Parliament: Singaporean killed, 7 Singapore citizens injured in Bangkok blast

Published Tue, Aug 18, 2015 · 08:33 AM
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[SINGAPORE] A Singaporean woman was killed and seven Singaporeans were injured in the bomb blast near the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok on Monday night, Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told Parliament in a ministerial statement on Tuesday.

The Straits Times understands that the deceased is Melisa Liu Rui Chun, 34. Her husband Ng Su Teck, 35 was injured by glass shrapnel.

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