Whenever unsavoury news about Pattaya is posted defenders of the place can get irate.I am told the attitude should be don't worry there's a greater chance of being involved in a road accident.Here are a couple more items from Dragoncastle's gay Asia.

BITISH MAN ROBBED AT HOME - 24 June 2006
Pattaya - A British man living in a house in Jomtien with his Thai boyfriend was the victim of a robbery that police suspect may have been an inside job. The Briton had fitted his house with many security features, among them a door entry system, yet this did not stop a team of armed men quietly entering the house and surprising Mr Paul Futcher, 56, at his computer. They forced him at gunpoint to open a safe that contained over 400,000 baht in cash, as well as other valuables, before trying him up and fleeing the scene. Mr Futcher managed to free himself and call the police, who later said that the men must have had knowledge of the house security system to carry out the raid. Mr Futcher's Thai boyfriend was away from the house at the time of the robbery.



MORE LADYBOY TROUBLE IN PATTAYA - 20 June 2006
Pattaya - Two more ladyboys were arrested for assault and theft yesterday in this resort town. An Austrian man was drinking at a bar in "Walking Street" when two katoeys came up to him and enganged him in conversation, when he realised that they were trying to steal his phone an wallet, they became violent. The police were called and the two were arrested. All visitors to Pattaya are warned to be careful of the ladyboys there, especially (but no only) on the beachside promenade, as there are frequent reports from Pattaya of thefts and attacks by ladyboys.