webfact Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on a gold shop robbery that was soon resolved yesterday morning. A staffer at the Mae Thongsuk Yaowarat gold shop on the first floor of Big C, Saphan Mai, northern Bangkok, by the name of Suriya Sukta, 40, said that just after opening time at 10 am a man had come in. He wanted a gold bar but after being told they had none he was shown, and turned down, jewelry. He seemed like an ordinary customer and came back a second time and was shown 5 baht and 10 baht weight gold necklaces. Suriya handed over a ten baht weight necklace - worth in the region of 300,000 baht - and saw that the man was getting excited and his hands were shaking. Added to the fact that he had taken the best part of an hour to decide what to buy - most unusual - Suriya secretly beckoned to staff that something untoward may be about to happen. It did. The man said: "Phee phom khor na?' (may I have this?) and ran out with the ten baht necklace. Siriya chased him and was assisted by a security guard and a member of the public in apprehending the thief in Pahonyothin Soi 50. Surasak Siribun, 29, said he is a van driver and didn't have enough money. He has many problems not least of all a 100,000 baht online gambling debt. He said that his girlfriend in Sakhon Nakhon had told him not to do anything rash but he saw no way out. So he parked his van outside the nearby market and prepared to rob the gold shop. He has been charged with robbery by the Bang Khen police and detained. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, webfact said: Suriya handed over a ten baht weight necklace - worth in the region of 300,000 baht - and saw that the man was getting excited and his hands were shaking. Added to the fact that he had taken the best part of an hour to decide what to buy Wow.... just like my very first night in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamfalang Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, webfact said: 100,000 baht online gambling debt. gambling.....worst of the worst. Bitcoin is gambling, and everybody loses. He should have done some TikTok dancing and that 100,000 debt would be gone in a few videos. Influencers are making 60 million USD a year, come on people....no need to rob gold stores!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Celsius said: Wow.... just like my very first night in Thailand Edited September 6, 2022 by wombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marcho Posted September 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2022 I am afraid it will only get worse. The Thai people are getting more desperate. The poor are suffering, its not shown on the media. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneyw Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 9 hours ago, Iamfalang said: He should have done some TikTok dancing and that 100,000 debt would be gone in a few videos. Influencers are making 60 million USD a year, come on people....no need to rob gold stores!!! Also Onlyfans which is more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 19 hours ago, webfact said: He said that his girlfriend in Sakhon Nakhon had told him not to do anything rash but he saw no way out. Maybe she'll find a new partner, one with brains and not a gambling addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Gambling, the scourge of so many problems that seems very prevalent in Thailand, They borrow money from loan sharks to keep gambling and it spirals out of control, in my experience women here are the worst offenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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