A megaphone separation
A Chinese man fighting a bitter custody battle with his Thai wife is mulling defamation action against critics who portray him as a mafia figure, after the two sides clashed at their son’s school last month.
Chao Jiang, 32, a fruit exporter based in Chiang Mai, is battling his hi-so Thai wife, Pitchanan “Keng” Lukkaew, for shared custody rights over their son, Jacob, aged four, in a lively divorce battle which has captured media headlines in the northern city.
Mr Chao and his wife married in southwestern China before moving to Chiang Mai where they bought a house in San Sai and set up business together. Ms Pitchanan left home with the child on Oct 5 following an argument with Mr Chao and refused his appeals to see the…
