A timely 100 million baht theft in Chonburi

[reader]

Gee, I hope owner didn't forget to insure them to the hilt before he left.

From Pattaya News

A luxury home in Hui Yai owned by a Chinese businessman was broken into by thieves, who allegedly stole over 100 million baht worth of high-end watches.

At 1:30 AM on January 16th, Huai Yai police received a report of a burglary at a house in a luxury housing estate in Huai Yai, Chonburi province. Police rushed to the scene with forensic investigators from Chonburi Forensic Division 2.

The incident scene, a two-story detached house covering around 80 square wah, is worth more than 8 million baht. Inside a second-floor room, officers found a black safe measuring 1 meter wide and 1.5 meters high.

Mr. Yu Chao, a 43-year-old Chinese national and caretaker of the house, told police in a state of shock that he is a friend of the homeowner, Mr. Wang Liang Chen, a 39-year-old Chinese businessman in Thailand’s tour industry. Mr. Wang had returned to China, leaving Mr. Yu to look after the house.

https://thepattayanews.com/2025/01/17/thieves-ransack-chinese-businessmans-luxury-home-allegedly-steal-over-100-million-baht-in-watches/

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With all of these recent negative events against Chinese nationals:

Scams,

Kidnappings,

Accidents,

Deaths.

The current Thai government's GDP targets from tourism are now being threatened and the PM now needs to jump into the current crisis:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-pm-reassure-chinese-tourists-security-ahead-lunar-new-year-2025-01-17/

 

[Travelingguy]

So they were somehow able to get that safe open. Either they crack the safe or somebody gave them the combination. The safe is too small to have been blown open without damaging the watches. I wonder if the watches were insured.