Former Phraram 9 Cafe owner assassinated in Bangkok

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Former Phraram 9 Cafe owner assassinated
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Somyos Suthangkul, 62, former owner of Phraram 9 Cafe, was shot dead on Pattanakarn Road Monday night, police said.

Somyos was shot while he was about to enter his car at 9 pm after he dined at the Heng Sharkfin Restaurant. He went to dine at the restaurant at 8:30 pm.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Former-Phraram-9-Cafe-owner-assassinated-30263412.html


-- The Nation 2015-06-30

[hkt83100]

Quick dine in just 30 minutes. The Last Supper?

[Somtamnication]

Well, don't know if eating shark fin soup merits a death, but the sharks died for his dinner. Karma is hell!

[South]

The cctv shows the time of the shooting at 7:30pm!

[catterwell]

The cctv shows the time of the shooting at 7:30pm!

Probably the CCTV clock wasn't reset after multiple power outages of time.

[TVGerry]

Well, don't know if eating shark fin soup merits a death, but the sharks died for his dinner. Karma is hell!

What a nasty thing to say.

I guess we're all vegetarians here aren't we? If not, we deserve a bullet to the head?

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Former Rama IX Café proprietor gunned down



BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan police are trying to figure out the motives for the murder of former night entertainment tycoon Somyos Suthangkoon.

The proprietor of Rama IX (Phra Ram 9) Café, a wellknown restaurant and entertainment venue at the Rama IX area, was gunned down at the car park of Heng shark’s fin restaurant as he was leaving the premise with his wife at the driving seat of Mercedes Benz at about 8 pm Monday night.

Video footage at the restaurant saw two gunmen approaching the 62-year old Mr Somyos and firing shots at him before escaping in a motorcycle.

Pol Gen Ruangsak Charit-aek, the deputy national police chief, said that the two gunmen arrived at the shark’s fin restaurant to scout the area since 5 pm. He said that police had questioned several eyewitnesses but was yet to question the victim’s wife who was still in a state of shock.

Initially, police suspected business conflicts as the likely motive of the murder.

Mr Somyos was a frequent customer at the restaurant.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/former-rama-ix-cafe-proprietor-gunned-down

-- Thai PBS 2015-06-30

[lildragon]

Gangland stuff. He was marked for death for reasons we'll probably never know.

[konying]

Can someone tell me what is so special about that cafe?

Is it just a headline or some story behind it?

Edited June 30, 2015 by konying

[ratcatcher]

Well, don't know if eating shark fin soup merits a death, but the sharks died for his dinner. Karma is hell!

What a nasty thing to say.

I guess we're all vegetarians here aren't we? If not, we deserve a bullet to the head?

Point taken, but he makes his protest,and in the case of sharks, their fins are hacked off while they are alive and the bodies thrown back into the ocean.

Animals for human consumption OTOH are normally humanely killed (except halal) and their suffering is limited in most cases.

Shark finning is an abomination and enormous waste.

[ratcatcher]

Can someone tell me what is so special about that cafe?

Is it just a headline or some story behind it?

Somyos Suthangkul, owner of the Phra Ram IX cafe and X-Zyte nightclub, said he would be happy to comply with the new rules, but that he didn't have the proper equipment to measure volume levels.He called on the government to provide experts to measure the noise levels at his venues before he was asked to make any necessary adjustments. He added that his business would almost certainly be affected by the noise-level reductions, as his customers - mostly young people - are attracted by loud music.

http://t2.thai360.com/index.php?/topic/21798-politicians-turn-down-the-volume-in-night-life/

Post #10 from years ago. Must have pissed in someone's beer.

[catterwell]

Can someone tell me what is so special about that cafe?

Is it just a headline or some story behind it?

Nothing special about Rama 9 Cafe so far as I know. It just went out of business under the victim's ownership.

[ozzieovaseas]

Gangland stuff. He was marked for death for reasons we'll probably never know.

Isn't it always about the money?

These guys make their money and when they've had enough its more viable to run it into the ground than do the honest thing

On the wind-down, take all you can from the business...Last three months pay no bills and collect all the money you can.

Oh, and its not a Thai thing either, just look how Mr Trump does more or less the same thing and its made legal.

Im not saying thats the case here but if it is the som num nah.

to bad it doesnt happen in the west more often when rich people are allowed to steal investers money and walk away with a fortune

[halloween]

The level of importance of victim to warrant a murder to be called an assassination seems to be slipping.

[ezzra]

Now days, it doesn't take much to take a life, if before you needed a valid reason, not so today,

the slightest irritation by one person can bring out the primal and uncontrolled action to the

fore, be it religious, jilted lover, money, power, lose of face, just to name a few, and there's enough

low life for hire around who fancy themselves as gunmen and executioners who will do

the dirty deeds for you......

Edited June 30, 2015 by ezzra

[IamNoone88]

He died and two gunmen are probably collecting an amount less than his dinner bill............

[Jim walker]

Probably took out a hit on himself just a posh suicide.

[upena]

Murdered, not assassinated

[Estrada]

A lot of possibilities why he was on a hit list. He was a former Democrat Party, Party List candidate, close to Abhisit Vejjajiva and President of the Entertainment Establishment Owners Association.

[Estrada]

Murdered, not assassinated

Assassinated not murdered, he was a prominent person and political figure. Assassination is the murder of a prominent person or political figure by a surprise attack, usually for payment or political reasons.

[CarlBkk]

Right opposite my condo. The grubby shark fin restaurant is always busy with dodgy looking characters...not that it implies the victim was one.

[Beetlejuice]

Murdered, not assassinated

Murdered or assassinated = you still end up dead.

[SOTIRIOS]

....success kills....it brings out the worst in other people....

[ratcatcher]

Murdered, not assassinated

Murdered or assassinated = you still end up dead.

I think professional assassins tend to employ a better class of bullet and gun.

[ratcatcher]

Right opposite my condo. The grubby shark fin restaurant is always busy with dodgy looking characters...not that it implies the victim was one.

Sharks eating shark?

[stevenl]

A lot of possibilities why he was on a hit list. He was a former Democrat Party, Party List candidate, close to Abhisit Vejjajiva and President of the Entertainment Establishment Owners Association.

Life insurance, he was having an affair, his wife was having an affair, how owed people money, he was owned a lot of money.

And I'm sure we can come up with more possibilities.

[lvr181]

Right opposite my condo. The grubby shark fin restaurant is always busy with dodgy looking characters...not that it implies the victim was one.

Sharks are not only in the sea

[little mary sunshine]

"Some people never forget". Case Closed !

[TVGerry]

Well, don't know if eating shark fin soup merits a death, but the sharks died for his dinner. Karma is hell!

What a nasty thing to say.

I guess we're all vegetarians here aren't we? If not, we deserve a bullet to the head?

Point taken, but he makes his protest,and in the case of sharks, their fins are hacked off while they are alive and the bodies thrown back into the ocean.

Animals for human consumption OTOH are normally humanely killed (except halal) and their suffering is limited in most cases.

Shark finning is an abomination and enormous waste.

Ridiculous.

Feel bad for the shark but saying it's 'karma' the fella got shot dead is plain idiotic.

[Dogbreath]

Well, don't know if eating shark fin soup merits a death, but the sharks died for his dinner. Karma is hell!

What a nasty thing to say.

I guess we're all vegetarians here aren't we? If not, we deserve a bullet to the head?

Point taken, but he makes his protest,and in the case of sharks, their fins are hacked off while they are alive and the bodies thrown back into the ocean.

Animals for human consumption OTOH are normally humanely killed (except halal) and their suffering is limited in most cases.

Shark finning is an abomination and enormous waste.

Ridiculous.

Feel bad for the shark but saying it's 'karma' the fella got shot dead is plain idiotic.

For crying out loud, what the hell is so wrong with a little dark humor ? Remember Rule #62. Don't take yourself so damned seriously.