Blue Diamond Thailand Saudi Arabia. The Curse of the Blue Diamond. Well if you believe the rumors of who has the Blue Diamond in Thailand the Saudi Royal family will never got it back.
The Thai worker named Kriangkrai.
Because of the Blue Diamond Affair Thais were prohibited from visiting Saudi Arabia for a generation and the number of Thai workers in Saudi Arabia declined from nearly a quarter million to only 10000 costing the Thai economy an estimated 500-700 million US 6 billion 200 billion Thai baht over 20 years in lost remittances from Thai workers. Chalor Kerdthes and Kriangkrai are the only people to have been jailed over the Blue Diamond Affair as it is now known. Kriangkrai and Saudi Arabian jewellery as seen in 1990 In 1989 Kriangkrai sneaked into the home of Saudi Prince Faisal late at night and stole the gems that he later smuggled jewellery into. Khao Sod reports Relatives of the Saudi business allegedly abducted and murdered in Bangkok more than 20 years ago have voiced their hope that the case is finally moving forward with some progress.