me here.

Noted, KK - the same armchair pundits that declare their passion for change will always express the predictable Western comparative. They want change of a Western image......which is oddly colonial-like.

[balo]

Andrew was a good and respected journalist working for some of the biggest newspapers in the world. For those of you that do not know him , please do not try to google his name if you believe everything you read online is true. Because he made a lot of enemies here from foreign criminals in Thailand , they started their own campaign against him so if you google Andrew Drummond his name will pop up on fake blogs and websites.

But I hope he will carry on exposing the bad apples living in Thailand.

[Patron]

Thanks to Andrew, sometimes when I fart. My wife say's stop that Lewd Noise.

I say,was that not a Goodie,and awfully Golden. LOL

[roamer]

Met Andrew in Kanchanaburi some years back when he was covering the murder (execution) of 2 British tourists killed by a drunk off duty cop. Considering the pressures he was under and the precautions he had to take I'm surprised he stuck it out in LOS as long as he has.

Edited January 19, 2015 by roamer

[MJP]

I had a look at your website Andrew.

You should not have posted that photo of your children with their names too.

Frankly, if your children are at risk that was a very stupid thing to do. Shameful thinking about it.

Edited January 19, 2015 by MJP

[Mossfinn]

Mm. Not banned from any forum to my knowledge. Which ones?

I was under the impression AD had his posting rights withdrawn from here, over the Pai incident with another poster? But happy to be wrong.