City officials are constantly announcing clean-ups of Pattaya. Drug busts, gambling raids, crackdowns on bars, and arrests of criminal farangs have garnered the local headlines for years without progress, mostly the small timers are inspired by the truly majestic demeanor of the corrupt elite lining their pockets with kickbacks, bribes, and illegal take-overs. Decent Thais and farangs are amazed at the democracy of venality, although some critics are quick to support the system, since sin-bons or greasing the palm expedites progress.
The Pattaya Mail online vainly attempts to portray Pattaya as a city in transition, however its rival pattayaone.com spares no indignity as witness by this week’s headlines.
They certainly paint a Hogarthian tableau ie ugly social picture.
Food vendor injured in 200,000 Baht street robbery in Sattahip
Four private cars belong to Police, damaged at Central Festival Pattaya Beach
Confusion over suspected drugging incident at Sattahip Karaoke Bar & Motel
50,000 Baht necklace snatch in South Pattaya
Singaporean suspect in 9 Million Baht car theft case, arrested by Pattaya Police
500,000 Baht theft from Australian-owned South Pattaya apartment complex
17 year old Transsexual arrested following South Pattaya theft from English Tourist
Two Gay Bar employees drugged and robbed at Central Pattaya Love Motel
Depressed karaoke Bar employee threatens to jump off South Pattaya apartment roof
Four rented motorbikes stolen from shop in Jomtien
9 Million Baht car stolen from North Pattaya Hotel car-park
98 Million Baht Banglamung Hospital extension opened by Deputy PM
10 drug suspects caught at South Pattaya Police Checkpointd
40 “Coconut Ghosts” removed from Pattaya Beach by Police
Japanese victim of Central Pattaya transsexual bag snatch
10 suspected drug users caught at North Pattaya Police Checkpoint
Gun and drugs seized from suspected drug dealer in South Pattaya
Not all the news is bad.
Nong Nooch Gardens celebrates recent Gold Medal win at Chelsea Flower Show
For the third year in a row, Nong Nooch Gardens based in Jomtien won a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show which took place in London between 22nd and 26th May. We revealed the win last month but on Friday Night an official press.
And even more happily the police reported the recovery of that 9 million baht car of the well-loved son of the naval officer.
All in a week’s work for the boys in brown.