Transfer of ‘Uncle Pom’ neither a punishment nor a suspension, insists rescue foundation
MONDAY, MARCH 04, 2019
The transfer of rescue worker Noppadol “Uncle Pom” Sithongkham – recently celebrated in Thai social media as a “do-gooder” who sat for hours in the company of a drowned man while police were determining which station’s jurisdiction covered the case – was neither a punishment nor a suspension, Ruam Katanyu Foundation manager Somsak Palawat said on Monday.
Unknown assailants opened fire at a rescue van of Po Tek Tung Foundation in Bangkok’s Wang Thong Lang district early on Sunday but no casualties was reported. Police found the van with shattered back windshield and bullet holes on the sliding door on Lat Phrao Soi 101.