BANGKOK: The son of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has handed police a reward of nearly US$200,000 (RM882,500) for their investigation into the deadly Bangkok blast, after authorities declared the first suspect arrested was the bomber.
The unprecedented August attack at a shrine in a bustling shopping district killed 20 people, mostly ethnic Chinese tourists, landing a fresh blow to the nation’s image as a holiday paradise after last year’s military coup and months of street protests which preceded it.
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