Authorities are preparing for the repatriation a 24-year-old Thai chef who died after falling ill on a roadside in Cambodia, amid reports he had been denied medical treatment at a local hospital there.
The deceased was identified as Methacharn ‘Mean’ Yorsang, 24, a native of Phra Phrom district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
According to the Thai Overseas Assistance Coordination Centre, Methacharn was found lying sick and helpless on a roadside in Cambodia with no money or identification documents. He was reportedly turned away by a Cambodian hospital near the border, denied meical treatment, shortly before he died.
About 8am on Wednesdsay, the Thai-Cambodian Border Coordination Centre confirmed it had arranged with Cambodian authorities to repatriate his remains through the Khlong Luek border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province.
His relatives were travelling to the border and would decide on funeral and legal arrangements after receiving the body on Wednesday afternoon.
A representative of the Thai Overseas Assistance Centre said that when the case was first reported on Tuesday, Methacharn had still been conscious and responsive and complained of severe abdominal and chest pain.
He had reportedly attempted to walk to the Poipet border checkpoint in hope of returning to Thailand but was denied entry. He later died after seeking treatment at a Cambodian hospital and being rejected.
Further investigation by local reporters revealed that Methacharn was the subject of an active arrest warrant issued by Phaya Thai police in 2025 on charges of fraud and violating the Computer Crime Act.