Editor;
Congratulations on your Pattaya Mail wins ‘Outstanding Mass Media of the Year’ award. I read with great interest the article headed ‘Mayor declares war on scamming Pattaya jet ski vendors.’ The read get’s more and more interesting, ‘Itthiphol’s intent is to keep police out of the disputes as both national and tourist police officers have been caught on video(s) and photos helping jet ski vendors extorting as much as 300,000 baht a week.’
So City Hall has video and photographic evidence, is anyone going to be prosecuted? Fat chance!
Blurb under one of the pictures reads, ‘During recent escapades whilst trying to gather information, volunteers obstructed Pattaya Mail reporters, much to the astonishment of tourists and Thais.’ Who are these ‘Volunteers’? I hope your reporters managed to get photographs of them.
Will they be prosecuted? Fat chance!
How many years has this scam been going on with the full knowledge of City Hall, and how many tourists will never return to Pattaya as a result of these shameful scams?
What has happened to The Land of Smiles? Is there no shame felt that it has turned into The Land of Scams?
RW
