Wonderful news for the image of Pattaya - wallet containing 50,000 baht returned to Chinese guide

[Kadilo]

It will take a lot more than that to enhance the reputation of Pattaya

Still trawling through the Pattaya forum with the same one liner. Change the record <deleted>


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[StayinThailand2much]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

It contained 24,172 baht, 2,300 Yuan, 14,000 Yen, $100, 288 Yuan in "Ang Pao" envelopes and 13 credit cards.

Is that one of the new briefcase-sized wallets, or was it just a very 'fat' one? 

[StayinThailand2much]

8 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Nothing about a reward??

A red ang pao candy (strawberry flavour) was given as a reward, but not mentioned in the news item.

[bkk6060]

2 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

A red ang pao candy (strawberry flavour) was given as a reward, but not mentioned in the news item.

Probably right.

If it was me it would be at least 5,000 b.

 

[Pattaya28]

Pattaya image turns on a sixpence so often.  

[SpeakeasyThai]

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

If one has small money and little credit, I guess they only need a small wallet.

You've lost me on your comment. Also, why on earth carry around 50,000 in cash?

[fullcave]

What are the odds of this happening in Pattaya, one in a million? Most would keep the money and then go to the temple and thank the lucky spirits for their good fortune. 

[manchega]

 because  in los even the police are honest, not just taxi drivers?

 

perhaps it is time for a junta to fake a story and pretend to be honest like the watch blokey

[lvr181]

11 hours ago, KittenKong said:

In other news, a Chinese tour guide was arrested for working without a permit.

And coincidenally the "fine" will be 50,000 Baht? 

[wvavin]

Yes, a very good deed indeed and hope this is not a one off case.

[KKr]

this wonderful news surely outweighs the petty news about getting a gun pointed at you for driving faster by a person that apparently gets away with possession of and using a gun in public after talking to the police.

[Sydebolle]

No wonder the boys in brown were all smiles. Even the Chinaman was smiling until he was told, that guiding tours is a profession prohibited by alien (like ever non-Thai) according to the Alien Business Law.

He then - most likely - had to fork over some of the regained funds - to the smiles of the BiB. 

 

[Tracyb]

Isn’t it a sad state of affairs when someone’s turning in of a wallet affects the reputation of a “tourist destination?”

[Rimmer]

A flame has been removed

[mikebell]

There's not much good news coming out of Pattaya police station.  Today there's a story of a drunken cop threatening a member of the public.  Last week a woman was extorted and fondled by a cop INSIDE the police station.  No wonder this story needed inventing.

[manchega]

2 hours ago, Tracyb said:

Isn’t it a sad state of affairs when someone’s turning in of a wallet affects the reputation of a “tourist destination?”

yeah I wanted to do some patronising clapping as well.

 

its just so sad that I can't even bring myself to do so