June 12, 2007By Andrew Drummond in BangkokManchester City fear that the proposed takeover by Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, is in jeopardy […]
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Lord Archer's Bagman
As if often the case in British scandals it is not an indiscretion which brings down a government official or Member of Parliament but the lies […]
Exposing The Nazi Right
Under a false identity for 18 months in the early 80s Andrew Drummond infiltrated the League of St. George, regarded as the ‘thinking man’s Nazi […]
Lord Of The Golden Triangle
‘Lord of the Golden Triangle was the launch film for the Observer Film Company and was made in co-operation with Granada Television for the ITV network […]
The Great Turkmenbashi
In February 2003 posing as a teacher Andrew Drummond entered Ashgabad the capital of Turkmenistan, a country out of bounds to journalists, and seldom visited […]
Murder On The River Kwai
In September 2004 a Thai policeman Sergeant Somchai Wisetsingh gunned down and murdered Briton Adam Lloyd, 24, and then driving a Volvo chased and ran […]
Prisoners In A Human Zoo
Together with Sudarat Sereewat, the General Secretary of Thailand’s ‘Fight Against Child Exploitation Foundation’ Andrew Drummond investigated the plight of a group of Padaung, the […]
Tracking Down Gary Glitter – and Others
In November 2005 Andrew Drummond and photographer Andy Chant tracked down former glamour-rock icon Gary Glitter to a house in Vung Tau, Vietnam. As a […]
Diplomat Abandons Blog Amid Flurry Of Insults
British traffic cop turns to ‘sex trafficker’ Picture left APFrom Andrew Drummond, Bangkok May 21 2008A former Liverpool traffic policeman was arrested in Thailand yesterday […]
Our man in BKK upsets Thais and expats in patronising weblog
ScotsmanFriday April 13 2007Our man in Bangkok upsets Thais and expats in ‘patronising’ weblogANDREW DRUMMONDIN BANGKOKTHE Scottish deputy head of Britain’s mission in Bangkok has […]
Glasgow Gangster Brings Karma To Cambodia's Killing Fields
From Andrew Drummond,Sihanoukville, CambodiaHe ran with the notorious Glasgow gang ‘The Tongs’, notorious for their razor slashings in the city’s old tenements.As a kid he […]
Sorry I'm 25 Years Late – I Got On The Wrong Bus
From The TimesFebruary 7, 2007Sorry I’m 25 years late – I got on the wrong bus to go shoppingAndrew Drummond in Bangkok It was just a […]
Cobra Swamp Is Reclaiming Bangkok's Showpiece Airport
From The TimesJanuary 30, 2007Cobra Swamp is reclaiming Bangkok’s showpiece airport Andrew Drummond in Bangkok Bangkok’s showpiece international airport, opened last year, appears to be sinking […]
Two Died As Bomb Blasts Hit New Year Celebrations In Bangkok
From The TimesJanuary 1, 2007Two die as bomb blasts hit new year celebrations in Bangkok• British tourists among the injured• Nine explosions across the Thai […]
As Scots Workers Are Axed Poverty Stricken Thais
Mail on Sunday November 26 2006 From Andrew DrummondOutside the factory on a massive trading estate near Bangkok, the temperature is almost 100 degrees.Inside, Thai […]