Singaporean man murdered in Thailand

BANGKOK – Thai police launched a murder hunt Wednesday after the naked body of a retired Singaporean man was found dumped in a field.

Teo Ah Yua, 65, had been strangled with his own shirt and his hands and legs were tied with nylon ropes, said police in the southeastern town of Sri Racha.

Teo was a long-term resident in Thailand and was married to a local woman working in Singapore. Police also found his passport and foreign currency.

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