webfact Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hotel Sues Singer Over Alleged Ghost SightingsBy Khaosod EnglishThe website for the LJ the Emerald Hotel in Amnat Charoen province shows what it describes as "five-star" accomodations. Photo: LJ the Emerald HotelBANGKOK — The owner of a hotel in northeastern Thailand filed a libel complaint today against a celebrity singer for claiming the hotel is haunted.A lawyer for the LJ the Emerald Hotel in Amnat Charoen province filed a complaint today with the technology crime division in Bangkok, alleging country singer Chanatcha Wongsawasdikul damaged the hotel’s reputation by posting online about ghost sightings at the hotel.“This is not true, because the LJ the Emerald Hotel is a five-star hotel and has a great reputation in Amnat Charoen,” Chartchai said. “It has also won awards in the past.”Chartchai said that Chanatcha, better known as “Kandy Rakkaen,” recently posted messages saying that the hotel was substandard and haunted by ghosts. No such posts can currently be found on her Facebook page.The post has caused great damage to the hotel’s business, the lawyer said, and his client demands the singer pay nearly 1 million baht in damages. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1438764034 -- Khaosod English 2015-08-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) The first thing they should have done upon hearing this nonsense is check what's in the ashtrays Edited August 5, 2015 by evadgib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Who you gonna call....? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireplay Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ghost sitings is kind of a draw for lots of people...the marketing of such is evidenced all over cable tv programming of ghost hunter types shows with interviews of owners and wmployees proudly telling stories with names and locations of said hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 “This is not true, because the LJ the Emerald Hotel is a five-star hotel and has a great reputation in Amnat Charoen,” Chartchai said. “It has also won awards in the past.” So that means if you have awards and you are a 5-star hotel, you cannot have any ghosts? Hmm try to tell that to Castle Leslie in Ireland, Langham Hotel in London or Rosewood in Dallas- just to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Got crappy service and or was slighted in some way and how better to get revenge ... Good luck proving that in court............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I bet the ghost sightings are more truthful than the claim to be a five-star hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ghost sitings is kind of a draw for lots of people...the marketing of such is evidenced all over cable tv programming of ghost hunter types shows with interviews of owners and wmployees proudly telling stories with names and locations of said hotels. True. But they ain't Thai. I know loads of Thai folk that would give any hotel a very wide miss if it had any link to ghosts. This is Issan we are talking about so you are not going to be replacing locals with ghost hunting tourists. True or not it will still have an impact on business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ghost sitings is kind of a draw for lots of people...the marketing of such is evidenced all over cable tv programming of ghost hunter types shows with interviews of owners and wmployees proudly telling stories with names and locations of said hotels. True. But they ain't Thai. I know loads of Thai folk that would give any hotel a very wide miss if it had any link to ghosts. This is Issan we are talking about so you are not going to be replacing locals with ghost hunting tourists. True or not it will still have an impact on business. When I worked in hospitality we had a young Chinese woman who insisted on changing rooms not once bit twice because she claimed the rooms were haunted. Felt like I was in a scene from the bloody Shining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Edited August 5, 2015 by doremifasol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranO Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well according to agoda it's a 3 star hotel. And they would have uploaded the information. I see a room for 12 dollars. A bargain and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy B Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Maybe they need the 5 Star Buddhist monk Exorcist Award as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigeone Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) How the hell are they going to prove he didn't see a ghost?? How can this go to court. Only in Thailand. 555 And how does it being a 5 star hotel and winning awards got to do with it! How would the ghost know that. Big chief ghost to apprentice ghost. When you go haunting tonight only 2 star hotels with no awards and reputation must be occupied !! Edited August 5, 2015 by Nigeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I bet the ghost sightings are more truthful than the claim to be a five-star hotel. OMG ! I just clicked "LIKE" along with a few others.... NOW they'll want to SUE us too as part of a "Thai Class Action" against the Cynical Ferangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well according to agoda it's a 3 star hotel. And they would have uploaded the information. I see a room for 12 dollars. A bargain and a half. Management has been possessed to a point where they are seeing two additional stars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lap82 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I bet the ghost sightings are more truthful than the claim to be a five-star hotel. Best definition for the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 It has been proven time and time again, that ghosts are just as classy as their live counterparts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcpo Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 “This is not true, because the LJ the Emerald Hotel is a five-star hotel and has a great reputation in Amnat Charoen,” Chartchai said. “It has also won awards in the past.” So that means if you have awards and you are a 5-star hotel, you cannot have any ghosts? Hmm try to tell that to Castle Leslie in Ireland, Langham Hotel in London or Rosewood in Dallas- just to name a few. Well, it is true that no 5 star hotel has a ghost. Of course, it's also true for every other hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khun custard Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 In the worlds of Mr Stevie Wonder " If you believe in things you don't understand then you will suffer......Superstition ain't the way" Yeah, Yeah, Yeah !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishJohn Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Got crappy service and or was slighted in some way and how better to get revenge ... Good luck proving that in court............. A good insight into the Thai mentality. The spite from someone who feels face has been lost and the lengths they will go to for revenge is amazing sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 So, the FB postings have gone, and nobody would have heard a rumour of a ghost....but management have decided to go to the press with the story so that everyone now knows that there might be a ghost..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 If there are ghosts staying in the rooms , i wonder if they pay by cash or card and where do they stash the cash or their wallets . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconJohn Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 How the hell are they going to prove he didn't see a ghost?? How can this go to court. Only in Thailand. 555 And how does it being a 5 star hotel and winning awards got to do with it! How would the ghost know that. Big chief ghost to apprentice ghost. When you go haunting tonight only 2 star hotels with no awards and reputation must be occupied !! Thai slander and defamation laws aren't concerned with truth or falsehood - they are concerned with the intent to defame. Kandy should have known that. She will soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 The Superstition and Idiocy here is unbelievable ... Did TAT count the Ghosts into the crazy increase of arrivals ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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