Cops probing if Bangkok robbery suspect is Malaysian, says IGP
- Thai police arrested a Malaysian suspect, Yee Boon Long, 61, in connection with a gold shop robbery in Hat Yai on April 8 and 9, 2025, which involved stealing gold worth nine million baht.
- Police recovered evidence including gold, a pistol, and live bullets at the time of the suspect's arrest.
- An arrest warrant for Yee Boon Long was issued by Provincial Police Region 9 after he previously robbed a different gold shop in Hat Yai in 2017.
- Yee Boon Long was believed to have fled to Bangkok after the robbery.
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M'sian man arrested after robbing S$275K worth of gold in Thailand, linked to 10 murders back home
Malaysian man arrested over armed gold shop robbery in southern Thailand A Malaysian man has been arrested by Thai police in connection with an armed robbery at a goldsmith’s shop in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, where he made off with an estimated 7 million baht (S$275,000) worth of gold jewellery. Footage shared on X shows the suspect — masked, dressed in dark clothing, and carrying a satchel — entering the shop on Tuesday (8 April). He can be s…
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