Be ‘holds no ill-feeling’
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| Be, Good |
Famed singer Peerapat “Be” Tenwong says he holds no ill-feeling towards his former manager, convicted last week of theft after he took flight with 938,800 baht of the band’s money.
Suphawat “Good” Supamporn was sentenced to two years’ jail, halved after he confessed. He is now free on bail of 150,000 baht as he awaits an appeal.
The lightning conviction by the South Phra Nakhon District Court on Monday, just a day after the suspect’s capture, came after Be and several “good citizen” members of his fan club launched a daring raid on runaway Good’s hotel in Hua Hin, leading to his arrest.
A barman in the resort town came forward after Be on Nov 17 published a public appeal offering a 100,000 baht reward for information on Good’s whereabouts.
Singer Be said Good stole his band’s fees twice, the first time in late September. When he asked him on Nov 17 about the second missing payment of 360,000 baht, he claimed he had already transferred it to Be’s account, and fled soon after.
“A bar worker contacted me after seeing the news about our plight. He said he recognised Good, who had spoken to him at the bar. He had been there for the past two nights but had told him he was about to move on, almost as if he knew his time was running out,” Be said.
Be, whose public appeal was also carried widely by the media, alerted police to say he knew where Good was hiding. Unfortunately they were unable to help, as they did not have an arrest warrant.
“I decided to go straight there with two fan club members after finishing a show in Bang Saen. I didn’t want to hurt him, just to see him,” he said.
“Our young informant took us to Good’s car, which was outside his hotel. I spoke to reception. I told them I was a wronged party and they gave me his room number.
“My friends knocked on his door. He answered, looking drowsy and wearing just a pair of shorts. They asked if he was Good, and he said yes. That’s when I showed myself. He looked stunned and defeated like a man with nowhere to run.
“He admitted stealing the money and I asked him if he wanted to go to police in Hua Hin or Bangkok. He chose Bangkok, so I told him to get dressed and we took him back to the city.”
Be laid a formal complaint with Thong Lor police, who recorded Good’s confession. Prosecutors later laid charges of theft before sending the suspect to the district court, which promptly convicted him the next day.
“I asked why he did it, as he said he was hooked on football betting,” Be said, recounting their trip back from Hua Hin. “Once he sat in the seat next to me as a manager; now, thanks to gambling, he was a suspect.”
The stolen money included advance payments for four or five shows which Be had yet to perform.
“I had to go and play those gigs later, and fork out for musician’s fees as well, similar to paying off a debt,” he said.
“At first I was furious, I just wanted to kill him, but my friends and family cautioned against revenge.
“I realised I didn’t want to see him hurt or lynched in public. I just wanted my money back and also to protect my feelings. I want to be able to trust people, not be suspicious of everyone I meet.”
The court has ordered Good to repay the money he stole. He has a month to appeal.
Be said Good did not apologise for the theft and breach of trust, but he would rather he say sorry to his family, who are devastated by the news and now entering talks with Be about how they can repay the money.
“I have forgiven him, but that’s separate from the issue of punishment,” he said.
Since Be went public with his plight, other victims including the band Retrospect have come forward to say Good had also stolen from them and left under a cloud.
“Good comes from a good family who love him very much. He said my fate was in my hands, and of course I felt for him. But we have to make another time for repayment talks,” he said.
Actress waits for divorce
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| Aff |
Actress Aff Taksaorn has opened up about her troubled marriage to businessman husband Songkran Techanarong, admitting the pair have been apart for 12 months and she is waiting for a divorce.
Vowing things between the pair can’t return to the way they were, Aff said she had been bringing up their only child, Peamai, alone since the child was born three years ago.
While Aff lives in Bangkok, Songkran, son of Bonanza resort owner Paiwong Techanarong, helps his father run the business in Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima.
“We still talk to each other, but only as parents to Peamai, not as husband and wife,” she said. She would say what caused the split but said she would like to get the divorce over with as she didn’t want to leave the matter hanging.
Aff recently went on a family trip to France amid reports the couple had signed their divorce papers. However, Mr Paiwong denied his son and Aff had formally severed ties, claiming he would not allow it.
Aff said the couple had yet to discuss custody arrangements for their child, adding she was well past the crying stage.
In September, TV presenter Kwang Orakarn laid a police complaint after a Facebook site claimed she was a mischievous third hand who had helped break up Songkran’s marriage to Aff.
In the wake of Aff’s confirmation the pair have split, netizens are now focusing on another woman who has visited the Bonanza Resort and was pictured cuddling a baby white lion. Songkran has yet to comment on his wife’s remarks.
Fraudster’s relationship ‘in trouble’
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| Nathan |
Nathan said his seven-year bond with his admirer, a young businessman he has yet to name, has a 50:50 chance of success.
They have repeatedly put off plans to marry, which Nathan first disclosed before a sceptical public in early 2015.
They have repeatedly put off plans to marry, which Nathan first disclosed before a sceptical public in early 2015.
Back then, he came under fire for embellishing stories about his boyfriend concerning the diamond engagement ring and a luxury yacht which his admirer supposedly bought him.
Updating their plans recently, Nathan, a former boy band singer who fell from grace after getting caught out for fraud, said they had since run into problems, with Nathan struggling to overcome public antipathy to his criminal past.
“He is rich, while I come from a bad background. If I was a mother, I wouldn’t want my son with someone like me,” he said.
“When we are sitting having a meal, I still hear people saying, ‘There he is, Nathan the trickster’.
“I tell my boyfriend, if you truly love me, can you try to put up with it? I would like to earn some points so he can accept me. If we can get through this drama, we plan to get married next year.”
Nathan spent eight months in jail in 2010 for defrauding a market trader in Loei province of 700,000 baht. He revealed that while serving time in Klong Prem prison he was reunited with his mother, whom he had been told since childhood was dead.
“I received a surprise visit from my mother, which helped me get through my jail ordeal. I thought mum had died 20 years before as my family disguised the truth, but she turned up with food and money and gave me plenty of hugs.”
He has since been to see his mother, a former teacher in Loei who took early retirement.
“My maternal grandmother raised me but died when I was still young. I ran away from home and turned into a kid who made up stories about himself to make amends for his past. I am lucky I still have a mum,” he said in tears.
Reporters called the woman he identifies as his mum, who confirmed Nathan pays occasional visits, sometimes with money for her.
“I am no longer worried about him and tell him often to be a good person,” she said.
“I am no longer worried about him and tell him often to be a good person,” she said.
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