‘Homeless man’ attacks Taiwanese tourist in Pattaya

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PUBLISHED: 22 Apr 2025 at 13 :13

The Taiwanese tourist and his Thai friend, wearing masks, talk to reporters in front a building where the attacked happened on Monday night in Pattaya, Chon Buri province. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)
The Chinese tourists and his Thai companion, wearing masks, speak to reporters in before a tower where the attacked happened on Monday night in Pattaya, Chon Buri state. ( Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong )

PATTAYA — A Chinese tourists suffered a brain wound in an unprovoked assault by a man wielding a stay, while sitting outside a cafe in this tourist town on Monday night.

His intruder then calmly walked out.

The assault occurred about 10pm in front of a restaurant with home hotel in tambon Nong Prue, Bang Lamung area.

The 41-year-old holiday, identified just as Mr J, was seated, using his phone and waiting for an ordered food supply.

A person of poor appearance instantly walked up to the visitor and hit him on the mind with a sturdy stick about 30 centimetres long, causing bleeding and swelling.

The attacker then walked casually away, as if nothing had happened, Mr J told reporters.

The victim called his Thai friend, whose name was given as Ms A, to take him to a hospital before filing a complaint with police.

They did not expect police to pursue the case seriously, so they shared security camera footage of the attack online as a warning to others and offered a 1,000-baht reward for information about the attacker.  

” It is unsafe for all. It has a huge negative impact on the city’s image,” Ms A said. ” Despite multiple crackdowns, incidents of homeless people attacking tourists have occurred repeatedly. “

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Mediacorp animated series Zombie Safari selected for international animation film fest in France

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Mediacorp mature video sequence Zombie Safari has been selected to compete in the Screen Films class at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025 in France.

Produced by regional video studio Finding Pictures and content developers Ministry of Funny, Zombie Safari is among the 30 names global selected to compete at the event. Just four are from Asia.  

Established in a world where a monster disease breaks out, Zombie Safari follows a motley group of zoo animals who had set aside their differences and instincts to endure the dead horde  – and one another.

The event is an annual contest of lively pictures across various groups such as Graduation Films, Young Audience Films, Commissioned Films.  

Sponsored by the International Animated Film Association, the event will take place from Jun 8 to 14 in the city of Annecy, France.

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China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy

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China has executed a gentleman for fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Chinese son next September, the Chinese embassy in China has told the BBC.

Zhong Changchun was sentenced to death in January for attacking the child, who had been walking to a Chinese class in south-eastern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

The circumstance had sent reverberations through both countries and fuelled political tensions amid claims of it being a racist attack.

” The Government of Japan considers the death of a totally innocent child to be an inexcusable violence, and we take this murder with the utmost solemnity,” the Chinese ambassador said in its statement to the BBC.

” In light of this event, the Chinese government will continue to take all possible safety procedures and clearly need the Chinese side to ensure the protection of Japanese citizens in China. “

It said that it had been informed of the murder by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The event heightened concerns among Asian living in China and prompted Chinese firms including Toyota to question their staff to take steps. Some, like Panasonic, offered employees completely flights apartment.

The conviction on Zhong’s circumstance made no mention of Japan, Chinese officials previously said. Kenji Kanasugi, Japan’s adviser to China said Zhong had requested to speak to the murderer’s home, but did not say if he had been targeting Chinese citizens.

The event has even shone a light on the unregulated populism on Chinese social media, which has fuelled anti-foreigner sentiment in recent years.

Online critics noted that the schoolboy’s shooting happened on a socially sensitive time- 18 September, the celebration of an incident that led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in China in the early 1930s.

Traditional problems have long overshadowed social tensions between China and Japan. China has long demanded an apology from Japan for its colonial and military anger in the early and mid 20 Century. It has also accused Japan of glossing over its harsh military activities in China in its story books.

The stabbing even came amid a flurry of high-profile attacks on foreigners in China, including the punching of four American faculty in Jilin.

Last June, a man attacked a Chinese mother and her child at a bus stop in Suzhou but ended up killing a Taiwanese person trying to protect them. The gentleman has also been executed, Chinese officials said last month.

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Man who allegedly molested air stewardess on Singapore Airlines flight charged

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SINGAPORE: A man accused of molesting a 28-year-old cabin crew member on a flight to Singapore was charged on Tuesday ( Apr 22 ).  

Rajat, who goes by one name ,  reportedly placed his hands on her shoulder near the hip region during a Singapore Airlines journey on Feb 28.

Court records indicate that the event occurred on a journey from Australia. There is a gag order on the defendant’s personality and any information that might lead to her recognition.

Appearing in court on Tuesday, Rajat, a 20-year-old American nationwide, said he intended to plead guilty.  

In a press release on Monday, the Singapore Police Force said initial studies found that during the journey, the victim was escorting a female customer to the bathroom when she noticed a piece of muscle paper on the floor.

As the attendant bent forwards to pick it up, the person reportedly appeared behind her, grasped her and pushed her into the latrine with him, the police said.

The female rider, who witnessed the incident, helped the prey out of the bathroom instantly.

The event was subsequently reported to the house supervisor and the person was arrested by officials from the Airport Police Division once the helicopter arrived at Changi Airport.

For each matter of harassment, an offender can be jailed up to three years, fined and caned.  

Rajat’s case will be heard once on May 14.

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‘A force of good’: Singapore’s leaders pay respects at funeral of late Puan Noor Aishah

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Former President Halimah Yacob, who was accompanied by her father Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, said Puan Noor Aishah may become remembered for how she changed the Istana when her father initially took office.

“The European reputation was so strong, but she came to the Istana and she transformed it, made it more Eastern, more localised … That’s essential and that is remembered by citizens, not just in Singapore, ” Madam Halimah said.

She recalled that when she was a Member of Parliament for the Bukit Batok hospital from 2001 to 2015, Puan Noor Aishah may spend time at Yusof Ishak Secondary School, which was within the hospital and named after her father.

“She will be warmly remembered, and the various achievements she made- I hope that will also be portion of our happy tradition as Singaporeans, as a country status, ” added Mdm Halimah.

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Myanmar post-earthquake truce due to lapse

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YANGON: A Myanmar ceasefire declared after last month’s devastating earthquake was due to expire on Tuesday ( Apr 22 ), after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts. The junta  – which seized power in a 2021 revolution sparking a many-sided legal war  –Continue Reading

Emerald Hill parody by Mark Lee, Dennis Chew and Marcus Chin cracks up original actors

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In the first instance posted on Apr 15, Lee’s Xinniang was seen berating Chew’s Anna for pursuing his heart’s need by guest-DJ-ing with Yes 933 on Apr 1, which was where Chew had his radio job begin in actual life.

“Don’t miss, you today belong to 972! ” lectured Lee, who likewise accused Chew of ruthlessly crushing on Yes 933’s DJ Zhong Kunhua.

Of course, you can’t had play without a fine, ol-fashioned like triangle. In the next event on Apr 21, Lee and Chew were pitted against each other over Zuye, the like fascination of Xinniang and Anna in Emerald Hill– until Chin broke up the fight with some surprising news.

“ I have settled your betrothals, ” Chin proclaimed. Pointing at Chew, Chin announced he was to marriage 958’s Pan Jia Biao. “And you, you will marry 958’s Qiu Sheng Yang, ” he said to Lee – at which point, the DJs broke character and guffawed.

The cross-dressing guests also did not waste the opportunity to poke fun at each other. Lee marched into one event and called Chew “Ne Zha”, the figure in the beat Chinese graphics, who is known for his double-bun hair type.

Chin’s mother was also the mouth of their quips with Lee’s and Chew’s figures sucking up to their “neo” with a brilliant verse that played on his “perky posterior”.

Supporters of Emerald Hill may also accept the line ‘ slow-motion opening series set to Kit Chan’s Flowers Falling Like Rain. Except in the movie, the daydream is broken by Chin’s sharpened response: “Don’t know how to close the door hey? ”.

Emerald Hill’s classic stars such as Tasha Low, Chantalle Ng, Jesseca Liu, Romeo Tan and Zhang Zetong have reacted with laughing symbols.

They have another reason to stay laughing – Emerald Hill has maintained its position in Netflix Singapore’s 10 most watched series record since it premiered on Mar 10.

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