A Singaporean man thought he was just getting a hug from a transgender person on the streets of Thailand. But what was supposedly a friendly gesture turned out to be a case of snatch theft, as the person soon fled with the man’s gold chain in hand. In a post on...
A Singaporean man thought he was just getting a hug from a transgender person on the streets of Thailand.
In a post on Facebook, the Lumphini police in Bangkok, said the incident happened at around 12.30am on Wednesday near Asok Train Station.
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