Chiang Mai driver praised for honesty after returning nearly 100K to tourist


Image: Daily News

CHIANG MAI:-- A Chinese tourist was glad to see the driver who had given him a tour of Chiang Mai again. The tourist has left a bag with nearly 100,000 baht in the red four wheeler.

Wiriya Chuduang, 19, who lives in central Chiang Mai found Mr Wu Yongfu, 28, at the downtown Holiday Inn and returned his bag containing the money, reports Daily News.

Mr Wu praised the driver for his honesty and gave him 2,000 in a reward by way of thanks.

And in a ceremony held in the central town hall of Mahasarakham in Thailand's north east a ceremony was held to praise the three honest high school kids.

Jirapong Thongyot, Prappram Yowapui and Jirasin Phosaen, year ten students at a local school were given awards for handing in 21,000 baht found in the grounds, money that was subsequently reunited with its grateful owner.

Source: Daily News


-- 2016-04-29

Was the tourist fined for being inappropriately dressed ?

Looks like Criminal Bad Taste.

Sorry for being a skeptic...but has anyone ever wondered if these good samaritan stories are are actually made up, giving the potential thief an opportunity to make good? All of the cause of course.

Usually happens just after a great public crime/violence against Westerners in the Kingdom.

See the 72 year old woman being Ronaldoed in the head by the Thais in Hua Hin.

I believe there was another case of it reported yesterday when a Thai cleaner returned a bag containing 20 years of her salary.

It's a good photo, they've managed to promote the honesty of Thais and make the Chinese look like clowns; very well staged.

Edited April 29, 201610 yr by Rob13

Sorry for being a skeptic...but has anyone ever wondered if these good samaritan stories are are actually made up,

I had to write a number of feel-good stories early in my career and I'm pretty sure they were all on the level. I think I would have enjoyed doing them more if I'd known how much they seem to upset some people!

Was the tourist fined for being inappropriately dressed ?

Looks like Criminal Bad Taste.

This is without a doubt the worst bit of journalism I have had to fathom out in a long time !!!

eg--- which one in the pic was the tourist

It wasn't the woman "inappropriately dressed" the tourist was a male---28yr old Wu Yongfe

On the left(presumably) is the 19yr old driver

The driver of a four wheeler------- what the f@$%k does that mean!!!!!!!!!!!

Now we are left with the strange looking woman in the funny hat and dress----- and she is WHO??

good job the guy on the right has a uniform-------- he is the hall porter yes?????

I also had to wonder where the 4 schoolkids fitted in to all this,and why the money in the bag suddenly went from 100,000 to something like 22,000 until I realised this report had suddenly gone to a totally different one!!!

Thai journalists need a lot of coaching

Edited April 29, 201610 yr by biplanebluey

The driver of a four wheeler------- what the f@$%k does that mean!!!!!!!!!!!

It means he was the driver of Wu Yongfu's car.

Now we are left with the strange looking woman in the funny hat and dress----- and she is WHO??

She is Mr Wu Yongfu, 28; the Chinese tourist

The stuff about the year 10 students and the 21000 found in the grounds, anybody's guess there.

Edited April 29, 201610 yr by Rob13

"She is Mr Wu Yongfu, 28; the Chinese tourist"

I could have sworn "she" was Tony Curtis in "Some Like it Hot".

Sorry for being a skeptic...but has anyone ever wondered if these good samaritan stories are are actually made up, giving the potential thief an opportunity to make good? All of the cause of course.

I haven't wondered that.

An honest Thai Tour Driver.. an out of pocket Chinese Tourist, carrying 100k.....

Its funny, that its always seems to be a news report on forgotten baggage in a vehicle....

Do Thai drivers always do a through check of their vehicle after each passenger?

Does the Thai driver, call the Police and Media and ask them to meet at a destination where the Passenger is staying?

One has to wonder, how many millions of Baht is mislaid by tourists every year and is never returned to the rightful owners?

It's a good photo, they've managed to promote the honesty of Thais and make the Chinese look like clowns; very well staged.

Kudos to the young man... need more like him... especially in politics