webfact Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Case of two year old boy scalded at Ranong restaurant ends happily Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that a case of a two year old boy who was severely scalded by soup that fell on him at a Moo Katha (BBQ pork) restaurant caused a massive storm on social media. The boy was hospitalized with nasty injuries and initially the grandparents had not sought help from the owner of the restaurant. It was claimed that subsequently they were offered a paltry 5,000 baht by the owner who threatened to countersue if they didn't accept his offer. He reportedly threatened them with getting nothing if they didn't accept. To make matters worse he reportedly said that he was too busy to sort it all out - he had to go and play golf with the governor of the province. Not surprisingly this had Thai netizens in the mother of all lathers. Now it has led to the grandparents, Wichian and Wilaiporn Wandao and the restaurant owner Udom Panjasupharak, 59, appearing before Capt Narongsak of the Ranong police in the south of Thailand. They discussed a fair compensation deal with the policeman mediating. This is often the custom in Thailand and keeps matters out of the courts, notes Thaivisa. They settled on 40,000 baht with Udom offering a wai in apology saying that it was an accident and the restaurant had no intention of hurting the child. For his part granddad Wichian accepted the settlement and offered his own wai and apology for saying things he should not have. Daily News reported that all's well that ends well. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-08-28 - 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 keith101 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, webfact said: Case of two year old boy scalded at Ranong restaurant ends happily Ended happily for everyone except the little girl . 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) That’s not happy at all. the child is scarred for life. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve got annoyed at restaurant staff for attempting to serve hot food over my sons head. We try & seat him out of they way and as the staff approach, if they look as if they are about to serve over him we stop them. Yet, they return with the next dish & try the same. I’ve had to raise my voice a few times (in the UK once too). Safety, even the most basic concepts are so often completely ignored. Edited August 28, 2020 by richard_smith237 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucking Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 14 hours ago, webfact said: Daily News reported that a case of a two year old boy who was severely scalded by soup that fell on him at a Moo Katha (BBQ pork) restaurant caused a massive storm on social media. The girl was hospitalized with nasty injuries and initially the grandparents had not sought help from the owner of the restaurant. So is it a boy or a girl , make up your minds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 40000 Baht seems cheap - does this cover the hospital bill? And will there be permanent scars decreasing the childs quality of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, trucking said: So is it a boy or a girl , make up your minds. Girl Another translation from Thaivisa team. Based on a true story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Money solves most things .....but not enough in this case. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Money solves most things .....but not enough in this case. regards Worgeordie The sad part of this story is that it is was considered newsworthy (in the ThaiNews at least, which is where I assume ThaiVisa got its news and translated it for us) is not that a Child was scolded, but the manner in which the issue was handled. When the Grandfather contacted the Restaurant owner, his response was dismissive and then ‘name drop’ to indicate he has powerful friends, then to threaten to countersue, then to suggest the claimant will get nothing if he doesn’t just accept 5000 baht. A perfect example of a ‘have’ using any form of power over a ‘have not’ and ultimately showing despicable moral character. Not once has it been suggested in any of the news reports on this story that Management and Owners must be responsible for training their staff not to handle hot food near children. Just because a Child is sat lower, it seems easiest path to place food on a table - yet children are unpredictable and holding scolding food above a child is madness - People are so outlandishly careless. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: The sad part of this story is that it is was considered newsworthy (in the ThaiNews at least, which is where I assume ThaiVisa got its news and translated it for us) is not that a Child was scolded, but the manner in which the issue was handled. When the Grandfather contacted the Restaurant owner, his response was dismissive and then ‘name drop’ to indicate he has powerful friends, then to threaten to countersue, then to suggest the claimant will get nothing if he doesn’t just accept 5000 baht. A perfect example of a ‘have’ using any form of power over a ‘have not’ and ultimately showing despicable moral character. Not once has it been suggested in any of the news reports on this story that Management and Owners must be responsible for training their staff not to handle hot food near children. Just because a Child is sat lower, it seems easiest path to place food on a table - yet children are unpredictable and holding scolding food above a child is madness - People are so outlandishly careless. Good afternoon Richard. it was MOO GRATA style restaurant. Have boil water/hot plate in the tabel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 4 hours ago, keith101 said: Ended happily for everyone except the little girl . My thoughts exactly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 hours ago, worgeordie said: Money solves most things .....but not enough in this case. regards Worgeordie But how did the incident take place, grandparents allowing the child to run about near soup possibly as we all so often see or clear negligence on behalf of the owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Requiring businesses to have insurance would help too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 12:42 PM, trucking said: So is it a boy or a girl , make up your minds. a future lady boy??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 12:20 PM, webfact said: he had to go and play golf with the governor of the province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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