News Forum - Bangkok taxi driver arrested for stealing million-baht wristwatch

[Thaiger]

A 44 year old Bangkok taxi driver was apprehended on Monday morning, accused of delaying his journey for several hours in wait for a Japanese passenger, who was inebriated, to fall asleep. The motive behind this delay was allegedly to pilfer a wristwatch worth a million baht. Pol Col Pansa Amarapitak, the chief at Bangkok’s … …

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[Guest1]

Will he loose his taxi driving license? 

[garyknrd]

1 hour ago, Guest1 said:

Will he loose his taxi driving license? 

500 baht fine...

[Guest1]

4 hours ago, garyknrd said:

500 baht fine...

And that, because he got caught! What happened to the dealer in stolen good´s?

My guess, he is just not getting his money back.

As long he does not complain, that case just fell behind the copy machine, methinks!

[1000YearVampire]

Who cares what wristwatch you wear nowadays? Status is defined by your mobile phone. It's interesting to see how the wristwatch companies are trying to keep this vintage technology relevant. Having said that, as an avid swimmer, I am in the market for a diving watch; but these little niches are few and far between, methinks.