Thread: Honest Phuket Farmer Finds Cash And Gives it to Police

PHUKET: A man who found a substantial sum of cash on the pavement of Phuket and took it to police has been commended for his honesty.

Lungwan Suppalert, 61, says he wouldn't have been able to sleep at nights for feeling guilty that it was someone else's money and they might need it.

So, after picking up around 10,000 baht near a restaurant close to the Koh Sireh traffic circle on Sunday, the local farmer - originally from north east Thailand - went to a nearby police box and explained what had happened.

The police and Phuket's Damrungtam ombudsman's office are now making an appeal for anyone who has lost the cash to come forward.

Khun Lungwan has been presented with a certificate commending his exceptional honesty.

''In my mind, I had to go to police because someone might need the money more than me,'' he said.

The precise amount is not being declared so claimants can describe the total and their movements before losing the money.

Claimants can go to the Damrungtam office at Phuket Provincial Hall.

Honest Phuket Farmer Finds Cash And Gives it to Police - Phuket Wan

Originally Posted by misskit

The precise amount is not being declared so claimants can describe the total and their movements before losing the money.

An off duty police officer will claim the money, after getting some inside info.

The police and Phuket's Damrungtam ombudsman's office are now making an appeal for anyone who has lost the cash to come forward.

Originally Posted by misskit

a substantial sum of cash


around 10,000 baht


The precise amount is not being declared



the local farmer - originally from north east Thailand

I'm sure they'll keep us updated

^...And where the fook have you been?

Khun Lungwan has been presented with a certificate commending his exceptional honesty.

I'm tempted to get one of those certificates for my CV.

Anyone know at what point it becomes "exceptional" honesty?

Turning in amounts greater than 10B, 100B, 500B, 1000B, 5000B, 10000B?

Originally Posted by charleyboy

^...And where the fook have you been?

Pat got banged up for sheep worrying

That's real Thai (if ya know what I mean)... huge props to the man... I hope good things come to him..

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

huge props to the man

WTF does this mean ?

^It means big up da man dem

I have experienced some of this honesty from Thai people. I left a wallet on the table of an outdoors noodle place in Sukhumvit and the waitress ran 100 meters to catch up with me. I left a pretty valuable saxophone in a cab and the cab drove off, screamed around the nearest u-turn and came back to where he dropped me off to give it to me. Both refused a reward.

It means I wana send a big ass propeller to the old bloke... that way, he could use it as a windmill on da farm innit...

yeah... nah... just means good on him..

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

That's real Thai (if ya know what I mean)... huge props to the man... I hope good things come to him..

Yep. More so regarding the general character of Thais than what is imagined through stereotype.


Though, curiosity would mark me as to inquire what becomes of this cash if not claimed?

I've slumped down drunk before and my phone and wallet fell from my shorts pocket. When I came round 30mins later still in a haze, two motorbike taxi guys were there and handed me both, asking me if I was ok, and helped me up.

They didn't have to, they could have taken the 3000 Baht I had, or my bank card, the phone, they could have kept it all. Haters on certain forums/comments would have loved them to do that.

But they didn't. And it was along a rather bleak section of Rama 4 at about 11pm

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

It means I wana send a big ass propeller to the old bloke

Put a bow on the box, at least...I suppose he has the appropriate boat/motor...