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Naked German Man Arrested While Masturbating And Riding Electric Unicycle In Pattaya

A German tourist wearing only shoes and a helmet and identified by police as “Mr. A” was arrested late last night for nude cycling while masturbating in front of tourists. Apparently, the lewd display by the 56-year-old man happened on several streets in downtown Pattaya before he finally stopped with the intention of completing his…

In Search Of A ‘Good Death’ At Home

DEATH. Not many people want to talk about it ahead of time, perhaps viewing a discussion as bringing bad luck. But at a recent seminar in Bangkok, participants embraced an open debate about whether patients should have the right to die naturally, and discussed how to encourage relatives of terminally ill patients to be more…

Gang Rape/Murder Of “Nong Gift”: She Knew One Of Her Attackers

Information from a popular fan page on Facebook shows that the young woman gang raped and murdered in Chantaburi at the weekend knew one of the men who abducted her. Umaporn or “Gift”, aged just 21, was found dead in Makham district of the eastern Thai province. The case is gripping the Thai public. Four…

Stop Entrapping and Raiding Sex Workers: Advocates

    Sex workers left in limbo. When cops pose as customers to entrap sex workers to rescue trafficked women and girls, they violate the rights of many more sex workers who get caught up in their raids, an advocacy group said Friday. The Empower Foundation said that for every trafficked minor rescued from the…

Draft Plan To Allow Foreigners To Work In Eleven “Reserved” Occupations

A plan by the Labour Ministry would allow foreigners to enter 11 of the 39 occupations that are now reserved for Thais. If the plan goes ahead, foreigners will be able to work as civil engineers, accountants and architects in Thailand under certain conditions. “For example, we won’t allow them to work independently or become…

Pedophile Swiss Ex-Pat Arrested For Possessing Child Pornography

A Swiss man who has been living in Thailand for twenty years has been arrested by Thai police on charges related to the possession of child pornography. Acting on a tip off from police in the US, Thai police raided a house in Pathum Thani on Thursday and arrested Swiss national, Christian Python (name transliterated),…

Life Begins At 72 For American Man After First Trip To Thailand

A 72 year old American man has become something of a YouTube star after his first trip abroad following a double bereavement ,was to Thailand. Saying it better than the Thai tourist authorities ever could, young at heart Ron Floyd from Oklahoma has a strong message to other old timers dragging their feet in their…

Teen Finds Father She Had Not Seen For 15 years By Using Facebook

A 16-year-old girl in Udon Thani has used Facebook to locate the father who left her and her mother when she was just one year old. Benjarong Krasaesin said on Tuesday that she had never met her father during the 15 years since her parents’ separation. Since then, Benjarong’s mother had left her in the care…

Good Samaritan Becomes Victim As Couple With Sick Baby Steal Her Car

A couple with a sick baby staged a carjacking in Khon Kaen province while getting a lift from a good Samaritan on Tuesday. Rattana Sriwicha, 39, said the couple had approached her in front of a convenience store at a petrol station. “They offered Bt500 for a lift to a bus station. But I assured…

Netizens “Intrigued” By Sign For The Blind !

Thai netizens were struggling to understand the point of a sign for the blind that appeared in a building. The sign said: “All blind people please hold the metal handrail throughout the building”. The yellow sticker was posted online by “Kittisak Toppenstein Thowsombat” on Facebook. There was no sign of braille to be seen. Netizens…