Kocha Olarn,

Kocha Olarn is an award-winning news producer for CNN, based in Bangkok. With a degree in International Business Management from Assumption University in Thailand, she speaks English and Thai. Since joining CNN in 2008, Olarn has covered all major news stories from South East Asia including the Thai cave rescue, the death of King Rama IX, the Rohingya crisis, the Red Shirt-Yellow Shirt political protests, and Cyclone Nargis. Before CNN, Olarn was a Bangkok-based news producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where she covered the Saffron Revolution and for TV Asahi where she covered both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. She has been recognized for her work multiple times, including winning an Amnesty International Media Award and a George Polk Award for her work highlighting the ongoing persecution of ethnic Rohingya people.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/kocha-olarn

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Contradictions

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  • The bodies were discovered by staff after the guests missed check out time by more than 24 hours.

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Recent Articles

Mystery of the Grand Hyatt Erawan: Six Lives Lost to Poisoned Tea, Investigation Ongoing

Mystery of the Grand Hyatt Erawan: Six Lives Lost to Poisoned Tea, Investigation Ongoing

Broke On: Tuesday, 16 July 2024 In Bangkok's Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, six individuals - four Vietnamese nationals and two American citizens - were found dead in room 534 on July 17, 2024. Police suspect one of the deceased, Dang Hung Van, poisoned his companions due to debt and lured them for investment purposes. All six victims had consumed tea containing cyanide before their deaths. The investigation continues as authorities search for a seventh individual linked to the hotel booking.