Crime

British expatriate murdered in his Chiang Mai home

By | January 27th, 2009 | Category: Chiang Mai, Crime, Hill Tribes, News Reports | No Comments »

News reached me over the weekend (24th/25th January) of a British expatriate found murdered in his home in a gated community (with 24 hour security) late last week.

Unfortunately, the news arrived whilst we were in the midst of the heavy end of relocating the business and household and I’ve not been able to prepare a full story yet. I hope to do so during this week.




Karma Chameleon time for ousted Thai PM?

By | November 8th, 2008 | Category: Crime, News Reports | 1 Comment »
Karma Chameleon time for ousted Thai PM?

CHIANG MAI, 8 Nov 2008 – News reached me this morning that ousted Thai Premiere Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Potjaman have had their UK visas revoked by the British Border Security authorities. The news had originally been communicated to airlines advising them not to allow the couple onto flights bound for the UK, and [...]