Pattaya tourists left to fend for themselves as gang violence exposes public safety vacuum

Pattaya tourists left to fend for themselves as gang violence exposes public safety vacuum

7-on-1 in Pattaya: Gang beating sparks fears over city’s safety vacuum. PATTAYA, Thailand – Another brutal late-night gang attack in Pattaya has left residents and tourists questioning not just the lack of safety in the city’s nightlife zones — but the absence of any meaningful police presence. The recent savage beating of a security guard by a group of seven men, all reportedly Thai, has sparked fierce debate online, with many arguing that tour…