Yeh, I read that on Facebook( unsubstantiated gossip posted on the interwebz ).
Do you really believe, if they were being intimidated by the Thai mafia they would be running around with an axe making a huge song and dance in the media? Or why they didn't bother to mention the Thai mafia at their press conference? ....surely that would be the first thing brought up if true.
While we're on the subject of mafia and corruption etc, what kind of Bangkok family do you think live in a house like this?
Rear view:
.....but, they should still be given millions of baht of public funds, cos Thailand's poor don't deserve it as much as this wealthy family with their parking issues, right?