2013

BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW IDENTITY OF WHISTLE BLOWER- An official of Australian’s Department of Corrective Services has confirmed that the release papers of Prisoner E0000274 Brian Goldie published on this site belong to his department but he wants to know the identity of the Whistle Blower. Presumably in response to a request from Brian […]

Ames PIECES OF EIGHT! PIECES OF EIGHT! WHERE IS AMES’  CASH? A treasure hunt conducted by the ‘Flying Sporran’ for the secret stash of twice bankrupt double glazing salesman David Ames, who has taken money for 6000 properties in the Caribbean and built just 300, has led a judge to put a ‘freezing order’ on […]

It’s not de rigeur but today I am happy to give a plug to the CTLS Language School in Pattaya which has been a strong supporter of this site. The boss has just sent me an email relating to the construction of the forthcoming CTLS Cultural Centre in Pattaya and I was impressed with the […]

(Pic: Andrew Drummond at home in Bangkok) -‘HIS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IS RENOWNED FOR SHINING UNCOMFORTABLE LIGHT IN SOME OF THAILAND’S DARKEST PLACES’- The New York based Committee to Protect Journalists is backing Andrew Drummond, a British journalist who faces a series of law suits and under Thailand’s criminal libel and computer crime acts. Shawn Crispin, […]

THIS IS THAILAND! GO BACK TO RUSSIA! This is not good. But its the clearest video I have seen about what appears to be the dark side of Thailand.  Unwittingly this half naked Russian was apparently dating the Thai man’s wife. The Russian has since left Phuket. The Thai man has been arrested and had […]

BUT HE APPEARS TO WANT TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT Convicted Scots fraudster Brian Goudie failed to show up in court in Pattaya (Monday) to face allegations that he cheated a 75-year-old American woman out of US$300,000 on a promise to get her son off child sexual abuse charges at Pattaya Provincial Court. A fraud […]

 TRIAL CONTINUES OF ‘MY THAI FIANCÉE’ VISA BOSS A number of people have called to ask what has happened to the Brian Wright child sex abuse case. Unfortunately I was unable to make the last hearing in Bangkok but I can confirm that the next hearing will in in Pattaya. Witnesses are still giving evidence […]

-RUNNING THE GAUNTLET IN PATTAYA’S INFAMOUS SOI 6- Flying Sporran’s Mid-week Diary- Been off for a few days with a team from the Crime & Investigation Network.  I cannot talk about the programme. But I can say I rose to the call of duty. Yes you have guessed it I was in Pattaya where a […]

 TAKE £500 MILLION TO BUILD RETIREMENT HOMES IN THE CARIBBEAN – FIND A RESORT PREFERABLY AT LEAST 10,000 MILES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION- LIKE THAILAND – GET SOMEONE ELSE TO BUILD IT- AND NOW YOU’RE WHISTLING DIXIE! – I am not holding my breath waiting for the BBC to broadcast the edition of Panorama it was going […]

(File Picture – Drew Noyes) BUT COMPUTER CRIME CASE MUST BE CLEARED TOO Former Pattaya Times publisher Drew Noyes has withdrawn a charge of libel against journalist Andrew Drummond, his lawyers told Pattaya Provincial Court today (Friday). But he was further ordered to report back on July 8th to confirm that he had withdrawn an […]