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A 39‑year‑old Chinese contractor was killed on a construction site in Bangkok’s Lakbong district on the evening of 27 October. The incident involved four Myanmar workers who were reportedly refusing to receive wages. According to police reports, the contractor had been paying wages to 60 Myanmar workers on the site. When the contractor confronted two Myanmar couples—who had not given prior notice of leaving the job—he criticized their work quality. The confrontation escalated, and the contractor was struck by two men wielding a steel rebar. He suffered a severe head injury, bled from the mouth and nose, and was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the scene, but he later died. A 49‑year‑old Chinese man on the site was also injured; he sustained a head injury and a knife wound to the back and was taken to hospital for treatment. The four Myanmar workers, consisting of two men and two women, allegedly stole approximately 50,000 Thai baht (about HK$11,600) from the contractor’s bag and fled the scene. Police recovered a 60‑centimetre rebar and a folding knife from the victim’s bag, along with some cash. The Bangkok Metropolitan Police have identified a 25‑year‑old Myanmar man as a suspect and are reviewing CCTV footage from the area to trace the escape route of the four workers. The case remains under investigation. Article source: Sing Tao Electronic Daily | Image credit: Sing Tao Electronic Daily
A 39‑year‑old Chinese contractor was killed on a construction site in Bangkok’s Lakbong district on the evening of 27 October. The incident involved four Myanmar workers who were reportedly refusing to receive wages. According to police reports, the contractor had been paying wages to 60 Myanmar workers on the site. When the contractor confronted two Myanmar couples—who had not given prior notice of leaving the job—he criticized their work quality. The confrontation escalated, and the contractor was struck by two men wielding a steel rebar. He suffered a severe head injury, bled from the mouth and nose, and was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the scene, but he later died. A 49‑year‑old Chinese man on the site was also injured; he sustained a head injury and a knife wound to the back and was taken to hospital for treatment. The four Myanmar workers, consisting of two men and two women, allegedly stole approximately 50,000 Thai baht (about HK$11,600) from the contractor’s bag and fled the scene. Police recovered a 60‑centimetre rebar and a folding knife from the victim’s bag, along with some cash. The Bangkok Metropolitan Police have identified a 25‑year‑old Myanmar man as a suspect and are reviewing CCTV footage from the area to trace the escape route of the four workers. The case remains under investigation.
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