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SAVE THE FLYING SPORRAN

ADVERTISE ON ANDREW-DRUMMOND.COM THE TIME HAS COME TO HOPEFULLY GET THIS SITE SELF SUPPORTING. WE DO OF COURSE HAVE REGULAR SUPPORTERS BUT I AM NOT A BUSINESSMAN AND WHAT APPEARS ON THIS WEBSITE IS A LABOUR OF LOVE. I ENJOY WHAT I DO BUT JOURNALISM AND BUSINESS ACUMEN DON’T ALWAYS GO TOGETHER – AT LEAST NORMALLY […]

15 YEAR OLD IRISH GIRL TAKES ON THAI POLICE CORRUPTION

IS THERE ANY JUSTICE IN THAILAND? PLEASE DON’T KILL MY DAD? A 15-year-old Irish girl has gone on the internet to complain about corrupt police and lawyers on the Thai holiday island of Phuket saying she is scared to lose her father who has been fighting against them for five years Jessie Vard, daughter of […]

REVENGE PORN PART 2 – BLACKMAIL

BEHIND THE WATER PIPES MEN’S TOILET – THE ‘CLASSROOM’ – PATTAYA Following the last story it is quite clear that some people are not very discreet in taking care of their secrets – and when it comes to foreigners working illegally in Thailand  – as boiler room share scammers – these mistakes can be costly. […]

KOH TAO MURDER UPDATE – BURMESE MIGRANTS – ‘BAD PEOPLE GOT US JAILED’

YOUNG BURMESE KEEPING UP THEIR SPIRITS IN JAIL IN KOH SAMUI Zaw Lin and Wei Phyo, the two Burmese migrant workers being held for the murders of Britons Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on Koh Tao are reported today to be keeping up their spirits in prison in Koh Sanui, While it is not the […]

U.S. REVENGE PORN MAN PLEADS GUILTY – BUT IN THAILAND REVENGE PORN MAN SAYS ‘IT WASNAE ME!’

Picture by ‘The Weapon’ HE’S BEEN JAILED IN AUSTRALIA FOR 6 YEARS BUT RE-INVENTED HIMSELF IN THAILAND AS A BRITISH BARRISTER. HE’S ACCUSED OF CHEATING AN OLD LADY OUT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND POSING AS A LAWYER HE POCKETED THAI COURT AWARDS TO HIS CLIENTS. BUT WILL THAI POLICE EVER CATCH UP […]

THE DAY THE STUDENTS WON – BUT ARE THEIR HEIRS PAYING THE PENALTY 40 YEARS LATER?

Déjà vu? On October 14 1973 some 100 students died when military officers brought in tanks and guns to quell demonstrations against the military dictatorship at Thammasat University and outside the Royal Palace. This event is commemorated every year and is known as ‘The Great Day of Sorrow’. The deaths in fact brought down the […]

FOREIGNERS QUIETLY HAVING VISAS WITHDRAWN IN THAILAND

VISA CANCELLATIONS HERALD POTENTIAL FREE FOR ALL The Thai Immigration police officers have been quietly cancelling visas of foreigners in the country who are involved in court actions. And in one case a foreigner was deported having to leave a series of properties behind despite being acquitted of a charge of assault against another of […]

LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS

A LITTLE LIGHT RELIEF Britain’s Independent newspaper has today come out with statistics concluding that Thailand is the No 1 country in the world – where husbands admit having extra-marital affairs. Britain comes in at a poor number 10. As a result posters are saying ‘Well done Thailand. At least your men are honest”.  Ah […]

THAILAND’S OTHER MEN IN BLACK

Zed: Edwards. Let’s put it on.  Edwards: Put what on?  Zed: The last suit you’ll ever wear.  Would you have these guys at your Christmas Party?  Well if one of them is handling the crystal meth from North Korea I guess some might. The man on the left is Scott Stammers, former manager of the […]

A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUTH? THAILAND’S BROKEN PROMISES

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: ‘SHOCKINGLY INADEQUATE VICTIM PROTECTION, WEAK ENFORCEMENT, ENDEMIC CORRUPTION!’ Despite claims by the Thai military government that it had taken sufficient steps to have the country removed from the United States ‘Tier 3’ list of worst offenders in the world for human trafficking – the country has done absolutely nothing to improve its reputation […]