Thailand News – 12 senior police in extortion investigation, Phuket Bitcoin binge

12 senior police have been sidelined during a 140 million baht extortion investigation, there’s been a 20 million baht Phuket Bitcoin binge with a ‘miner’ stealing power, Kylie Enwright arrives back in Australia after fall in Khao Lak and her family’s ongoing flight with their insurance company, Thailand’s caretaker FM decides to run a non-ASEAN meeting over ‘Myanmar issues’… no one came. Will Pita supporters take to Thai streets if the new coalition is not allowed to form a government? New highway from Thailand to India, and a Russian is beaten up by Go Go bar staff in Pattaya.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – 12 senior Thai police rounded up and under investigation over major extortion case
4:06 – Australian coma patient Kyle Enwright arrives back in Australia
6:48 – Is Thailand heading into more unsettled waters with no new government announced?
9:47 – Caretaker Thai foreign minister calls for non-ASEAN meeting with other regional FMs
13:12 – Pattaya Bitcoin miner defrauds electricity company out of 20 million baht
14:23 – New highway proposed linking Thailand to India, via Myanmar
16:29 – Russian beaten up by Pattaya Go Go Bar security dudes