Speculation that a seventh person may have been part of the group was dispelled by the police.
Earlier reports said authorities were looking for a seventh guest, a Vietnamese national believed to be the younger sister of one of the six dead.
But the woman had left the country on Jul 10 and was unlikely to have had anything to do with the deaths, the Bangkok Post reported.
Tran Dinh Dung, the father of one of the victims, said his 37-year-old son was due to return to Vietnam last Sunday.
“I kept calling him but couldn’t get through so I was very worried, but I didn’t expect him to die in Thailand,” Dung said in an interview with Vietnam’s Thanh Nien newspaper.
“Phu’s mother has fainted countless times, she could not bear this shock,” he said.
Mystery shrouded the case after Thai media initially said there was a shooting, only for authorities to swiftly dismiss those reports.
Photos released by police of a bloodless crime scene showed plates of untouched food, two insulated flasks and several cups.Â
Police had suspected a case of poisoning as “suspicious substances” were found on the bottom of several glasses in the room.Â
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