Crime in Thailand

Hi EFL Teachers,

I was just googling around and I came across this really interesting website - click here. It's by a guy called Andrew Drummond. I don't actually know him personally, but he seems to be doing some great work on his site exposing all kinds of different scams, frauds and interesting criminal cases in Thailand. Interestingly, he mentions Philip Crabb. Do check it out.

Generally, the Thais are wonderful people, and you'll love them. Thailand's not called The Land of Smiles without reason. Nevertheless, because of the weakness of the law enforcement system, there are also a lot of cheap criminals there, getting away with all kinds of stuff, completely unchallenged.  So do keep your eyes open, particularly when it comes to any large financial transaction or any offer that looks too good to be true. Most crime in Thailand is done by stealth or fraud, rather than direct attack. For example, you're unlikely to get actually assaulted, even at night.  Mugging is a pretty rare crime.

Good luck everyone.

EFL Greg