Government officials rewarded an 11-year-old schoolboy on Friday after he returned a wallet containing THB920 in cash, credit cards, and a passport that he found at a market in Chalong to its rightful owner earlier this week.
The boy, Peerapon Kwaengjan, a student at Bangneaw Municipality School in Phuket Town, was helping his grandmother sell flowers after he finished school at a market near Phuket Country Home housing estate in Chalong when he found a black wallet on the road at a parking area on Wednesday.
Peerapon gave the wallet to his grandmother, who handed it in at the Chalong police station. Police tracked down the wallet’s rightful owner, 30-year-old American woman Kethryn Elizabeth Dillman, and returned it to her.
However, after learning of the incident, Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong gave Peerapon a certification acknowledging his actions as a reward for his honesty.
“Even though there was not much money in the wallet, his goodness presents a good image to tourists,” Gov. Norraphat said.
“We hope that Peerapon’s actions will encourage others to follow in his footsteps, not only students at Bangneaw Municipality School, but also for the people of Phuket to do good things for the community,” he added
Story: The Phuket News
