Tuesday, March 31, 2009

TRUE OR NOT???

I rec'd a email from my aunt.
She knows that we like bangkok and have been going back at least once a year.
So she specifically forward this mail to me.

After reading it, really dunno to believe it or not...
How?! if its true.. then its too scary to go back
If kenna extortion, then really damn SUAI!

Below is the email I rec'd, anyone verify if its TRUE??

Dear All

My dept secretary informed on this. Her cousin was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport.

He had paid for some chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier then put a pack of smokes into his bag and he thought that is was a free pack. He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was RM30,000 for his release. He spend two nights in jail and paid RM50 for an air-cond cell, 200-300 baht for each visitor and RM11,000 for his final release. The Police shared the money in front of his eyes.

On top of that, he was charged in court and fined RM2,000 by the local magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane. His passport was stamped ''Thief"!

While there, his relative requested help from the Malaysian Embassy and was told that they are helpless as M'sian are victimized similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai Authorities are ignored.


He shared a cell with a S'porean the 1st night who paid RM60,000 for his release. The 2nd night was an Indian national who paid USD70,000.

Mind you this is not in a shag downtown Bangkok but in a duty free shop in its International Airport.

Be Warned!




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