A Bangkok taxi driver put the breaks on the capital’s dangerous boy cabbie status after he returned nearly four hundred,000 baht to a Bangladeshi passenger.
There’s not a day that goes by and not utilizing a story breaking of one of Bangkok’s unhealthy boy taxi drivers ripping off clients, refusing to service or turn on meters, brawling with passengers and even masturbating. One Bangkok taxi driver, however, went an extended method to redeem others after he found a large wad of cash on the again seat and immediately contacted SWP.FM9 radio station to aid in returning the money to its rightful owner.
On Saturday, August 19, the taxi driver, Phonsak Phunni, visited the SWP.FM91 radio station after discovering a long black pockets containing numerous identification playing cards, credit cards, and a hundred and five US$100 payments, amounting to 10,500 dollars (373,490 baht). No obligation contained 7,050 Indian rupees (3,000 baht). The wallet was suspected to have been left behind by three international male passengers who had travelled from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the Indra Emporium in Pratunam around 1pm that day.
Phonsak stated that after dropping off the passengers, he instantly picked up new ones from the identical space. One of the model new passengers handed him the pockets, main him to imagine it belonged to the three males who had just alighted.
“I was shocked and shaking. I didn’t dare to look inside utterly.”
Phonsak quickly made a name to SWP.FM91, stating that he had discovered lost property and that it have to be returned to its owner. He didn’t dare to keep it himself, given the large amount of money concerned.
“I’ve been a taxi driver for over ten years, and I’ve all the time returned any misplaced gadgets I’ve discovered, no matter how small. I by no means thought of preserving them.”
The wallet’s owner, Jahirul Islam (Munshi), a Bangladeshi man, expressed his gratitude towards Phonsak and the radio station.
“I’m very pleased to have my a refund. I wish to thank FM91 Bangkok and the taxi driver, whom I’ll name brother. I’m very impressed and feel extremely happy.”
Dr Jaiton Sriwangpol, the Deputy Manager of Vilai Center and Sons Co., Ltd., along with Sakon Thawornkanchana, the Chief Executive Officer of the Organizational Communications Department of SWP.FM91 radio station served as witnesses through the handover of the cash and different belongings, which totalled virtually 400,000 baht..