Pattaya —
In a heartwarming display of honesty, a staff member at the “Moom Aroi” restaurant in Naklua, Pattaya, gave a bag filled with over 100,000 baht in foreign currencies to police, in the hope to reunite it with the rightful owners.
On December 14th, waitress Sonya Khayandee discovered a white bag containing 9,275 Dirhams from the United Arab Emirates and 105 U.S. dollars, amounting to about 100,000 Thai Baht, underneath a chair while preparing tables. The employee of Burmese nationality immediately informed the restaurant manager, identified only as Mr. Aod.
Upon reviewing CCTV footage, Mr. Aod identified the likely owners as a group of four tourists, two women and two men, who appeared to be of Middle Eastern origin. The footage showed the group leaving the Moom Aroi restaurant after finishing their meals, and it was discovered that one of them had accidentally dropped the bag unnoticed. Despite waiting for a day, no one had came forward to claim the lost funds.
Determined to reunite the money with its rightful owners, Ms. Sonya and Mr. Aod went to report the incident to Banglamung Police Station on December 15th. They handed over the recovered money to the police for safekeeping and assistance in locating the owners.
The police acknowledged the staff’s honesty and accepted the lost funds for temporary safekeeping. They assured the restaurant team that they would carefully examine the CCTV footage to identify and locate the rightful owners. Additionally, they will issue a public notice describing the recovered funds to expedite the return process.
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