webfact Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Temple raided in Prachinburi: 10 million baht in cash and jewels stolen from the abbot Picture: 77kaoded Sri Maha Bodhi police were called to the temple of Wat Prathum Bucha, Prachinburi, after the abbot reported that his quarters had been ransacked. Missing was more than 300,000 baht in cash though the thief or thieves somehow missed a further 700,000 in a couple of safes. Jewels worth ten million baht were also gone. Investigators noticed that an outside door was forced and that the abbot's bag in his sitting room had been rifled. Picture: 77kaoded Missing was some of the money from a 50,000 baht withdrawal he had made earlier. A bedroom door and two safes inside the bedroom had also been forced. A total of 700,000 baht in the safes was not seen. But 300,000 baht stashed at the head of the bed was stolen. Picture: 77kaoded Jewels to the tune of 10 million baht that 77kaoded said had been donated to the temple by the faithful, were also missing. Whoever stole all that disappeared without a trace. Source: 77kaoded -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-08-19 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 and why was the cash not in a bank - answers on a postcard please 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meat Pie 47 Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 Who needs to rob a bank this days just rob the nearest Wat 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grumpy one Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 For any one thinking of robbing a gold shop, change your plans Temples seem to offer more with less security 10,000,000 baht in jewels seems a bit over the top to me, are the monks robbing the dead prior to cremation 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CorpusChristie Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 With that kind of money laying around , I do hope that the Temples Monks were not walking around asking for food/donations 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 The 300,000 Thb, maybe just the days takings, Buddha must be spinning in Nirvana,to see the commercialisation of what he preached. regards worgeordie 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Hna Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Remember the gunman earlier this year and then a spate of amateur copy cats. Guess what happens next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jack Hna said: Remember the gunman earlier this year and then a spate of amateur copy cats. Guess what happens next. Local bar girls get golden necklaces? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TLeaf Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) God moves in mysterious way. Like nicking stuff and buying weed and hookers. Edited August 19, 2020 by TLeaf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 The gullibility and acceptance of the Thai people of these orange clad freeloading clowns is truly outstanding 9 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 He looks like one angry abbot as the guy in the red shirt is planning his escape ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clos88 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 the new normal thanks to the overreactive government shutdowns. FOR all those in favor of this insane overreach ...this is just the beginning. when people have lost everything and have nothing to loose ..... they loose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: He looks like one angry abbot as the guy in the red shirt is planning his escape ???? he looks farang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: He looks like one angry abbot as the guy in the red shirt is planning his escape ???? No, no, no. He's not angry. He's an abbot. He doesn't care about material items and wealth. He finds true happiness from within. I'm surprised he even told anyone. 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: Whoever stole all that disappeared without a trace. Leaving behind his saffron robes. What the hell was all that money and jewels doing there in the first place? I think the abbot is telling porkies, probably a few thousand baht, but exaggerated to make it sound worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 say what now? monks are supposed to ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, colinneil said: 1 hour ago, webfact said: Whoever stole all that disappeared without a trace. Leaving behind his saffron robes. What the hell was all that money and jewels doing there in the first place? I think the abbot is telling porkies, probably a few thousand baht, but exaggerated to make it sound worse. Perhaps there was something extraterrestrial going on, and he disappeared in a puff of smoke to another dimension. Apart from the robes, there was buggar-all left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Why would any person or institution keep that amount on premises? Keep it "off the books" away from officials knowing about it if put in a bank. Similar to problem drug dealers have. Millions molding away in basement because can't be deposited in bank. I would like to see some firm investigation as to the "why" of all this cash being at wat But that ain't gonna happen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) We just had the Thai guy in Pattaya do a temple robbery to fund his Pattaya bars and bar girls outing with lots of loose, laying around temple cash. Now like a week later we have an even larger theft, once again with lots and lots of temple cash laying around and now jewels being added to the booty. Perhaps the government ought to be looking to the country's countless temples to fund its failing CV economic relief measures for the people. It would seem the temples have more free money than the government does!!! Quote Thailand approves $6.9 billion borrowing plan for revenue shortfall from COVID-19 Edited August 19, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: We just had the Thai guy in Pattaya do a temple robbery to fund his Pattaya bars and bar girls outing with lots of loose, laying around temple cash. Now like a week later we have an even larger theft, once again with lots and lots of temple cash laying around and now jewels being added to the booty. Perhaps the government ought to be looking to the country's many temples to fund its failing CV economic relief measures. It would seem the temples have more free money than the government does!!! Pennies from heaven. Forget the phrase drive-by-shootings, it appears we have a new improved one: Pray-by-theft. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 That safe might be fire resistant but against tealeaf's not so much .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 53 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Pennies from heaven. Forget the phrase drive-by-shootings, it appears we have a new improved one: Pray-by-theft. Let us prey then .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 37 minutes ago, Justgrazing said: Let us prey then .. I'm on my knees already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 Time to build a spaceship! 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo0 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I thought monks were meant to have to materialistic belongings and take nothing to do with money etc ? Yet they all seem to have several of the latest phones , ray ban sunglasses , smoke , have houses and even cars ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Emdog said: Why would any person or institution keep that amount on premises? Keep it "off the books" away from officials knowing about it if put in a bank. Similar to problem drug dealers have. Millions molding away in basement because can't be deposited in bank. I would like to see some firm investigation as to the "why" of all this cash being at wat But that ain't gonna happen "Books" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman567 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 hours ago, CorpusChristie said: With that kind of money laying around , I do hope that the Temples Monks were not walking around asking for food/donations They would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Time to build a spaceship! Does that mean it's only susceptible to attack only from aliens? That must mean we're ahead of the game for once. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said: 2 hours ago, Emdog said: Why would any person or institution keep that amount on premises? Keep it "off the books" away from officials knowing about it if put in a bank. Similar to problem drug dealers have. Millions molding away in basement because can't be deposited in bank. I would like to see some firm investigation as to the "why" of all this cash being at wat But that ain't gonna happen "Books" ? Perhaps you mean 'books' like American author L. Ron Hubbard who wrote science fiction books. Then he said the way to make real money was to start a religion, so he started scientology which proved him correct. Same-same but different. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Does that mean it's only susceptible to attack only from aliens? That must mean we're ahead of the game for once. I think that's only a myth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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