No stranger to scandal, Manas has long fight ahead
Writer:Wassana NanuamPublished: 8/06/2015 at 03:30 AM
Lt Gen Manas Kongpan is no stranger to controversy. He has made a name for himself and, in doing so, has become involved in scandal.
During 2005-2006, he earned his reputation as a colonel leading a special task force attached to the 25th Infantry Regiment in the coastal province of Ranong.
His responsibility was to look out for illegal migrants trying to sneak into the country's territorial waters and keep an eye on Thai gamblers who went back and forth across the Myanmar border to casino resorts in Victoria Point, known in Thailand as Koh Song.