A Korean tourist wearing a 140,000-baht gold necklace had it stolen on his first day in Pattaya.
Police arrived at the Ban Kaew Resort on Naklua Soi 13 on Jan. 13 to find a distressed South Korean banker, identified only as Kim, with friends who all planned to see Pattaya’s nightlife.
He told police the group had hired a baht bus to take them out, but they were surreptitiously followed by the thief on a motorbike. When the truck pulled into its destination, the gold snatcher rode by and grabbed the 7-baht-weight necklace.
Kim insisted he had been careful wearing jewelry, worth more than many Thais make in a year. He said the necklace was completely tucked under his shirt so it could not be seen.
