A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of a Kiwi croquet boss found dead in Thailand.

President of the World Croquet Federation Charles Jones was found in an apartment in Pattaya, a popular holiday resort about 165km southeast of Bangkok.

He was holidaying on his way back from the World Golf Croquet Championships in London.

His friend Stuart Yeatman had dropped him off at his apartment to meet a young male friend on Monday night.

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