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A Malaysian tourist was robbed and killed by two men who dumped his body in the bush in Sungai Kolok district of Narathiwat province, police said.

Pol Sub-Lt Kittipong Sritho, the duty officer of Sungai Kolok police station, said a combined team of police and soldiers, led by Pol Lt-Col Tawee Thongsongsri, the deputy district police chief, rushed to the scene Sunday morning after a report that the body of a man was found in the bush on one side of the road to Ban Nam Tok in tambon Pasemas.

The body was later identified as Tang Ah Loi, 50, a Malaysian tourist. He was shot in the head and the chest. The body was sent to Sungai Kolok Hospital for an autopsy.

Initial investigations revealed that the Malaysian man and two friends visited an entertainment venue in Sungai Kolok Municipality. He later left with two other men in his car.

It is believed he was robbed of valuables, including his Proton car, and shot to death by the two men who dumped the body in the bush.

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Amazing Thailand! A warm welcome to all visitors!

Simply robbery or did they want his car to make a car bomb?

I see Deputy PM Chalerm's crackdown on tourist attacks is hard at work.

http://www.bangko...narathiwat