webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Two Chinese arrested for alleged theft from donation box at Bangkok temple By The Nation Picture: Bangkokbiz News Two Chinese men were caught “red-handed” while apparently stealing from a donation box at a much-respected temple in Bangkok’s Prawet district on Monday. The suspects were arrested by police immediately after they had allegedly taken Bt890 from a donation box inside the Chao Pho Sua Shrine of Wat Krathoom Sua Pla at 10am. The two were identified as Mu Yoping, 37, and Chen Xaojung, 39. Officers from Prawet police station staked out at the spot after an official of the temple filed a complaint that donations from boxes inside the shrine appeared to have been stolen, as there was less money than normal in them even though a large number of Chinese tourists had visited the temple. Police saw the two suspects arrive and one of them lowered a short flat piece of metal, which was wrapped with adhesive tape and tied to a rope, into a donation box and pulled it out with banknotes and coins attached to it. The officers then came out of hiding and arrested them. The two said they had travelled from Shanghai and were staying in the Yaowaraj area, from where they had taken a taxi to visit the temple. They said their friends had told them that the temple was sacred and that by visiting it their wishes would come true. They refused to say whether they had stolen from a donation box of a “sacred temple”, police said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30356945 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Sack them Police , how dare they ruin Thailands image by arresting Chinese people.???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 class quality tourist when we hear the truth about how much Chinese tourist stealing from hotel's, restaurants, etc Because they really have bad behavior about stealing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Threaten them with 10 years behind bars, the same as the 'painter' in CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peasandmash Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 The Thai's could easily get away with cutting the hands off these criminal masterminds and the pair of numskulls in CM and then simply explain that someone misunderstood the orders and as a result they have been reassigned to an inactive post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 To be honest, when you see a box of money it is rather tempting, like that feeling you get standing at the edge of a cliff, but most of us don't jump. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 They could have bought a can of spray paint with the money and tagged the temple wall.Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Money puppetry .. not easily mastered ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Just as well that Chinese bashing glue sniffer ain't around ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 3 hours ago, webfact said: they had allegedly taken Bt890 from a donation box Well....don't call it a donation box, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Please....do not charge them !!....I mean they are the sacred Chinese "quality" tourists, the new V.I.P's of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Put that article in the Chinese newspapers !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Ministry of Sucking Up to China has apologized to China and is considering outlawing temple donation boxes as they entrap decent Chinese tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 ????OMG wait until this story reaches China the tourist numbers from China will be down by a million visitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meinphuket Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Fire those responsible for the arrest, and apologize to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyngai Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 China might jail them two again when they returned to China. It is the image thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Nothing will happen to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 The Chinese are trying to muscle in on the temple donation box market. Multiple videos have been posted here on TV of farang temple thieves. Those who had cornered the market are upset. Remember, competition breeds innovation. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctkong Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 9 hours ago, Redline said: Nothing will happen to them There will be a remark in their passport and it will show up when their IO sees them on their return. Foreigners caught with prostitutes in china will have their passport stamped ‘procurement of prostitute’ at the end page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Like any other tourist, China should educate their people that stealing is a crime, whether they steal in China or abroad. Shame on these two, who hopefully are deported to China after their time spent in the Thai jail and court system. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 hope to see operation X Ray Chinese in Thailand! but they are usually getting a slap on the wrist and that is it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Please, at least give them a chance to explain that although they were the sort of "high quality" tourists that Thailand needs and deserves, they were without funds and only performed their act so they could redonate the money and not lose face before their friends. 'nuf sed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 On 10/22/2018 at 5:25 AM, Peasandmash said: The Thai's could easily get away with cutting the hands off these criminal masterminds and the pair of numskulls in CM and then simply explain that someone misunderstood the orders and as a result they have been reassigned to an inactive post. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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