'Blind' beggar caught driving SUV, fined B1,000A man dressed in ragged clothes is seen after parking his SUV outside a temple in Nonthaburi. He appeared shortly after at a nearby market masquerading as a blind man and begging for money. He was wearing ragged clothing, and was seen shortly after posing as a blind beggar, complete with dark eye-glasses, in a nearby market. Thai media quickly reported Mr Somporn was not blind and lived with his wife in a two-story townhouse in Nonthaburi. He later showed up at a nearby market wearing black glasses like a blind man and begging for money.

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2020 06:11 UTC