and other consular stories such as‘Pattaya Brits’ were here 400 years ago.andConsular official flogged to deathFrom ANDREW DRUMMOND, Bangkok, April 19 2012A Royal Marine swindled out of £30,000 by a British businessman in Thailand while he was serving in Middle East hotspots says he has been snubbed by British consular officials whom, he claims, refused to endorse his complaint. Toby …