Fugitive Malaysian billionaire arrested in Thailand

Teow Wooi Huat (white T-shirt) is taken to a police station in Sadao district of Songkhla after he was arrested early Friday morning on charges of money laundering. - Photo: Assawin Pakkawan/Bangkok Post

BANGKOK, July 22 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A fugitive Malaysian businessman operating in Thailand has been arrested in southern Songkhla province for alleged money laundering.

Teow Wooi Huat, the founder of MBI Group International, was arrested in the early hours of Friday by a team led by National Police assistant chief Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn.