I might rename this blog Death Watch. Juan Jose Gonzalez Jnr, 41, from Britain died while swimming of the coast of Koh Pha-Ngan. He lived in Brighton and was in Thailand as part of a round-the-world trip. (theargus.co.uk) There have been too many cases of tourists drowning while on holiday in Thailand. People, even strong swimmers, often underestimate the water. …

In every foreign-language book store in Thailand there is a section devoted to books written by foreigners about their new home. I sometimes pick one up and read through a few pages, only to be greeted with re-hashings of some bloke’s sexual exploits or else anecdotes that would be better in the form of a blog than in a book. …

Yet another case of foreigners suspected of paedophilia being arrested in Thailand. This time the arrests were made in Pattaya. From AFP: Two Britons have been arrested on paedophile charges in the Thai beach resort town of Pattaya, police said Wednesday, adding that one of them had been detained twice before on similar charges. They were arrested Tuesday in an …

Well that didn’t take long. After a regional manhunt, Akkaradej “Chon” Tunkae has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Swedish tourist Hanna Charlotta Backlund. Although he’s been hung, drawn and quartered by the Swedish press, it’s important to remember that this guy hasn’t been proved guilty yet. I don’t have any more details because we just got word of this. …

Swedish national Hanna Charlotta Backlund, 26, was found murdered at Mai Khao in Phuket on Saturday. According to reports, the body was dressed in a swimsuit and her throat had multiple stab wounds. There were also lacerations to her back, midriff and hands. Police said that this was an attempted rape. When looking for a motive for an attack on …

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