German murdered in Phuket

From The Nation:

Phuket - A German tourist was stabbed to death by teenagers while he was driving a pick-up truck in this island province Wednesday evening.

Police said Wolf Kessel Seim, 66, was pronounced dead shortly after he was sent to the Siriroj Phuket Hospital at 7:30 pm. He was stabbed twice - once on the left ribs and another time on the left chest.

Witnesses told police that the man honked when three teenagers on motorcycles cut in front of his pick-up truck at an intersection. The teenagers then followed him and forced him to stop before beating and stabbing him.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30121352/German-tourist-stabbed-to-death-in-Phuket


A few weeks ago it was a French family beaten up for parking in the wrong place.
The stories about rip-off tuk-tuks and taxis abound.
Why do we farangs still bother going there?

Phuket seems quite safe providing you don't drive, doesn't it.


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Phuket seems quite safe providing you don't drive, doesn't it.

Or interact with Thais

Phuket seems quite safe providing you don't drive, doesn't it.

Or interact with Thais


....except for screwing - no problems there!

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and in Chiang Mai, around 2 weeks ago, another Farang (German too, but that's coincidence) was shot to death while he was riding a motorcycle and had a dispute with a Thai car-driver.....

what a lovely country ;-)

(though to be fair, such thing happens between Thai people frequently as well - this is not a Farang-specific problem)