Blue Diamond Saudi Arabia Thai Queen. So far these four murders remain unsolved. The theft amounted to US20 million.
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The tale begins in 1989 when Kriangkrai Techamong a Thai janitor working in one of the palaces of Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahd snuck into the princesss bedroom grabbed a stash of jewellery and gems including a famous blue diamond hid them in a vacuum cleaner bag shipped them back to Thailand with DHL and then fled Saudi Arabia. Two days later the businessman disappeared presumed to have been murdered as well. Continuing our series on interesting episodes in Thai history this episode focuses on the infamous Blue Diamond Affair It all started when a Thai gardener named Kriangkrai Techamon who was working in Saudi Arabia decided to make off with 20 million worth of gems and jewelry belonging to a Saudi royalAlthough the thief was caught shortly after his return to Thailand he had already sold.
Two days later the businessman disappeared presumed to have been murdered as well.
Kriangkrai Techamong stole precious gems from the palace of a Saudi prince in 1989. Techamongs action triggered a feud between Thailand and. Convinced that the Thai police were involved in the murders Saudi Arabia severely restricted their diplomatic relations with Thailand. Mohammed Al-Ruwaili a Saudi businessman had traveled to Thailand in 1989 to investigate the theft of gems worth 20 million belonging to the Saudi.
