Jim Thompson, the most famous American in Thailand
Jim Thompson's name is inseparable from Thai silk. His name commands a lot of respect from the Thai.
An American in Pattaya
I tell newcomers to Pattaya, whom I regularly meet in the pool hall Megabreak, that after a first visit they will certainly come back again or more often. This includes an American who spends another holiday in this fashionable seaside resort four years after his first visit. He writes a long story about it, you could say a kind of diary, and places it on Thaivisa.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against Americans traveling to Thailand. On August 9, Thailand was added to the list of Very High Risk countries (level 4). Fully vaccinated US citizens are advised against traveling to Thailand due to the risk of exposure to the virus and variants.
A 25-year-old American man shot himself this morning with a stolen pistol in an apartment building in Pattaya. According to witnesses, the man stole a 9mm Glock pistol from a shooting range in tambon Huay Yai, Bang Lamung district, police said.
Thailand 'perilous for Americans'
Americans should not go to Thailand if they love life. Thailand is in second place on the list of countries where the most American travelers die proportionally. Only Pakistan is more dangerous than Thailand.
News from Thailand – August 4, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Stabbed to death American did not quarrel, ex-wife says
• Boy (4) dies in trunk of father's taxi
• Derailed train derails again, now in tunnel
An American man (51) was stabbed to death early this morning in a bar in Ao Nang (Krabi) because he refused to stop singing, police said.