Stranded Briton Who Insulted Immigration Police Fined £10
Londoner falsely arrested in Thailand on passport charge allowed to go home.‘We feel sorry for you,’ says prosecutorFrom Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, April 27 2009A London martial arts expert, who was wrongly arrested on a false passport charge, and then jailed after Embassy officials failed to confirm his passport was real, was today told he was […]
Thaksin's 'Red Army' Capitulates In Thailand
A leader of the red-shirted army of embittered Thai ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra today announced an end to the protest which brought holiday chaos to the Thai capital. With the red-shirted army in complete disarray in Bangkok today and cornered around government house, Veera Musikapong, one of its five leaders announced: ‘The protest is over’. He […]
Fails To Take Back Power In Thailand. Brits Trapped In Riots
From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok Link to Daily Express Link to The TimesLink to Herald Link to Daily RecordOusted Thai PM fails to to seize back power. Britons trapped in Bangkok riotsApril 13 2009Pictures: Andrew ChantA last ditch attempt by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to seize back power in Thailand seemed doomed tonight as tens of thousands […]
Baron Of Ballsbridge Soaks Up The Sun
Irish Mail on Sunday From Andrew Drummond, Hua Hin, Gulf of ThailandPictures: Andrew ChantWHEN the chips are down and all seems lost, there’s nothing better to do than seek solace in the tropical sun, sip a cocktail of tropical fruits and be pampered with a massage of coconut oil.While last week’s Budget will see much of the […]
Sailing Friends To Hold Service For Brit Murdered
Sailing friends and the family of yachtsman Malcolm Robertson will on Thursday hold a memorial service on the Malaysian island of Langkawi after his body was found off Thailand late on Monday. Mrs. Linda Robertson, 57, said she hoped that the Thai authorities would press a murder charge. Speaking in Satun, South Thailand , where […]
I Killed Farang With A Hammer,Please Tell Her I'm Sorry
‘I killed the farang with a hammer. Please tell the lady I’m so sorry’: Burmese pirate confesses to murder of Briton on sailing tripBy Andrew Drummond and Andrew Chant (link to Mail on Sunday) : Pictures: Andrew Chant/Linda Robertson29th March 2009A teenager arrested after the murder of British yachtsman Malcolm Robertson has confessed to the […]
Blood All Over Boat,Murder Weapons,But Thais Not Prosecute
Thailand will not prosecute for murder pirate victim is toldLink to Daily Mail Link to Daily Telegraph Link to The Sun Link to The Independent Link to Evening StandardFrom Andrew Drummond and Andrew Chant in Satun, March 27 2009Grandmother Linda Robertson reacted in disbelief today after Thai prosecutors officially told her that the Burmese ‘pirates’ who beat her […]
Search For Body Of British Yachtsman Stepped Up As Mourn
Search for body of British yachtsman stepped up off South Thailand as family mournLink to Evening Standard Link to Sun Link to Daily Mail Link to Daily TelegraphFrom Andrew Drummond, Satun, ThailandA massive air and sea research was stepped up today off south Thailand to find the body of Briton Malcolm Robertson, whose yacht was attacked by ‘amateur […]
Grandmother Escape From Pirate As She Stood In Husband Blood
By same authorLink to Evening Standard Link to Daily ExpressLink to Daily Telegraph Link to Daily MirrorLink to The TimesLink to Daily MailLink to the SunLink to Andrew Drummond at Sky NewsLink to Independent Link to Guardian story (though lifted from Evening Standard)Grandmother tells of her dramatic escape from pirates as she stood in the blood […]
British Skipper Murdered As Pirates Storm Yacht Off Thailand
British skipper ‘murdered’ as pirates storm yacht off ThailandFrom Andrew DrummondLink to GuardianLink to Daily MailLink to The SunBangkokA British yachtsman was reported today to have been beaten and thrown into the sea when pirates boarded his yacht Mr.Bean off the coast of southern Thailand.Malcolm Robertson was allegedly beaten with a hammer before his body […]
