Abbot claims Thai rescue foundations asking for money from families of COVID-19 fatalities

[snoop1130]

 

The abbot of Bang Muang Temple, in Nonthaburi province, which offers free cremation services for COVID-19 fatalities, revealed that rescue foundations delivering the bodies to the temple for cremation are asking for money from the deceased’s family.

 

According to the Phra Samu Boonkerd Thanuttaro, the temple learned, from the family of COVID-19 victim, whose body was sent to the temple last week by such a foundation, that they were asked for 28,000 baht for the service, without the temple’s knowledge.

 

Another foundation, which brought a COVID-19 fatality in on Sunday (May 9th), was found to have asked for 18,000 baht from the family.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/abbot-claims-thai-rescue-foundations-asking-for-money-from-families-of-covid-19-fatalities/

 

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[orchis]

Thailand, School of Scandal.

[worgeordie]

No wonder they are in such a hurry to pick up bodies of the deceased

from road accidents etc, sometimes different foundations fighting over

who gets the bodies, now I understand, I thought they were charities and

did it for free....

regards worgeordie

[shady86]

These foundations fight for dead bodies especially road fatalities. That's why they always arrive way earlier than ambulances whenever there are bodies to be picked up. 

[Albert Zweistein]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

No wonder they are in such a hurry to pick up bodies of the deceased

from road accidents etc, sometimes different foundations fighting over

who gets the bodies, now I understand, I thought they were charities and

did it for free....

regards worgeordie

For free in Thailand ?

[bendejo]

Even the ascetics here are obsessed with money.

 

 

[Soikhaonoiken]

It's all about the money... 

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to the Phra Samu Boonkerd Thanuttaro, the temple learned, from the family of COVID-19 victim, whose body was sent to the temple last week by such a foundation, that they were asked for 28,000 baht for the service, without the temple’s knowledge.

That's quite expensive for your last taxi ride.

[Cake Monster]

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

No wonder they are in such a hurry to pick up bodies of the deceased

from road accidents etc, sometimes different foundations fighting over

who gets the bodies, now I understand, I thought they were charities and

did it for free....

regards worgeordie

As with all Charities, they need funds to operate.

However, this is not the way to gain those funds, and indeed many Rescue Foundations are given funds by grateful relatives of people they have tried to help .