News Source: Asian Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The court Saturday allowed Thai police to detain fugitive Indian-born ex-financier Rakesh Saxena for 12 days for questioning regarding alleged embezzlement which led to the closure of Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) in 1995, two years before the Asian...
News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| about 1 month ago
A fugitive banker arrived in Thailand after his extradition from Canada and was remanded in custody Saturday on charges of embezzling millions of dollars, a police spokesman said. Indian national Rakesh Saxena landed at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport...
News Source: Asian Age
| about 1 month ago
Even as Saxena’s plane was due to land in Thailand, the country’s deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban promised a fair trial in his case in which some members of his shaky coalition have been accused of having ties, Thai TV channels reported. "...
News Source: The Nation
| about 1 month ago
Saxena had reportedly suffered from stroke earlier this year and he had to be on wheelchair since then. Thai police have prepared a room and a team of doctors for him who arrived from Canada nearly midnight on Friday at Police Hospital to check his...
News Source: Leader Post Online
| about 1 month ago
Thailand — Surrounded by a team of Thai officials, financial fugitive Rakesh Saxena arrived back in Thailand from Vancouver on Friday evening and was handed over to police. Security at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport was strengthened for Saxena's...
News Source: Asian Tribune
| about 1 month ago
Rakesh Saxena, a former adviser to the top executive of the failed Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) who was involved in an embezzlement case which helped to bring down the bank in 1995, has been extradited from Canada and landed yesterday midnight in...