Singaporean says hotel blunder led to his arrest at Bangkok airport for room theft

Kenny Teo said that the misunderstanding arose due to a blunder on the part of T Pattaya Hotel, where he and his friends stayed in. - GOOGLE MAPS

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A beach holiday in Pattaya turned into a nightmare for a Singaporean man, who said he was wrongly arrested at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport on Monday (July 10), after being falsely accused of stealing the belongings of a German tourist.

Speaking to The Straits Times, Kenny Teo said he had flown to Thailand with three friends on July 6.