On Oct 5, 2011

Naw Kham and his gang members masterminded and colluded with nine Thai soldiers in an attack on two Chinese cargo ships, the Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8, on the Mekong River, and 13 Chinese fishermen were murdered. In April 2011, under Naw Kham's instructions, several of his gang members also kidnapped Chinese sailors and hijacked cargo ships in exchange for ransom.

In Nov 2011