Thailand
MISCHIEF ON THE AIRWAVES AS THAI MILITARY TAKES OVER –
PRINCE CHARLES UPSTAGES THAI MILITARY CRACKDOWN Now I am a great supporter of human rights associations and of course the BBC but yesterday I was what could be described as a little bit mischievous when broadcasting to the world about the military coup, or no coup, depending on what view you take. I was of […]
‘I’M BACK! – AND I’M GAY FRIENDLY’-
Gonged Former Pattaya Times publisher is back on the internet and engaged in a reputation recovery bid as his trial continues over his alleged extortion of a health clinic in Pattaya. Shaved suited and gonged Noyes is also promoting ‘Spice’ magazine once billed as Thailand’s biggest gay magazine showing he is an all-round tolerant kind […]
NO MORE KIDS GLOVES ON WWW.ANDREW-DRUMMOND.COM – COMING TOMORROW
Tomorrow here on andrew-drummond.com the gloves are off! Will more foreigners put themselves at risk of Thailand’s antiquated criminal libel laws and ill conceived Computer Crime Act. Or will the supporters of some basic human rights issues win the day. Is Thailand entering a judicial black hole or will the authorities get to see themselves […]
VICTIMS OF MALAYSIAN AIR CRASH CARRIED PASSPORTS STOLEN IN THAILAND
Two victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 which disappeared and crashed on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing were carrying passports stolen in Thailand. The families of Luigi Maraldi, 27, an Italian, and Austrian Christian Kozel, 30, have confirmed that these two men are alive and well ‘Luigi called us early this morning to […]
EXPATS WHO ‘RE-INVENTED THEMSELVES IN THAILAND’ – CASES STARTS TOMORROW
Two cases start in the Criminal Court in Bangkok tomorrow (Monday) in which three expats are accused of plotting a massive internet campaign against an investigative journalist to cover up their own activities in Thailand. Facing libel and Computer Crime charges are Brian Gerald James Goudie (Goldie), 48, from Falkirk, Scotland, Drew Walter Noyes, from […]
THAILAND’S DEMOS TURN INTO DEADLY WAR ON CHILDREN-
TRAGEDY AS KIDS BECOME THE VICTIMS OF THAILAND TURMOIL Two children were killed and three others children seriously injured in separate attacks on anti-government demonstrations in Thailand over the last 24 hours. In the first incident late Saturday in Trat Province near the Cambodia a five-year-old girl was killed and 30 adults injured when gunman […]
BRITISH EMBASSY KEPT SHTUM OVER BRITISH HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER’S THREAT OF ARREST
BUT AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT HE WAS ‘VERBALLED’ DURING AN INTERVIEW Documents obtained by human rights activist Andy Hall under the UK Freedom of Information Act show that British Embassy officials could not warn him that when entering Thailand he could be arrested. Although the Embassy were in possession of the facts and had information […]
DREW NOYES PICKED ON PRYING JOURNALIST BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED
The American publisher of the now defunct Pattaya Times newspaper picked on British journalist Andrew Drummond because he was worried about the wrong exposure on the internet – a witness told Bangkok Criminal Court today. (The last story – ‘Its all about money’ has now been updated to include – ‘The Truth About Goudie’s Court […]
MURDER – RAPES – DROWNINGS – GRIEVING RELATIVES SPEAK OUT –
PARLIAMENT PUBLISHES COMPLAINTS ONLINE. A British House of Commons Select Committee which is seeking views on how Britons get consular assistance abroad has received a number of complaints relating to Thailand – in excess at the moment of those from Spain – still Britain’s favourite holiday destination. The principal complainants are relatives of the victims […]
What to wear on Election Day, Month, Quarter, Half Year, Year
I haven’t a thing to wear for the Election, er, season. I certainly don’t want one of those green armbands which will identify me as foreign media. The last thing I want to happen is to be called to debate Thai politics with anyone on any stage anywhere, whether its with a gay rights activist […]
