A Russian man was punched to the floor by his new drinking friend after they got into an argument in Pattaya early on Monday morning, and required emergency help.
Pattaya police were called to a house in View Point housing estate on Chaiyapruek 1 Road about 3am.
There they found Igor Yasilyev, 36, unconscious on the floor. Rescue workers had to revive him before taking him to hospital.
His friend said Mr Yasilyev had been drinking at the house with six friends, four of them foreigners. He had only recently met one of them. Both men were drunk and had a heated argument.
The new friend stood up and punched Mr Yasilyev, who fell down. His head hit the floor and he lay there bleeding and unconscious, the friend said.
The suspect fled. Police were looking for him.
