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A victim urged the Thai police to arrest a former millionaire in Chon Buri who, facing bankruptcy, resorted to becoming a thief. The man evaded several arrests by claiming he was mentally ill, evoking sympathy from some, who wished he could rebuild his life.

 

One Facebook user, Aroon Kab, shared security camera footage of a man stealing three aluminium step ladders from his home on December 4. Aroon urged anyone who saw the man in the video to contact him.

 

Netizens commented that the thief was a former millionaire who went bankrupt and turned to a life of crime. Others reported that the man was addicted to drugs and had set fire to 14 motorcycles before being arrested.


After his imprisonment, the man allegedly stole from many homes and was arrested several times. However, officials were unable to charge him because he claimed he was mentally ill and his condition made him steal.


Channel 7 interviewed locals in the area and confirmed that the person in the video was a former millionaire, 34 year old Khet. Khet had over 40 million baht in his bank after his mother sold some land. He had a luxurious life, lots of friends and an expensive car before ending up in jail for drug-related cases and burning a motorbike.

 

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ ข่าวเมืองชล and Aroon Kab

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-08

 

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1 hour ago, wpcoe said:

What does the term "millionaire" mean here?  Does it mean he had at least one million baht?  Or, one million USD/GBP/EUR?  Or, ???

 

 

There was a clue in the post - Khet had over 40 million baht in his bank after his mother sold some land.

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On 12/8/2023 at 7:58 AM, Freddy42OZ said:

 

 

There was a clue in the post - Khet had over 40 million baht in his bank after his mother sold some land.

Using the US, a person with $40,000,000 is a millionaire.  So is a person with $1,000,000.

 

In Thailand, a person with B40,000,000 is a millionaire.  Is a person with B1,000,00 a millionaire, too?

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7 hours ago, wpcoe said:

Using the US, a person with $40,000,000 is a millionaire.  So is a person with $1,000,000.

 

In Thailand, a person with B40,000,000 is a millionaire.  Is a person with B1,000,00 a millionaire, too?

No because he. she only has 1,000 baht. You missed a zero there I think!

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7 hours ago, wpcoe said:

Using the US, a person with $40,000,000 is a millionaire.  So is a person with $1,000,000.

 

In Thailand, a person with B40,000,000 is a millionaire.  Is a person with B1,000,00 a millionaire, too?

Not everything relates to "using the US"... this is Thailand and one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 baht... In Vietnam one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 dong... in Korea one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 won... and so on... get it?

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7 hours ago, wpcoe said:

Using the US, a person with $40,000,000 is a millionaire.  So is a person with $1,000,000.

 

In Thailand, a person with B40,000,000 is a millionaire.  Is a person with B1,000,00 a millionaire, too?

Are you jealous that you had to travel 10,000 miles to live at the mercy of a foreign IO like a refugee, possibly using a "wify" visa, because you could neither get a woman at your age nor a decent living in your home country and had to travel 10,000 miles to find both? 

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1 hour ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Are you jealous that you had to travel 10,000 miles to live at the mercy of a foreign IO like a refugee, possibly using a "wify" visa, because you could neither get a woman at your age nor a decent living in your home country and had to travel 10,000 miles to find both? 

Guilty as charged, and I bet I am in a large crowd!

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On 12/8/2023 at 6:26 AM, wpcoe said:

What does the term "millionaire" mean here?  Does it mean he had at least one million baht?  Or, one million USD/GBP/EUR?  Or, ???

 

13 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

.. this is Thailand and one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 baht... In Vietnam one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 dong... in Korea one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 won... and so on... get it?

 

Ding, ding ding!  There is the answer to my question.  I asked with no snark, but sure got a bit of it in the replies.

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On 12/8/2023 at 6:26 AM, wpcoe said:

What does the term "millionaire" mean here?  Does it mean he had at least one million baht?  Or, one million USD/GBP/EUR?  Or, ???

 

1 hour ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

You came across as snarky...

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On 12/9/2023 at 11:04 PM, wpcoe said:

Using the US, a person with $40,000,000 is a millionaire.  So is a person with $1,000,000.

 

In Thailand, a person with B40,000,000 is a millionaire.  Is a person with B1,000,00 a millionaire, too?

 

Yes of course, as long as you have over 1 million baht in assets you are a Thai baht millionaire.   

Of course in any currency there are levels of millionaire.  Some people are millionaires only on paper, some are millionaires in cash and the amounts they have can vary wildly from 1 million upto 999,999,999 THB (after which they become billionaires.

 

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