Misery piled upon misfortune
Aor prostrates herself at Pong’s feet.
Pong (assumed name), 34, said his landlord had given him five days to move out, after tenants complained about a row between him and his wife, Aor (assumed name), 27.
On Dec 17, police from Na Kha station in Muang district responded to a call-out to the couple’s apartment. Quizzed about what happened, Pong admitted beating and kicking Aor after suspecting she had strayed.
The pair became unlikely minor celebrities after details of their domestic dispute hit the media. Pong, a welder at an aluminium factory, said he grew suspicious of his wife’s behaviour after she stopped responding to his romantic advances.
“She just wasn’t interested and when I asked about it, she kept evading me,” he told reporters. “I kept needling her and then started asking some tough questions as I knew she was lying.”
After he lashed out at her in frustration, Aor, a cleaner, admitted she had slept with a man while Pong was at work.
“I have many men friends but the only one whose name I remember is Perl,” she said.
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| Pong |
“Perl turned up at our place and I slept with him twice in return for some ketamine he brought with him,” she said.
Later, she wanted to quit seeing Perl and clear the air with her husband, but Pong found out first, she said.
Neighbours say the couple rarely argue, but the dispute triggered a complaint to police.
When officers turned up, landlord Itthiphon (no surname provided) 62, called out Pong and Aor to meet them. A repentant Aor admitted straying, and amid tears begged her husband’s forgiveness.
He had insisted that she tell her parents about it. That was too humiliating a prospect, so she asked for a second chance.
In the presence of the media, she bowed and prostrated herself at her husband’s feet. She also swore to keep away from other men and avoid drugs.
Pong’s anger softened. For his part, he vowed not to hit his wife again, and said if he did, she should feel free to file a police complaint.
Police said that with neither side willing to lay a complaint, they could not proceed with the matter. They left the couple exchanging kisses and touchingly vowing to start afresh.
The next day reporters dropped in again after hearing things had taken an unhappy turn in the couple’s kitchen sink drama.
Pong said while his wife was willing to forgive, his landlord had been less accommodating. He had given the pair five days to move out.
He was upset that Pong and Aor had caused a disturbance. He was also aware, thanks to the publicity, that Aor had been messing with drugs.
Pong, who opened up to reporters about the couple’s life together, said he met Aor while working in Cambodia. They had been together six months but had already been through plenty of ups and downs together.
“We have been through some good times and times when we had nowhere to sleep and had to drag suitcases through the rain,” he said.
After returning to Thailand they moved to Aor’s hometown in Nakhon Pathom, but he found it hard to settle there. Later they moved to his home province of Udon Thani, where he found work with the aluminium factory paying 300 baht a day.
His boss was kind and helped him whenever he ran short of money. His landlord, another good man, let him move in without a deposit.
The landlord and neighbours alike helped out Pong and Aor with food, household goods and cash when they ran short.
A chest-fallen Pong said he and his wife hoped to settle in Udon Thani but if he was forced to move was not sure where they would end up. “I haven’t looked for a new place yet as I don’t have money for a deposit and hope relatives can help.
“But if they can’t, I might be forced to give up my job and move to Bangkok where I have a rented place," he said.
Pong’s childhood in the province was unhappy if not atypical. His grandparents raised him as a young child after his parents broke up. When he reached Matthayom 5, he moved to stay with his mother in Bangkok.
Before meeting Aor, he had married a woman and they had a child, but thanks to a “wild youth” had lost the confidence of both, he said.
Referring to the couple’s spat, he said: “I feel bad for putting everything at risk, and regret what happened. I was bad in the past and lost my wife and child; I don’t want it to happen again. I hope the landlord can give me a second chance.”
A neighbour who intervened on the day of their row backed him up, urging him to talk to the landlord again.
“I want him to ask for a second chance, and think he will probably succeed. He has yet to pay a deposit but the landlord lets him stay anyway.
“He should promise not to do it again, as a young child lives in the room next to his, and cries easily when there is a noise.” The saga continues.
Smile, you’re on camera
Police in Buri Ram are looking for four men who impersonated police in a house raid and made off with five phones.
The men broke into a house in Lamplaimat district about 6pm on Dec 16, claiming to be officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board based in Nakhon Ratchasima.
They turned up in a pickup and entered through the back door, which itself was unusual, said owner Niphon (no surname given), 33, a pork trader.
They did not present a warrant but claimed they were there to search for drugs. “They also asked for my younger brother, Nithi, who wasn’t at home,” he said.
Niphon, his mother, and a friend of his younger brother’s were there when the men burst in. The gang herded them into a bedroom and cuffed the men, news reports said.
The visitors were wearing police ID cards but barely spoke in the 20 minutes they were there, except in whispers, Niphon said.
They took five phones belonging to the occupants, ostensibly to stop them contacting anyone during the raid. They also searched the place, turning up nothing.
Niphon said his younger brother called about 10 minutes into the saga, and another 10 minutes later, police arrived with flashing lights at the house.
Nithi, he said, was quietly watching them via a CCTV in the bedroom via his phone. He noticed the house’s occupants had been herded into the bedroom and the men were wearing cuffs.
Realising something was amiss, he alerted police, who turned up promptly, though unlike the gang made a conventional entry through the front.
Their arrival startled the gang, who hurriedly stripped SIM cards from the phones and took the devices with them as they fled through the back.
Police, who agreed the visitors bearing police ID were unlikely to be the real thing, are looking for the men.
Too high to drive
A songthaew driver in Pathum Thani was driving well under the speed limit, arousing police suspicions the driver may be lost.
Traffic police on Kanchanapisek Road in Klong Luang district called over the vehicle to see if they could offer assistance, and were in for a surprise.
The two men inside were actually having a small ya ba party, and no doubt didn’t want to be disturbed.
They were driving slowly because they were too busy taking pills. In fact, they had already downed three to five pills each, they admitted later, so may have been feeling the effects.
The occupants, identified as Pittaya, 31, and Ramil, 28 (no surnames given) tried to disguise their drug-taking gear in a hurry but were still behaving strangely when they pulled over.
Their suspicious antics persuaded officers to to ask for a search, which turned up drug paraphernalia and a stash of 440 ya ba pills. The men said they had bought the pills from an agent for 15 baht a tablet.
Police charged them with possession with intent to supply, and taking drugs while in charge of a motor vehicle. They were sent to Klong Luang station for further processing.
Later, she wanted to quit seeing Perl and clear the air with her husband, but Pong found out first, she said.
Neighbours say the couple rarely argue, but the dispute triggered a complaint to police.
When officers turned up, landlord Itthiphon (no surname provided) 62, called out Pong and Aor to meet them. A repentant Aor admitted straying, and amid tears begged her husband’s forgiveness.
He had insisted that she tell her parents about it. That was too humiliating a prospect, so she asked for a second chance.
In the presence of the media, she bowed and prostrated herself at her husband’s feet. She also swore to keep away from other men and avoid drugs.
Pong’s anger softened. For his part, he vowed not to hit his wife again, and said if he did, she should feel free to file a police complaint.
Police said that with neither side willing to lay a complaint, they could not proceed with the matter. They left the couple exchanging kisses and touchingly vowing to start afresh.
The next day reporters dropped in again after hearing things had taken an unhappy turn in the couple’s kitchen sink drama.
Pong said while his wife was willing to forgive, his landlord had been less accommodating. He had given the pair five days to move out.
He was upset that Pong and Aor had caused a disturbance. He was also aware, thanks to the publicity, that Aor had been messing with drugs.
Pong, who opened up to reporters about the couple’s life together, said he met Aor while working in Cambodia. They had been together six months but had already been through plenty of ups and downs together.
“We have been through some good times and times when we had nowhere to sleep and had to drag suitcases through the rain,” he said.
After returning to Thailand they moved to Aor’s hometown in Nakhon Pathom, but he found it hard to settle there. Later they moved to his home province of Udon Thani, where he found work with the aluminium factory paying 300 baht a day.
His boss was kind and helped him whenever he ran short of money. His landlord, another good man, let him move in without a deposit.
The landlord and neighbours alike helped out Pong and Aor with food, household goods and cash when they ran short.
A chest-fallen Pong said he and his wife hoped to settle in Udon Thani but if he was forced to move was not sure where they would end up. “I haven’t looked for a new place yet as I don’t have money for a deposit and hope relatives can help.
“But if they can’t, I might be forced to give up my job and move to Bangkok where I have a rented place," he said.
Pong’s childhood in the province was unhappy if not atypical. His grandparents raised him as a young child after his parents broke up. When he reached Matthayom 5, he moved to stay with his mother in Bangkok.
Before meeting Aor, he had married a woman and they had a child, but thanks to a “wild youth” had lost the confidence of both, he said.
Referring to the couple’s spat, he said: “I feel bad for putting everything at risk, and regret what happened. I was bad in the past and lost my wife and child; I don’t want it to happen again. I hope the landlord can give me a second chance.”
A neighbour who intervened on the day of their row backed him up, urging him to talk to the landlord again.
“I want him to ask for a second chance, and think he will probably succeed. He has yet to pay a deposit but the landlord lets him stay anyway.
“He should promise not to do it again, as a young child lives in the room next to his, and cries easily when there is a noise.” The saga continues.
Smile, you’re on camera
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| The imposter police car |
Police in Buri Ram are looking for four men who impersonated police in a house raid and made off with five phones.
The men broke into a house in Lamplaimat district about 6pm on Dec 16, claiming to be officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board based in Nakhon Ratchasima.
They turned up in a pickup and entered through the back door, which itself was unusual, said owner Niphon (no surname given), 33, a pork trader.
They did not present a warrant but claimed they were there to search for drugs. “They also asked for my younger brother, Nithi, who wasn’t at home,” he said.
Niphon, his mother, and a friend of his younger brother’s were there when the men burst in. The gang herded them into a bedroom and cuffed the men, news reports said.
The visitors were wearing police ID cards but barely spoke in the 20 minutes they were there, except in whispers, Niphon said.
They took five phones belonging to the occupants, ostensibly to stop them contacting anyone during the raid. They also searched the place, turning up nothing.
Niphon said his younger brother called about 10 minutes into the saga, and another 10 minutes later, police arrived with flashing lights at the house.
Nithi, he said, was quietly watching them via a CCTV in the bedroom via his phone. He noticed the house’s occupants had been herded into the bedroom and the men were wearing cuffs.
Realising something was amiss, he alerted police, who turned up promptly, though unlike the gang made a conventional entry through the front.
Their arrival startled the gang, who hurriedly stripped SIM cards from the phones and took the devices with them as they fled through the back.
Police, who agreed the visitors bearing police ID were unlikely to be the real thing, are looking for the men.
Too high to drive
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| Police find Pittaya and amil’s drug gear in their vehicle. |
A songthaew driver in Pathum Thani was driving well under the speed limit, arousing police suspicions the driver may be lost.
Traffic police on Kanchanapisek Road in Klong Luang district called over the vehicle to see if they could offer assistance, and were in for a surprise.
The two men inside were actually having a small ya ba party, and no doubt didn’t want to be disturbed.
They were driving slowly because they were too busy taking pills. In fact, they had already downed three to five pills each, they admitted later, so may have been feeling the effects.
The occupants, identified as Pittaya, 31, and Ramil, 28 (no surnames given) tried to disguise their drug-taking gear in a hurry but were still behaving strangely when they pulled over.
Their suspicious antics persuaded officers to to ask for a search, which turned up drug paraphernalia and a stash of 440 ya ba pills. The men said they had bought the pills from an agent for 15 baht a tablet.
Police charged them with possession with intent to supply, and taking drugs while in charge of a motor vehicle. They were sent to Klong Luang station for further processing.
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