"Uncle Fortuner" fined 1,000 baht says his begging days are over - told he needs a permit

[webfact]

"Uncle Fortuner" fined 1,000 baht says his begging days are over - told he needs a permit 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi north west of Bangkok have fined a man who was caught on tape begging after getting out of a 1.5 million baht Toyota Fortuner car parked at a temple. 

 

There was a horde of press waiting for Somporn Keuyen, 65, when he arrived at the police station and he asked to be escorted inside and was given a surgical mask to obscure his identity. 

 

He let others do the talking for him. 

 

Pornsawan, the head of the local handicapped association said that people need a permit to beg and Lung Somporn didn't have one. She would be happy to assess him and issue one if necessary. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The police said that Somporn had only been begging for 2 or 3 times. He got money from his passion for singing though he claimed it was only 100 - 200 baht a day. 

 

His shrimp farm business had gone under and his pork business had gone belly up, they said. 

 

He was fined 1,000 baht. 

 

Police said that he had told them his begging days were over. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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[lust]

Retards, the lot of them.

[colinneil]

He was fined 1000 baht ha, he will be back out tomorrow and make that back before lunchtime.????️‍♂️

[RotBenz8888]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

people need a permit to beg

How much is a permit that states your blind when you're not?

[justin case]

isn't that indeed fraud ?  oh he only did it 2-3 times, he said

 

lol

 

sure

[nobodysfriend]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

His shrimp farm business had gone under and his pork business had gone belly up, they said. 

And he was still singing ...?

Good man . let him sing , give him a medal . Who cares what kind of car he drives ...?

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

his passion for singing

 

[mrfill]

8 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

How much is a permit that states your blind when you're not?

That would be the Elite begging permit. Only available to the premium beggar

[UncleMhee]

3 minutes ago, mrfill said:

That would be the Elite begging permit. Only available to the premium beggar

Is that permit a new add on to the Elite visa?

[petedk]

Quote

and his pork business had gone belly up

I thought roast pork belly was popular among Thais

[Benmart]

LOS. Land of Scams.

[SupermarineS6B]

Laughable....... quick ! bring on the story about the begpackers  ............

[Denim]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

The police said that Somporn had only been begging for 2 or 3 times.

The first time was all of 2018 and the second time was all of 2019.

[briansbiology]

"His shrimp farm business had gone under and his pork business had gone belly up, they said"

 

I also hear that his aquarium business tanked. His Phone business was cut off and his food business went down the toilet.

his meat business went rotten, his fruit business went pear shaped, his fireworks business went up in smoke.....

[worgeordie]

This brings back memories of the Sherlock Holmes story,

"the man with the twisted lip", were a well todo man working

in the city, finds he can earn more dressing as a beggar .

regards Worgeordie

[Just Weird]

On 1/30/2020 at 9:03 AM, webfact said:

Police in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi north west of Bangkok have fined a man who was caught on tape begging after getting out of a 1.5 million baht Toyota Fortuner

"... getting out of a 1.5 million baht Toyota Fortuner".

Or, much more likely, a B350/500k Fortuner.

[Just Weird]

23 hours ago, justin case said:

isn't that indeed fraud ?  oh he only did it 2-3 times, he said

Yes it is, that's why he was fined B1000.