The police are hoping that they will be able to persuade creditors of Nuannoi "Kru Noi" Timkul, who has been running a charity home for underprivileged children in Bangkok, to cut her debt by half.
Kru Noi hit the headlines this week for running up huge debts she had taken from loan sharks to finance her charity home. Known as Ban Kru Noi, the home has been in operation for three decades already.
At the home, each child is given a daily allowance - Bt10 for kindergarteners; Bt15 for those in Grades 1 and 2; Bt20 for those in Grades 3 or 4; Bt30 for students in Grades 5 and 6; Bt60 for junior secondary students; Bt70 for senior secondary students; between Bt80 and Bt90 for those in vocational school or college; Bt100 for those in Rajabhat institutes; and Bt140 for university students.
"I have never used the money on myself or my children," Nuannoi said.
Foundation for the Better Life of Children's secretary general Wallop Tangkananurak said he did not question Nuannoi's intentions or honesty, though on Monday one of her creditors accused her of being too extravagant.
Yesterday, Wallop said Nuannoi had been complaining about financial problems for more than 10 years now. "I sent a staff member to set up an accounting system, but she found it too complicated and gave it up after a week," Wallop said.
However, he added, Kru Noi needed to improve her budget management and find better ways to help children. Child Protection Foundation's secretary-general Montri Sintawichai also supported this suggestion.
Pongsapat said the police would advise Khu Noi to do some bookkeeping and set up a financial system.
Meanwhile, donations have been pouring in since Kru Noi's story appeared in media. Yesterday, monks from a temple in Bangkok's Bang Khen district showed up at the children's home carrying rice and canned food.
Ruangdej Trison, a waiter at Central Gold, also travelled from Samut SakhThe Nation
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand yesterday each laid claim to the newly-approved Orange route of the Skytrain system.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Theerachon Manomaipibul said the BMA was assigned by a Cabinet resolution in 2004 to operate the Green route, so if its Pran Nok stretch were taken over by the Orange route, the city should run it no matter who built it.
However, MRTA Governor Chukiat Photayanuvat said the Orange route was originally in the SRT's master plan but was adjusted to cut across the city at Phya Thai to Taling Chan to replace the Green route's extension to Pran Nok.
The BMA's request was not appropriate because the MRTA should get the job due to its potential, manpower and experience from building the subway.
Also some parts of the Orange route would be underground and link up with the MRTA's existing Blue subway route at the Cultural Centre Station, he added.
