Bangkok – A 28-year-old Thai woman has been discovered dead in a hotel room in Poipet, Cambodia, marking the second such tragic death of a Thai national in the border town within a single week. The victim, identified on social media as Suthatip, nicknamed “Mint,” was found on Monday morning after reportedly dying the previous day.

Thai Woman Dies in Fall from Building in Cambodian Border Town Poipet

According to the IMF Centre Coordinating Assistance to Thais Abroad, which confirmed the death, the woman was found with a cord around her neck tied to a window frame. Cambodian authorities have opened an investigation to determine whether the death was a suicide or a homicide. The circumstances surrounding her passing have drawn heightened attention following a social media post she made just five days prior, which read, “Because, in the end, our hearts want to feel safe more than endure.”

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The victim’s relatives have traveled from Chachoengsao province to coordinate with officials for the repatriation of her body through the Aranyaprathet border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo. Her death follows that of 27-year-old Kanokwan Chaluaysaeng, who was found dead on October 29th after reportedly falling from the third floor of a building in Poipet. That incident also raised questions, with the victim’s aunt publicly questioning the official account, noting a lack of blood at the scene and signs of swelling on the body.

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The back-to-back tragedies have intensified concerns over the safety of Thai nationals in Poipet, an area notorious for its casinos and call-centre complexes, many of which are believed to be fronts for transnational scam operations. The suspicious nature of these recent deaths has cast a spotlight on the dangers faced by Thai workers in the bustling yet perilous border hub.

-Thailand News (TN)