2006
As Scots Workers Are Axed Poverty Stricken Thais
Mail on Sunday November 26 2006 From Andrew DrummondOutside the factory on a massive trading estate near Bangkok, the temperature is almost 100 degrees.Inside, Thai workers are shivering at minus 10 as they monotonously grind away, chopping, vacuum-packing and packaging a variety of fish caught in the waters off Scotland that is to be returned […]
Tanks Roll In Under Cover Of Downpour
From Andrew Drummond,Bangkok, March 13 08A Briton was murdered in Thailand by a mentally disturbed man who was jealous of the man’s forthcoming marriage to his sister.Retired ICI worker Ivor Chandler, 56, from Skelton, East Cleveland, had been taken by a his Thai girlfriend, Chumporn, 28, from the resort of Pattaya to meet her parents, […]
Thailand's Bloodless Coup – The Australian
Australian September 20 1906
How The New York Post Ran With John Karr Arrest
Andrew Drummond covered the arrest of John Mark Karr for a number of newspapers including The Times, Sydney Morning Herald, and New York Post.This is how the New York Post ran with the storyJonbenet creep flies high until doors slam in US jail*Jonbenet pervert ‘I loved her – Then killer her by mistake’JONBENET PERVERT: ‘I […]
John Mark Karr Extradited – Sydney Morning Herald
DNA test for teacher who says he killed JonBenetCatherine Elsworth and Andrew Drummond BangkokAugust 20, 2006THE suspect in the killing of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is expected to be extradited to America today despite growing speculation over his confession to Thai authorities and the likelihood that only DNA testing will prove whether he committed […]
Confession Reignites America's Most Enduring Mystery
John Denver karaoke sparks Thai killing spree – Sunday TelegraphFrom Andrew Drummond,BangkokA gunman in Thailand who shot-dead eight neighbours, including his brother-in-law, said yesterday he had had enough of the noise and their awful karaoke singing.Weenus Chumkamnerd, 52, put his gun to the head of a respected female doctor and seven of her guests as […]
Tsunami Orphans Forced To Relive Tragedy As BBC Lines Road
The Mail on Sunday June 11, 2006Film-makers accused of outrageous exploitation as they recreate scenes of carnageTsunami orphans forced to relive tragedy as BBC lines road with fake corpses for new mini-seriesBy Andrew DrummondIN KHAO UK, THAILANDand Jo KnowsleyIN LONDONFAMILIES who lost loved ones in the Indian Ocean tsunami have accused the BBC of sick […]
Murder Comes To A Holiday Idyll
Katherine Horton was killed after taking a stroll on a beach in ThailandBy Andrew Drummond and Sophie KirkhamA BRITISH student was murdered after she went for a stroll along a tropical beach in Thailand to make a mobile phone callKatherine Horton, 21, a psychology student from Cardiff, was travelling with a friend from Reading University […]
Thai Bride Admits Feeding Ex-Husband To The Tigers
From The TimesAugust 2, 2006Thai bride admits feeding ex-husband to the tigersBy Andrew Drummond in Petchaburi, Thailand and Simon de Bruxelles in London SOME think it was premonition that led Toby Charnaud to write a short story about an English expatriate’s death at the hands of his Thai girlfriend. But even if the wealthy Wiltshire farmer […]
Aristocrat's Black Sheep Jailed For Murder
From The TimesMay 25, 2006Aristocrats’ black sheep jailed for Thai murderBy Hellen Nugent in London and Andrew Drummond in PhuketTHE parents of a British teacher murdered in Thailand by her boyfriend said yesterday that their daughter’s life had been cut short by a pathological liar who charmed his way into her affections.Paul Chetwynd-Talbot with Debra […]
