Begging funded school for 4 children
That was one of the many stories revealed by a nationwide crackdown on beggars from Jan 26-30. The unnamed couple was among five vagabonds rounded up from the centre of Buri Ram province on Wednesday.They had their profiles recorded and were warned not to beg again. The wife has an impaired arm, but said had borrowed to start her food shop, but it lost money. She quit, leaving her some 50,000 baht.Later she decided to make use of her disability by becoming a beggar. She travelled with her husband on trains to beg in congested areas nationwide for a decade and her destinations included the Khlong.Thom market in Bangkok.