(2 of 2) Pattaya – Russians lose their shirts

Via: Pattaya One

Following the collapse of a well-known Russian Tour Company, more than a hundred Russian Tourists are now stranded in Pattaya as their return air tickets and hotels they were staying at have not been paid.

The Lanta-Tour Company, which was established in 1991 and was one of the largest tour operators in Russia, filed for bankruptcy on 28^th January. Many of their customers were staying at the Ambassador City Hotel in Jomtien and Town-in-Town Hotel in Central Pattaya who both filed a Police Report at Banglamung Police Station on Sunday against Lanta-Tour Thai Co Ltd, which is located at the Wonderland Estate in East Pattaya.

Since Saturday the Russian Embassy has been assisting the Tourists who initially had their belongings effectively seized by the Hotels who refused them access to safe-boxes until the situation had been resolved.

The tourists are now being offered alterative accommodation (possibly, the beach?) and have purchase new tickets back to Russia where they will lodge formal complaints with the Russian authorities.

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/47916/russians-trapped-pattaya-collapse-tour-company/

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(1 of 2) Pattaya – Russian loses his shirt

Via: Pattaya

 Russian Tourist arrived at Pattaya Police Station early on Monday Morning wearing only his underwear after his clothes were stolen while he went for a late-night swim on Pattaya Beach.

Mr. Sergi ‘dumb-ass’ Marushko aged 30 explained to Police that he decided to go for the swim at the northern-end of Pattaya Beach and when he returned to the beach his clothes had disappeared and there were no witnesses who could explain who took them.

Inside his trouser pocket was 1,500 ($50 USD) Baht in cash and luckily his credit cards, passport and other personal items are safely locked-up in a room safe back at his Hotel. We understand that one kind-hearted Police Officer purchased a T-Shirt and pair of shorts for Mr. Marushko who returned to his Hotel where he awaits news from Police about the recovery of his shirt and trousers.

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/47892/russian-loses-clothes-late-night-swim-pattaya-beach/

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Helpful ‘Travel Tip’: for 1,500 baht you can hire one of the hundreds of lady-boys workin’ the beach; who will rob you in the comfort of your room.

‘Russians get beating after gender bender’

http://seattle99.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/pattaya-russians-get-beating-after-gender-bender/

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And hey, you’re welcome.

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Pattaya – Girl aged 14 was sold to a foreigner for 80,000 THB ($2,600 USD) by her stepfather

Via: Pattaya Daily News

Pol. Lt. Col. Kreetha Tankanarat, Deputy Superintendent, Pol. Lt. Col. Ormsin Sukkarnka, The head of Center of Protecting Children and Women and Subdue for Human Trade (CPCWSHT), Chonburi province, Pol. Maj. Kreangsak Boonprawat, Pol. Maj. Kingkaew Charoenpitakpracha, Inspector of Subdue work, Pol. Capt. Pemika Wiwattanapongpan, Ms. Sonthaya Maenpeun and Mr. Phalisorn Noja, the Director of the Center of Subdue of Human Trade were notified from Krajokngao foundation that a Cambodian guy forced his step children to be beggars and offered to sell his step daughter, age 14, nationality Cambodian to a foreigner for the price of 80,000 THB for sexual services and asked the officer to investigate and assist this girl.

The mother’s name was Mrs. Hen age 32 with her eldest daughter Orh (alias) age 14, her body had wounds all over, a boy Or (alias) age 10 had signs of being beaten with a broken nose, broken mouth and swollen body, another boy A (alias) age 15 months, was very thin and suffering from lack of food. Mrs. Hen said that at 5.40 a.m. on January 26, 2012 Mr. Jan age 40, nationality Cambodian, her husband and the step father of her children beat her and the children and took money from begging and had gone back to Cambodia already and forced her and children to continue to be beggars and forced her to try to sell her eldest daughter to a foreigner for 80,000 THB in order to buy land to build a house in Cambodia so she asked for assistance from the good people to notify Krajokngao foundation before she would be forced to sell her daughter.

After investigation, Pol. Lt. Col. Ormsin Sukkarnka said that initially the police had arrested Mrs. Hen age 32, the mother of 3 children in the accusation of escaping into town illegally and for her 3 children he let the officers to bring them to cure and take care of at the Home of Children and Family before following up to arrest Mr. Jan, the cruel step father to prosecute according to the law.

After they had been notified by the Krajokngao foundation, the officers found the mother with her 3 children begging money at second Pattaya Road Moo 9 Tambon Nong Preu, Amphur Banglamung, Chonburi province. The officers restrained them and brought them to the Center for Subduing of Human Trafficking at Banglamung police station.

Thailand: a survivor of the flood

Note: I don’t know who took the photograph, all I know is that it’s very good.

Pattaya: 2 French members of suspected credit-card fraud ring arrested

Via: Pattaya Mail

Regional and immigration police captured two French nationals who allegedly used counterfeit credit cards to steal more than 10 million baht ($322,000 USD) from Thai ATMs.

 Nagim Hassainia, 33, and Samir Raihane, 41, were captured in their north Pattaya hotel rooms Jan. 14. A team of Pattaya, Chonburi Provincial and Immigration Department Transnational Crime investigators seized 31 fake cards and 125,000 baht from the two men and their belongings.

Police claim the two men confessed to being part of a larger credit-card crime ring and worked for 30 percent of whatever cash they withdrew. To date, they’d taken more than 10 million baht out of machines from Chiang Mai to Phuket, police said.

Other gang members are believed to still be operating in Thailand.

http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/2-french-members-of-suspected-credit-card-fraud-ring-arrested-in-pattaya-9652

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J’espère que les salauds pourrir en prison!

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Pattaya – Police raid venues for illegal sex trade

Via: Pattaya Mail

The Anti-Human Trafficking Division made a series of arrests in the early hours of the 21st of January.

Working on a tip-off they went to Baan Yen Sabai, within Soi Daengdum Thepprasit where they knew that women were offering sexual services.

They witnessed a total of 16 women offering their services to passersby for 1500 baht ($47.62 USD), and after identifying themselves police arrested all the women and the owner of the premises.

They were all taken to the station where they were processed and fined 500 baht each before being released.

Meanwhile another team of officers detained more women selling sexual services from many other venues such as the Rak Jung bar in South Pattaya, the Ruu-Jai bar,the KK bar.

It seems unlikely that the fine of 500 baht ($15.87 USD) will serve as much of a deterrent to these women, who can make that kind of money in a few moments. (yeah, you think?)

http://www.pattayamail.com/news/police-raid-venues-for-illegal-sex-trade-9627

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SSDN – ‘Same Shit, Different Night’ – last night, tonight, >>>

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Pattaya – Russian hotel thieves arrested

Via: Pattaya Mail

Pattaya police called a press conference whereby they presented two Russian nationals. 31 year old Mr. Denis Vladimir Putin Skvortsov and 23 year old miss Antonian Vladimir Putin Pavlova, both of whom had been robbing guests at various high-end hotels in Pattaya for many months.

Pol. Lt. Col. Prapansak Prasansuk stated that the Chonburi Immigration Department had received requests from 30 local hotels all of whom were aware that a Russian couple were using various methods to steal from their guests, ultimately damaging the image of the hotels and tourism in general.

The couple would prey on financially well off guests, sometimes the woman would offer herself sexually to the guests, and steal a copy of his room key or simply steal from him whilst he slept. DUMMIES!

On other occasions they would re-enter the room whilst the guest was out then they would dress as if they were just out of the shower and call the housemaid, to open the room safe.

Their luck ran out when they were identified robbing a hotel, so the Pattaya courthouse issued an arrest warrant and the couple were  eventually arrested in Pong Namron district in Chantaburi as they were trying to flee the kingdom.

Their apartment in soi lengkee was then searched and over 400 items consisting of cash, cameras, passports keys to various hotel rooms, a computer, laptops and credit cards belonging to their unfortunate victims were all gathered as evidence.

http://www.pattayamail.com/news/russian-hotel-thieves-arrested-9621

Father, son, and elephant.

Good Gawd Almighty, I LOVE THAILAND!

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Bangkok – Photos of Naked Casino Dealers Shock (shocked, I say!) Police

Via: Thai ASIAN News Network

Photographs of naked women dealing cards and facilitating gambling have hit Thai internet pages. The photographs show the women surrounded by gamblers with Thai signs explaining gambling rules and Thai money being used to bet at the tables. It is, therefore, believed the illegal casino is located in Thailand.

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These photographs have been widely forwarded on the Internet these past couple of days. In one of the shots, the woman, standing bare chested in a group of gamblers, has the duty of rolling the dice. However, so far, no one has been able to identify exactly where the casino is located. If it it found, local police officers in the area could be found guilty of malfeasance.
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Acting Deputy Metropolitan Police Commander Police Lieutenant General Pisit Pisutsak said he is still unsure if the photographs are genuine. If the photos are real, it signals a significant evolving of illegal gambling dens in Thailand which are now using naked women to lure gamblers into their establishments. If the dens are found in Bangkok, perpetrators will be convicted according to the law.
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http://www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1051832

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Pattaya – Two Iranians hurt in fight

Via: Pattaya One

Two Iranian tourists were seriously injured following a fight involving three other men, thought to be of middle-eastern origin, in the early hours of Wednesday in South Pattaya.

The two badly injured men, Mr. Mohamad Lezai 30 and Mr. Amin ‘Vita Corleone’ Gotfather (see photo) aged 24 were rushed to Hospital where Police took-up the case and determined the attack took place in Soi 16 off Walking Street and although limited information was available, it is thought they were attacked with knives and broken bottles by three other middle-eastern men.

The two injured men sustained serious head and neck wounds along with facial injuries and are both in a serious but stable condition in Hospital.

Police are now speaking with friends of the victim’s in an attempt to gain further insight into the altercation which remains a mystery for now.

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/47153/iranians-hurt-south-pattaya-fight/

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Note: IF WW-III (Iran vs EVERYONE else) breaks out; remember where it started, Soi 16.

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