Sek goes solo, gym row, it's all gone, animal magnet

The gloves are off

Sek, Kan

Rocker Sek Loso is vowing to sue his estranged wife and former doctor for 200 million baht, as his marital woes deepen.

His estranged wife, Wiphakorn "Kan" Sukpimai, is undeterred, visiting Kannayao police on Tuesday to accuse Sek of assault, and forbidding her from gaining access to their children.

Kan has been staying with her younger sister since her marriage problems with Sek erupted last month. In a later news report, Kan said she has now managed to persuade the three children to leave with her, after she turned up at the couple’s marital home while Sek was away in the provinces.

"The kids have been talking with their aunt on social media. I called asking them to pack their clothes as I was coming to get them. Sek had hired seven or eight men to guard the house, but they had no choice but to let them leave, as they are my children," she said on Friday.

She said Sek had changed all the locks, but she let him know by text message that she had arrived. She received no response, and soon after the children opened the door and they left.

"Sek has been holding parties non-stop. He spends most of his days in a studio at home, but the kids get sick of the noise. They also know Sek has been criticising their family in public. The two younger ones seem OK, but the oldest one is still subdued," she said.

Kan said she was not worried about Sek’s vow on Monday to sue her and the doctor who formerly treated him for his hard drugs use for 200 million baht. "I'm prepared to counter-sue, but would be happy with a simple divorce," she said.

Sek’s former doctor, a victim of the couple’s escalating marital problems, is himself suing Sek. The deputy director of the Thanyarak Institute in Pathum Thani, Angun Pataragorn, said Sek defamed him on Facebook after Kan escorted him to their marital home last month to confiscate his gun.

Kan said the couple’s marriage has ended because she suspects Sek has gone back to his drugs habit of old. Police, who are investigating, have initially referred Kan to a one-stop crisis centre.

Sek, meanwhile, who has been in Kamphaeng Phet to perform a concert, declared he was enjoying life as a single man. "Everything’s great. Even though I've split up with my wife, I’m really happy," he said on-stage. -

Amulet 'just a gift'

Nam Petch, Buakaw

Former Miss Thailand second runner-up Sunannika “Nam Petch” Kritsanasuwan denies she has romantic ties with champion muay Thai fighter Sombat "Buakaw" Banchamek, though she admits he gave her a gift.

Sombat’s fans last week gave her a drubbing on the internet when she failed to clarify the status of their relationship, after a news report earlier claimed they were an item.

The former beauty queen says she was stunned when reports emerged claiming the two were seeing each other secretly. The report said they train together every morning, and that an infatuated Buakaw had bought her a car, a 10 baht gold necklace and designer handbags.

Nam Petch initially referred comment on their relationship to Buakaw, provoking the ire of his fans. She now admits she was wrong to leave the matter hanging, and denies she was trying to create publicity for herself.

Nam Petch said she and Buakaw had known each other since her university days four years ago, but were merely like teacher and student.

"I didn’t dare reject the reports. I would rather have left the matter vague than hurt anyone. I was so shocked I didn’t have time to respond," she said on Friday.

Later she admitted Buakaw had given her a Buddhist amulet, but denies it was a romantic gift.

In July, Nam Petch was forced to relinquish her beauty title after a series of raunchy pictures emerged that were taken in her youth. Unimpressed by the publicity, organisers refused to let her accept work in their name.

Nam Petch, who works out at the boxer’s gym, said Buakaw gave her the amulet at the time to keep her spirits up.

The boxer has yet to comment, though his manager was quick to deny the reports on his behalf.

Teerawat Yioyim said Buakaw’s backers were upset by the reports. "Nam Petch turns up at his classes, but there are always others present. His students know he takes no special interest in her. Ignore Nam Petch. She just loves stories like this," he said. -

Last chicken in the shop

Buay

TV host Chettawut "Buay" Watcharakun is appealing to thieves not to make a repeat visit to his fried chicken restaurant in Lat Phrao, after they broke in three times in the past week.

Buay, a part shareholder in Decha Fried Chicken along with TV actor Sukollawat "Weir" Kanaros, late last week posted a sign outside his shop telling thieves they had taken everything of any value.

"All we have left is the frying oil. The fan has gone. Don’t take anything else … please," read the sign.

The shop, in Prasertmanookit Road, Lat Phrao, marked its second anniversary last month.

"After three thefts in a week it’s as if someone is trying to send me a message, but I'm not sure what it is," Buay said.

"They don’t take much of value, but each time they break in I feel as if I have been violated," he said.

Police called him early on Monday morning, moments after the latest theft. Thieves broke a padlock on the metal sliding door and stole a 45cm floor fan.

The theft took place virtually under the noses of local police, who had passed by on a patrol round 15 minutes before.

"After the second break-in I hired a couple of youngsters to watch over the shop. When I called them after the third theft to ask what happened, they admitted they weren’t sleeping at the shop, as they were too scared," he said. Buay is now installing a CCTV camera.

Khok Kram police deputy inspector Pol Cpt Mongkol Thongnueaha said the station has five teams of police on patrol, and a red police box is nearby the restaurant.

"Police are on patrol all night, and a check of the police log book shows they signed in to say everything was normal at 3.15am. "When they came back 15 minutes later they noticed the door had been forced open," he said. -

Not so lucky numbers

Bank

Singer Preeti "Bank" Barameeanant says fans are asking him to predict the lottery, after a monk told him his house has lucky powers which can attract visitors from far and wide.

The former lead singer of the Thai band Clash said he is not a great believer in the stars, but fans who have heard about his house’s supposed good fortune have started asking him to pick the lottery results, thinking the luck will rub off on them.

Bank said he had once made merit at his home and invited local monks. One told him his house was bestowed with powers from the moon, and that visitors would come and go at all times. "It’s true … my place is like a 7-Eleven," he said.

Bank, who lives in the On Nut area, said a steady stream of animals have turned up, including a turtle, a tame crow and five pregnant cats which came to deliver their litters.

"The crow landed on the shoulder of my assistant. It seemed unusually tame. I turns out the owner was a friend of mine, who lives in Bang Na, 24km away. I don’t know why it chose my house, but it did," he said.

"Fans think the house is lucky, in line with the Thai belief that if a turtle and cats visit, it’s a good sign. But I’m not some teacher or wise man who can pick the lottery.

"My house is in town, but next to it is a small waterway in a grassy hollow. The animals that visit might simply be following the water."

Despite his house’s reputation, the good luck doesn’t extend to everyone. "My grandmother bought a lottery ticket, but failed to win the jackpot," he said.