[nkycincinnatikid]

Fascinating story here. The move by the USA may well have been the result of information gained by the Columbian raid against Farc in Ecuador a few days ago. Bout is part of the Kremlim gang and Russia is apparently rushing to get him extradited home from Thailand to protect him. I too was holed up in a five star hotel in downtown Bangkok on Monday, home now though, and I just re read the Tuesday Bangkok Post I took with me on the plane. The incident wasn’t reported there.

[khnyny]

Yep. There are several layers to this story, apparently.

As far as it not being reported in the local press, I have no idea about the journalistic integrity or transparency of the press in Thailand, lol. I suspect it would leave much to be desired. Wild guess.

[JimSEA]

The Russian Mafia has a major presence in Pattaya and Bangkok which the Thais would just as soon do without. Corruption, however, is so rampant that the mob is usually well protected. This pleases me as well as many Thais concerned about the various crime groups (name your nationality, there is likely something somewhere is Southeast Asia just for you).

[JimSEA]

The Russian Mafia has a major presence in Pattaya and Bangkok which the Thais would just as soon do without. Corruption, however, is so rampant that the mob is usually well protected. This pleases me as well as many Thais concerned about the various crime groups (name your nationality, there is likely something somewhere is Southeast Asia just for you).