BANGKOK - Six people were found dead at an upmarket hotel in Bangkok on July 16, the Thai government said, as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered a swift investigation to stem any damage to the tourism sector.
Two of the dead were Americans of Vietnamese descent and four were Vietnamese nationals, according to Mr Srettha.
"From the preliminary examination of the scene, it was assumed that they had been poisoned," Major-General Theeradej Thumsuthee, chief investigator of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said.
He added that there were signs that all six, before they died, drank coffee or tea. A preliminary autopsy did not find any injuries, he said.
Lieutenant-General Thiti Saengsawang, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, said in a news briefing that, based on preliminary findings: "All of them were killed by other people".
The Thai-language Matichon Online said police were now searching for two Vietnamese nationals who it said were deemed "persons of interest".
The incident, which took place at Bangkok's plush Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, comes as Thailand looks to further promote its tourism sector, a key driver of South-east Asia's second-largest economy.
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assassination
wah lau 6 star or sth right, the grand hyatt
dunno why the grand hyatt now hear this name like everywhr not so good
Moi intending to retire there.
Why staying in luxurious hotel can have death there? *sad*
Rest in peace
Wah serious case