PHUKET BAR owner Panya “Sia Auan Bangla” Yingdang, who was extradited from Cambodia on Tuesday night, has since confessed to masterminding last month’s murder of a former teen beauty queen and her partner in Chon Buri's Sattahip district, national police chief General Chakthip Chaijinda said on Wednesday.

Police continue to hunt for Phuket bar owner Panya “Sia Auan” Yingdang, 39, for allegedly murdering former teen beauty queen Paweena Namuangrak, 20, and her close friend Anantachai Jaritrum, 21, in Chon Buri on July 29.