2014

KOH TAO MURDERS: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO SUMMONS OFFICERS ON THE GROUND Porntip Senior police officers involved in the Koh Tao murder investigation today appeared before a board of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand to answer allegations about the torture of Burmese migrant workers and suspects. The HRC has now it says received […]

Foreign criminals wearing suits and ties and Rolex watches may fool tourism ministry officials who have been tasked to screen incoming tourists to ensure they are of quality, it was feared today. It is also feared the same characters fool young Isaan women into believing they were people of substance and obtain goods by pretences. […]

Flying Sporran’s Weekend Diary The forthcoming visit of British detectives to Thailand has stirred the imaginations of more than a few – but their visit is unlikely to be the same as the visit to the orient of two US detectives in the film ‘Black Rain’. The cops played by Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia […]

THAI PM CONCEDES TO REQUEST BY DAVID CAMERON But Thai police chief not happy British police have been given the green light to investigate DNA procedures and torture claims surrounding the Thai investigation into the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. Diplomatic sources have confirmed that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-Ocha has accepted that […]

 WHILE BRITAIN’S AMBASSADOR TARGETS THAI MEDIA –  Protesters demanding an British government investigation into the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were successful today in handing their petition into the British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street. The demo attracted quite a large crowd  including Burmese and Thai – although as usual only […]

‘I’M GONNA WALK’ – HE TELLS FRIENDS American Drew Walter Noyes, former publisher of the Pattaya Times, who has variously described himself as an American lawyer, FBI approved,  adviser to the Mayor of Pattaya and of course ‘the most credible re-assuring and friendly businessmen’ is to face judgment day at Pattaya Provincial Court on October […]

‘KOH TAO MURDERS’ ‘LET BRITISH POLICE CHECK THE DNA’ ‘HOW COME POLICE DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE DRUGS’ ‘HOW CAN YOU SOLVE THE COUNTRY’S PROBLEMS IF YOU WON’T ACCEPT THE TRUTH AND END HYPOCRICY’  Sondhi Limthongkul A  TV review by ‘The Weapon’. For foreigners in Thailand who have not quite grasped the language a poster to […]

‘EVERYONE KNEW FROM THE START’ ‘THE BURMESE WERE SCAPEGOATS!’ A leading Thai media mogul went on his own television station in Bangkok last night and said that Thai police were covering up for the island mafia over the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. Sondhi Limthongkul boss of Manager magazine and Asia Satellite Television […]

TWO MURDERS TOO FAR- PERHAPS MISGUIDED, PERHAPS BELATED BUT 80,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED- AND THEY WANT UK GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE ACTIVE- An online petition demanding a British investigation into the deaths of backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller may be less than pragmatic – but some 80,000 people have signed – some of whom […]

CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE KOH TAO MURDER TRIAL? HERE’S A ROUGH GUIDE  No it was this way!  No it was that  a’way! A defendant writes Thailand’s Justice system will come under considerable scrutiny during the trial of the two young Burmese men if foreign observers are allowed and foreign police are also able […]