Australia calls for Thailand to protect tourists

Calls for Thailand to protect tourists – caseyweeklyberwick.com.au, June 30, 2012
…There have been concerted attempts by honorary consuls from countries including Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain to ensure a crackdown on thugs and organised criminal rip-offs.
But bloody assaults have continued unabated – often carried out by the operators of taxi services as well as various touts and scam merchants…