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Police in Pattaya have confirmed that a 17-year-old Thai girl whose remains were discovered in a suitcase in June died from suffocation, according to autopsy findings released this week.
Sharina Nazimova, mother of murdered Russian siblings Diana and Roman, led a Buddhist memorial ceremony in Chon Buri honouring the pair and three Thai family members killed allegedly by the same suspects.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has apologised to Russian nationals and ordered heightened security measures after visiting crime scenes in Chonburi where five people—two Russian siblings and three Thai family members—were killed. The government vows to restore public confidence in Thailand's tourist destinations.
Thai authorities are investigating the deaths of five people in Chonburi province—Russian siblings Diana and Roman Nazimova, and a Thai family of three—allegedly killed by suspects posing as police during vehicle thefts.
Thai police rescued three Indian tourists from a Pattaya townhouse on Monday after they were allegedly abducted and held for ransom by a transnational criminal gang. Authorities are pursuing five suspects believed involved in the kidnapping operation.
Thai police conducted a major raid on a luxury Nonthaburi hotel operating as a covert gambling and drug facility. Officers arrested a Chinese national and three Myanmar citizens, seizing ketamine, gaming equipment, and cash in Operation Dragon Nest.
Thai authorities have arrested a 28-year-old boxing camp manager in Rayong province on charges of trafficking underage boys for sex. Police rescued 12 children and are searching for a Norwegian national allegedly involved in financing the operation.
Authorities at Phuket International Airport have arrested two women—one Filipino, one Thai—after discovering more than 32kg of cannabis flowers concealed in their luggage during customs inspections on Thursday.
Thai police have arrested a hospital medical-records officer and district official in Bangkok's Thonburi area for allegedly facilitating an elaborate scheme that enabled Chinese nationals to register their children as Thai citizens using fraudulent paternity claims.