Thought it would be good to have a thread to post or comment on bizarre/funny/odd news stories from just Thailand that may not warrent a thread on their own.
I'll start it off, found this today,
Monday, June 8, 2009
Breast squeezer goes to jail
KHON KAEN / PHUKET: Having failed to get anywhere with begging, an unemployed man was arrested on June 6 after squeezing the breasts of a number of women.
Like Little Tramp in Modern Times, the man claimed the act had nothing to do with sexual appetite, but was done in hopes of being arrested and sent to prison – where he would be fed.
At 11am, Khon Kaen Police got a call from shoppers at the aptly-named “Fresh Market” in Khon Kaen’s Muang District, asking for police to arrest a man they caught sexually assaulting female shoppers.
At the scene, police were met by 43-year-old Noi (not her real name), a teacher at a government school.
Mrs Noi directed the police to 30-year-old Wirat Noitamyae, whom she claimed had grabbed her breasts.
Mr Wirat told police that he had been a laborer on a construction site, but was laid off the week before.
Since losing his job, he had wandered the streets of Khon Kaen looking for work.
His job hunt led nowhere and soon he ran out of money and was sleeping on the street.
He tried to beg for enough food to eat, but very few people gave money.
After a few days of this, he thought to himself that if he had nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat, he’d be better off in prison, he told the arresting officers.
A sure way to get incarcerated – and a free meal ticket – would be to squeeze women’s breasts in the market, which is only 200 meters from Muang Khon Kaen Police Station.
Targeting only women older than 30, Mr Wirat was surprised to find his melon-squeezing exercise did not result in the immediate success he had envisioned.
The first few of victims just called him a pervert and walked off.
When he came to Mrs Noi, he used both hands to grab both of her breasts.
This achieved the hoped-for result, as Mrs Noi shouted for other shoppers to come and grab her attacker.
Shortly thereafter, Mr Wirat found himself in a jail cell at the police station.
When Investigating Officer Surasee Inunchot charged Mr Wirat with indecent assault, the suspect reportedly replied, “Good, I’ll have something to eat.”
The Phuket Gazette
Strange/Funny Thai News Stories
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That would attract a reply from Richard but he is computerless at the moment. I don't think it was him but I can confirm he is a TIT man!Big Boy wrote:This isn't Richard (in disguise) looking for a free meal ticket now that he's been parted from Buffalo Bill is it?
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Another strange one from the Phuket Gazette, I would think long and hard about attending a Thai homemade rocket festival. 
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tragic trajectory: man’s head blown off by festival rocket
SAKON NAKHON: A man had his head blown off while watching an annual homemade rocket festival in this northeastern town on May 11.
The victim and his friends chose to have a drinking session in a cordoned off area where rockets were landing at the time of the incident.
Police were called to the scene in Village 3, Tambon Dong Mafai, Muang District, at 3:30 pm.
After pushing through a large crowd of villagers, they found the headless body of 29-year-old Prida Wongnatal lying next to a pond. The stump of his neck was blackened with powder burns.
Near the body, police found the rocket that had decapitated Mr Prida, who was a native of Tao Ngoi District.
The projectile was about three-meters long, its head made of PVC piping three to four inches in diameter.
Rescue volunteers who dived into the pond to recover Mr Prida’s head were only able to find small fragments.
Sakda Duangsupha, who witnessed the tragedy, said the rocket that killed Mr Prida was the third one launched at the festival. The first two had shot up into the air, but the third took a horizontal trajectory towards Mr Prida and six or seven friends who were sitting drinking about 50 meters away from the launch pad, located by the edge of the pond.
As they saw the rocket screaming towards them, the youths dived out of the way, but Mr Prida was not quick enough. After the impact, he fell back into the pond.
Pulling him out, his friends were shocked to discover that he had no head, Mr Sakda said.
The area where Mr Prida and his friends were drinking had been roped off because of the danger of rockets passing through. With a sense of invincibility typical of youth, the group ignored the warnings, Mr Sakda explained.
Police are now investigating to determine whether Mr Prida’s demise was a case of death by his own negligence or whether the festival’s organizers were responsible.
Rocket festivals are held annually in towns across the Northeast to mark the start of the rainy season. This is not the first, and no doubt not the last, tragedy at such festivals. In 1999, five people were killed at the Yasothon festival, the biggest and most famous of them all, when a 120kg rocket exploded immediately after takeoff.
It is truely bizarre what 'cracks off' in the far flung places of LOS when you look into some of the local news stories. I mean, imagine this "Thai homemade rocket festival" , probably thousands of people, lashings of Chang/Singha/Lao Kow/100 Pipers, explosives, not much of a scientific approach with the main festival event, safety proceedures lax etc etc. 
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tragic trajectory: man’s head blown off by festival rocket
SAKON NAKHON: A man had his head blown off while watching an annual homemade rocket festival in this northeastern town on May 11.
The victim and his friends chose to have a drinking session in a cordoned off area where rockets were landing at the time of the incident.
Police were called to the scene in Village 3, Tambon Dong Mafai, Muang District, at 3:30 pm.
After pushing through a large crowd of villagers, they found the headless body of 29-year-old Prida Wongnatal lying next to a pond. The stump of his neck was blackened with powder burns.
Near the body, police found the rocket that had decapitated Mr Prida, who was a native of Tao Ngoi District.
The projectile was about three-meters long, its head made of PVC piping three to four inches in diameter.
Rescue volunteers who dived into the pond to recover Mr Prida’s head were only able to find small fragments.
Sakda Duangsupha, who witnessed the tragedy, said the rocket that killed Mr Prida was the third one launched at the festival. The first two had shot up into the air, but the third took a horizontal trajectory towards Mr Prida and six or seven friends who were sitting drinking about 50 meters away from the launch pad, located by the edge of the pond.
As they saw the rocket screaming towards them, the youths dived out of the way, but Mr Prida was not quick enough. After the impact, he fell back into the pond.
Pulling him out, his friends were shocked to discover that he had no head, Mr Sakda said.
The area where Mr Prida and his friends were drinking had been roped off because of the danger of rockets passing through. With a sense of invincibility typical of youth, the group ignored the warnings, Mr Sakda explained.
Police are now investigating to determine whether Mr Prida’s demise was a case of death by his own negligence or whether the festival’s organizers were responsible.
Rocket festivals are held annually in towns across the Northeast to mark the start of the rainy season. This is not the first, and no doubt not the last, tragedy at such festivals. In 1999, five people were killed at the Yasothon festival, the biggest and most famous of them all, when a 120kg rocket exploded immediately after takeoff.
It is truely bizarre what 'cracks off' in the far flung places of LOS when you look into some of the local news stories. I mean, imagine this "Thai homemade rocket festival"
, probably thousands of people, lashings of Chang/Singha/Lao Kow/100 Pipers, explosives, not much of a scientific approach with the main festival event, safety proceedures lax etc etc. Resolve dissolves in alcohol
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Its called Bang Fai or something similar sounding....I went to one up in Issan once. Lots of fun but you do wonder when a team wobbles past pissed as farts carrying a 12 foot long home made firework......
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Tragic trajectory: man’s head blown off by festival rocket
I can relate to this story. A few years ago we were attending the Loy Krathong festival in Roi Et. Part of the festival included a fireworks display. When we got to Bung Palanchai Park (sp?) it was packed. We eventually found a large area of grass where nobody else was standing. Brilliant, we thought, until we found that there were strings of fireworks above our heads and fire started raining down upon us
There was no indication in Thai or English that you shouldn't stand where we were standing.
I can relate to this story. A few years ago we were attending the Loy Krathong festival in Roi Et. Part of the festival included a fireworks display. When we got to Bung Palanchai Park (sp?) it was packed. We eventually found a large area of grass where nobody else was standing. Brilliant, we thought, until we found that there were strings of fireworks above our heads and fire started raining down upon us
There was no indication in Thai or English that you shouldn't stand where we were standing.
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Think at the time I was in HH on hols in Jings or in BK looking for my underpants in Cowboy
Now on a backup laptop for a few days but will be back in true form next week
All and sundry expect a FACTUAL report on Jings soon. Great place
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Think at the time I was in HH on hols in Jings or in BK looking for my underpants in Cowboy
Now on a backup laptop for a few days but will be back in true form next week
All and sundry expect a FACTUAL report on Jings soon. Great place
Richard
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this one is fresh off the news TV show via Mrs S
seems a Thai burglar broke into someones house while they were out. He gathered up all the movable goodies into a pile, then as he was packing his swag bag he thought "Aha....time for a snack"...so he made himself some food, sat down, and watched some TV. Feeling a wee bit drowsy after his hard nights work he decided to take a nap....in the owners bed.
6 hours later the owner of the house comes home to find Mr Burglar asleep in his bed. Walks outside and calls police.
Police arrive to find him still asleep in bed.
He gets a rude awakening and nicked.
seems a Thai burglar broke into someones house while they were out. He gathered up all the movable goodies into a pile, then as he was packing his swag bag he thought "Aha....time for a snack"...so he made himself some food, sat down, and watched some TV. Feeling a wee bit drowsy after his hard nights work he decided to take a nap....in the owners bed.
6 hours later the owner of the house comes home to find Mr Burglar asleep in his bed. Walks outside and calls police.
Police arrive to find him still asleep in bed.
He gets a rude awakening and nicked.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."