Contacts for the project claimed to be connected to members of the state’s royalty as part of a sales pitch to convince Thai investors, DSI deputy chief Pol Major Suriya Singhakamon said yesterday. An executive of the foundation who is a former police had surrendered to DSI officers and claimed to have been duped by the same group of companies, Suriya said. DSI officers also uncovered documents from a female executive with the group of companies, Supattha Chantharangsi, that suggested the entire mega-project was a hoax. That evidence led to a court granting arrest warrants for three suspects, two of whom were already in custody while Kyaw Myint Oo remained at large in Myanmar, Suriya said. According to the arrest warrants issued on Wednesday, the three wanted suspects were company executive Supattha, Kyaw Myint Oo and a Thai man identified as Kosin Jina-on.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 09, 2017 18:00 UTC