reader Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago From Pattaya News A viral video showing a chaotic brawl between Thai locals and foreign tourists in Pattaya on Soi 6 prompted authorities to respond this evening by meeting with Thai nationals involved. On April 15, 2025, at 5:26 p.m., Pattaya City Police, led by Deputy Investigator Pol. Lt. Col. Arus Sapanon and Pol. Lt. Col. Suradech Imjai, alongside Banglamung District officials Nattawat Sophonsewatsilp and Tharit Jancharoon, summoned two security guards, a bar manager, and a female employee for questioning. Identified as Non, 36, and Nik, 37 (security guards), Prae, 37 (manager), and May, 33 (server), they provided CCTV footage as evidence. The guards, who work as independent contractors for dozens of bars on Soi 6 and are not tied to a specific bar or group, admitted to being in the viral video, explaining that the altercation stemmed from two heavily intoxicated foreign tourists allegedly harassing female staff. According to their account, the tourists behaved aggressively, making inappropriate advances toward various bar staff. Despite efforts to escort them out and calm the situation, the tourists allegedly refused to comply, grabbed staff members against their will, got into an altercation with the female manager, provoked others, and even allegedly poured beer on a guard’s head. Tensions escalated as the tourists continued to disrupt nearby patrons playing with water, eventually challenging the guards to a “Thai boxing” fight. Unable to tolerate further provocation, one guard struck a tourist in the face, causing him to stagger and fall. The situation spiraled into a melee involving both Thai and foreign onlookers, resulting in the widely shared video. Continues at https://thepattayanews.com/2025/04/15/pattaya-soi-6-songkran-brawl-goes-viral-security-guards-cite-harassment-by-drunk-tourists/ ================== From Pattaya Mail A shocking altercation broke out on Pattaya Beach near the old pier at South Pattaya (close to Walking Street entrance). A viral video posted by the Facebook page “Khao Wong Nai” captured the chaos as a transgender woman with blonde hair (LGBTQ+) defended herself from a knife attack by a man wearing a black vest, who appeared to be impersonating an officer. The video shows the trans woman hurling a glass bottle and repeatedly striking the man with a wooden stick in self-defense, while the man slashed at her wildly with a knife. Onlookers, including tourists, tried to intervene, and some locals shouted for someone to “call the police.” Eventually, the two parties separated. According to the video caption, the man had allegedly been attempting to search a foreign tourist’s bag under the guise of law enforcement when the trans woman intervened. In the comments section, the woman described how she witnessed the man pulling sunglasses from a sleeping tourist’s bag and confronting him by saying, “Why are you going through his stuff? Who are you? Let him sleep in peace!” The man reportedly shouted back, “Why are you interfering?” She responded with a curse, prompting the man to chase her with a knife. She retaliated with a glass bottle. Continues at https://www.pattayamail.com/news/violent-clash-on-pattaya-beach-as-trans-woman-fights-off-knife-wielding-impostor-posing-as-officer-497716 vinapu and TMax 2 Quote
