BUSINESS & MURDERWild west of business & murder in Uthai Thani13/03/2017Wassayos NgamkhamUthai Thani, less than 300 kilometers from Bangkok, is being carefully watched by detectives after four people were murdered in five months. A series of police raids have been carried out in Uthai Thani to find the gunmen and masterminds behind the gruesome murders. MURDER & BUSINESS IN THAILAND: A LONG HISTORYBusiness, politics and power appear to have been the motives behind the murders. The influential local person was out to eliminate his rival in a race to clinch an investment project in Uthai Thani. Uthai Thani is not a big province, so it is hard to keep anything secret for long once locals start talking and gossiping, said investigators.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2017 12:10 UTC