2016

AND CALLS ON HIS FACEBOOK FRIENDS TO DO HIS BIDDING Harris Black, the famous Canadian con man who has been known to pose as a doctor, priest and even a nun to carry out his scams. is claiming on Facebook that he has been stiffed in Pattaya. The alleged guilty person is the boss of […]

SO YOU’RE CHARGING US WITH MALFEASANCE? Human Rights Lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri will tomorrow (Tuesday) report to police who say they are now bringing charges against her for her part in representing students of the New Democracy Movement. The 14 students were arrested last June making a peaceful protest to mark the military junta’s one year […]

DID THAI AUTHORITIES COMMITTED MORE CRIMES THAN THOSE THEY ARRESTED? There are now multiple versions of what will happen to the now celebrated members of the Pattaya Bridge Club after their alleged ‘gambling den’ was raided last week. Here are the two principal ones. The official version from the local Police chief Police Colonel Sunhat […]

‘ FOREIGN SENIOR CITIZENS PLAYING ‘BRIDGE’ ARRESTED IN VICE RAID Want to find a foreign criminal? Try the Rotary or Masons! Flying Sporran’s Midweek Diary The  amusing raid yesterday by the local Department of Provincial Administration has possibly in ‘one foul’ swoop  reminded the world that all is not well in the Thai provincial city […]

TWO RUSSIANS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN INCIDENT OFF ‘THE BEACH’ Two Russian tourists were seriously injured when they were run over by a speedboat while scuba diving off Maya Beach in the Andaman Sea today. The Russians, whose lower leg was sliced off was rushed by boat to Phi Phi  Island hospital on the main island […]

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST AS THAI GOVT CONTINUES PULLING PAPERS OF JOURNALISTS Sad news today that Thailand’s best cartoonist – in the English language press – Stephff – has had his request for visa and work permit removed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stephff – real name Stephane Peray – kept us entertained […]

He has been sentenced to three years in jail for cheating a 78-year-old lady out of nearly US$300,000, which including posing as a lawyer to pocket the bail money for her son who went on to die in jail without treatment for a heart problem. He got bail while claiming he needed freedom to care […]

A 36-year-old Scotsman was reported today to have been gored to death by an elephant while on an elephant ‘safari’ on the Thai island of Koh Samui. The island English language newspaper is quoting one report saying that the Scot had teased the elephant with bananas. This was followed quickly on the report by comments […]

CHINESE AGENTS WORK WITH IMPUNITY IN THAILAND – SAY DISSIDENTS. While Thailand maintains it is friendly with the west and the United States remains Thailand’s number one ally there are now the obvious indications that the country has hopped into bed with China in more than one way. Spy or Janitor? – Coldface First of […]

Native American tracks down the Flying Sporran to deliver a gift. A Native American has tracked down the Flying Sporran in the UK to deliver a rare item, a Pattaya Times jacket which he received together with a Press Card after paying one million baht for shares in the long since defunct newspaper in Thailand. […]