Popular Post webfact Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Sanook Thai Caption: Oh Buddha! Sanook reported on a story about a monk buying a second hand car from a dealer. The dealer felt he could trust a man of the cloth. Wrong. When he went for a test drive he didn't come back. Now the police are looking for the rogue in saffron. The media investigated after a post on Facebook under the name Ihere Mike where a man reported that he was looking for his car. It turned out to be Sornram Unta, 29, a second hand car dealer in Tak Fa, Nakhon Sawan, central Thailand. He said that on Sunday a monk calling himself Moo (Pig) had agreed with him to buy the car with Chiang Mai plates for 20,000 baht. Picture: Sanook But he didn't have the money with him so he drove him to a temple in Saraburi to get it. However Phra Moo made the dealer wait all day then as dusk fell he said he'd like to take one more test drive. That's when he disappeared and Sornram decided to file a report for theft at the Muang Saraburi police. "It was only 20,000 baht and he was a monk", said Sonram when reporters asked him why he'd let his vehicle be taken so easily. "I thought I could trust him". Inquiries at the temple revealed that the monks there had no idea who Phra Moo really is; he'd just arrived and asked to stay for a couple of days. The dealer now just has CCTV with which to identify the thief. His final comment to Sanook formed the main part of their headline just like ours: "Monks are scarier than ghosts these days!" Picture: Sanook Investigations continue. If you see the battered old car it has the plate กค 7953 (Chiang Mai) A man in an orange robe may or may not be behind the wheel! -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-08 - 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 Picture: Sanook 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 That vehicle should be scrapped 6 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VinnieK Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Probably a fake monk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LoliLoso Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, JoePai said: That vehicle should be scrapped Along with the Fake Monk. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Photoguy21 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Silly question but monks are supposed to have given up money and the like so how could he possibly buy a vehicle? 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 These days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcho Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Things are getting desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nip Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 I learnt when I first arrived in Thailand 20+ years ago. Temples frequently provide a safe haven for Thai criminals avoiding the RTP. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffersLos Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 What a country. At least people can trust the police. ???? 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andyman57 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Brilliant at least he kept it simple and never for a high end model happy motoring 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: A man in an orange robe may or may not be behind the wheel! Pretty sure he’s not within Saffron’s cloth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 I thought Monks were not allowed to personally. drive in Thailand ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Tempest Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 I have said it before. but it case you missed it..... Too much Monkey Business! Great Vid follows ....Chuck Berry with Keith Richard! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andycoops Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 From what I see locally here in Isaan, I wouldn't trust the vast majority. Most don't follow the major rules of Buddhism, smoke, drink, handle money etc etc 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gecko123 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Don't nobody go gettin' no big ideas. THB 1,391 Lazada Thailand 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Brok Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 20 years ago monks did not drive a car. Now they own one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Gecko123 said: Don't nobody go gettin' no big ideas. THB 1,391 Lazada Thailand How much??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 6 hours ago, VinnieK said: Probably a fake monk NSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Forget the car dealing and start a breakers yard for doggy monks start with his knees ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Of the 127 precepts governing the conduct of a monk, one is.... they are not allowed to drive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 4 hours ago, shackleton said: I thought Monks were not allowed to personally. drive in Thailand ???? It's not a rule, but they are not supposed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, zyphodb said: How much??? When I left Thailand in 2013, about $1500 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twizzian Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 How far could the thief go in that heap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Brok Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 4 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said: Of the 127 precepts governing the conduct of a monk, one is.... they are not allowed to drive! I know. Last year I see it everyday, even my wife stopt with tamboon to tempels and monks. We do it now directly to people who need support. Only not if they have a borrowed money for a big pick up with magnesium rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phnom Penh Trader Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Sornram Unta Should be arrested for trying to sell that old heap for 20k? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 looking at the pic,s it was not worth 100 baht,So the thief got a wreck really,monk or no monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4dang Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 the monk is wearing robes like those worn at Wat Tum Grabok...the temple known as a rehab center....in Saraburi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Photoguy21 said: Silly question but monks are supposed to have given up money and the like so how could he possibly buy a vehicle? This thread answers that question, silly goose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 9 hours ago, shackleton said: I thought Monks were not allowed to personally. drive in Thailand ???? Farange think too mut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Andycoops said: From what I see locally here in Isaan, I wouldn't trust the vast majority. Most don't follow the major rules of Buddhism, smoke, drink, handle money etc etc …and murder. I’ve at least two reports on Amerin in the last year. My wife says there are a lot of fake and crooked monks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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