Expats call for Pattaya clean-up

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Expats call for Pattaya clean-up

A group of foreigners is working with officers to improve life in the resort

Published: 17 Sep 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

A group of expatriates in Pattaya have joined a network aimed at making the infamous city a better place to live and do business.

Crime Suppression Police talk to a group of foreign expatriates about crime in Pattaya. The expatriates agreed that jet ski scams run by mafia-like operators on Pattaya beach is the most critical issue for tourists.

Twelve of the network's 15 members, mostly business figures, met Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers recently to discuss what one of them called the "cancerous" crime levels in the resort town.

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pointman-1
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Discussion 41 : 24 Sep 2012 at 22.1341
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In my opinion, foreigners have no business becoming involved in the affairs of The Kingdom of Thailand. I've traveled in Thailand, and I commend the people and government of Thailand, for outstanding improvements in infastructure, i.e., airport, roads and keeping things in good shape compared to a lot of other places I've visited. I've walked along the river-walk in Phitsanulok, Thailand, and the place is clean and beautiful. I'm wondering why a foreigner would complain about Walking-Street in Pattaya? I stopped in at one of the clubs on Walking-street and found the place to be friendly with a wonderful atmosphere. No-one forces you to go to Walking street, or to Pattya. Anytime foreigners try and push their agenda/policy in a foreign country, it usually does more harm then good. Foreigners with college degrees need to do something constructive while in Thailad, such as building a school in the countryside, or teaching a few free classes at Thai high-schools and colleges. Leave the cleanup duties to the locals.
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Discussion 40 : 17 Sep 2012 at 18.0540
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This is a place to start but also I think that the City needs to clean up the streets ( Trash and Garbage ) As you walk around there is trash all over the place. The people of Pattaya need to clean their yards and side walks of the trash and I mean all over not just their front walks. The streets and gutters.
I noticed that the "walk and don't walk signs" are mostly not operating after what one years of installing them. Way to go Pattaya, good job.

I'm sure that there are other Departments that have some responsibility for different services. Where are these people and what are they doing? Oh! Another thing how about paying attention to the side walks and roads. I notice that alittle bit gets done each year but The Government workers seem to only work part time. Doesn't Pattaya have any full time workers?
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Discussion 39 : 17 Sep 2012 at 17.5139
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This is the biggest joke EVER, the jet sky scam is beating a dead horse, we ALL know who are behind the perpetrators. It's the foreign criminals which needs exposing and rooting out. One guy in the picture is a known ex criminal from Denmark recently recorded as vowing to help to protect another foreign criminal (not yet in the picture, will be invited soon) who is currently on trial for extortion and black mail of another foreigner to the sum of Baht 7 Mln. Why are the cops so gullible as to not see whit whom they are dealing? Or is it a cozy relationship to pretend they are doing something? There is a totally different under swell going on exposing the foreign criminals in Pattaya but that is not done in photo-op meetings. Foreign criminals beware you are drawing too much attention with your scams defrauding other expats in Pattaya. Pol Lt Col Natthapong Trongthieng, you recently started your post here, please have a look at blog written by a crime reporter and investigator named Andre Drummond, he is well known exposing crimes and who are behind it, you will be surprised with whom you are in contact here.
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Discussion 38 : 17 Sep 2012 at 17.1438
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All of you who see Pattaya just as a bad place did you never go to Walking Street and other such vicious places? I doubt! For me having a reputable business and a family I have many places to go and if any friend (from another world) visits me he/she will see those places or has to abstain from asking me to join. Again Pattaya is for sure not a beautiful city – I go to other countries if I want to see such a place – but still a place where someone can have a good life without being in the red-light or scam business.
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Discussion 37 : 17 Sep 2012 at 16.1237
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foreign mafia running the jet ski scams? Uh, how about Thais running the jet ski scams. And, why would foreigners go the Thai Police for help, when the Thai Police are in on the scams. This is another in a long of line of "appease the Farang" articles where it is made to look like the Thai Government is doing something when, in fact, they are doing absolutely nothing at all.
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Discussion 36 : 17 Sep 2012 at 15.1436
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If you decide that the world's largest open air brothel is a good place to raise your family, then really I have no sympathy, you reap what you sow
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Discussion 35 : 17 Sep 2012 at 14.0835
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Parts of pattaya is no different to parts of Bangkok, new York, LA, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Sydney.......shud I go on?
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Discussion 34 : 17 Sep 2012 at 13.2634
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Very good action taken !! To solve this problem not easy, with a deep corrupted Police force. and a paradise for money lundering.
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Discussion 33 : 17 Sep 2012 at 12.2833
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D28 Don’t point fingers on Pattaya only. Yes Pattaya has a very bad image because of the extreme nightlife - which is appreciated by the way by many Bangkokians who roam the streets and venues specially on weekends – crime and jet ski scams and others and of course beaches you want to go; however Bangkok (I have lived there before for many years) has an even more extensive nightlife, all kinds of scams and crimes and an air hard to breath and I’m advised by friends not walking in Bangkok in the night anywhere. Last but not least we have a lot of honest business and retired people not only bad boys. Bad boys are everywhere in the world.
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Discussion 32 : 17 Sep 2012 at 12.2132
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@buster: If the police and/or politicians would care about the wellbeing and security of tourist and expats then maybe they should invite some honest expats and tourists. At least they should avoid any known criminals. But I guess honest foreigners, after living some time in Thailand, would not want to mingle with the police. After all, they don’t want to ruin their reputation.
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