A taxi driver has been arrested for the theft of valuables worth 1.2 million baht, including an expensive Rolex, from a Japanese businessman who went to sleep in his cab after a night out in Bangkok.

Bangkok taxi driver fined Bt2,000, license suspended for overcharging

The 45-year-old cabbie, identified only as Sirichai, was taken into custody from his room on Ekachai 40 Road in Bang Bon district about 11.10pm on Monday.

Full story: Bangkok Post

BANGKOK POST REPORTERS