Thai partner stole 70000 baht from me, what would the police do in this circumstance?

I gave him the money, to help pay for a business which didn’t plan out. He kept the money, as we were looking for other options and said he’ll keep it there to pay, so we didn’t get bank charges sending it back & forth.

No business plans out, im asking for the money back , many excuses to not repay etc. turns out he’s gambled and smoked all the money away.

He’s begged me not to go to the police, I’ve accepted I will not get the money back and he has no way of paying it back. I feel also like the police would not help as it’s his word against mine, not a direct theft. But I also feel foolish as he’s essentially getting off free? Would he be forced to repay, or prison? Or would they not care?

P.S I also already know I’m a prize idiot for trusting him.

*Comments Turned Off, I have the answers I need and the understanding so thank you to each and every one of you for taking the time to respond, seriously it is appreciated*

(Side Note, our home is now in the process of being sold, an offer has been accepted so we should be with you in or by November 🤞🏼)

Hi all

Hope you are having a great week

Question, how do you fund your life in Thailand

I don’t mean via a pension/ wage etc, and I am not referring to money transfer apps or third parties

IF your income is generated in your home Country which for me will be the UK (eg state or private pension)

I will be paid in English Pounds, yet my lifestyle will require Thai Baht

At the moment £1 is worth around 45thb, last week it might have been 39thb, next week it ‘could’ be 50thb

If you need say 75,000thb every month for your chosen Thai lifestyle, how do you do the

If I transfer £1600 every month, the amount I receive in Baht could be below the amount I need, if I transfer the equivalent of 75,000thb every month that could be more than my budgeted £1,600

How do you manage this please?

This is and everything else question. I move back to United States next week and I have this whole jar full of coins that I've been piling on to for the past year. How can I turn this in for cash? Do I just take a whole jar to the bank or is there a coin counting machine I could put this in?

Edit: so people can stop with the giving it away to charity post. My mom has terminal brain cancer and I'm going back to the states to help take care of her because she only has about 3 months left to live. I won't be working and will be around to help out with her hospice care.

I’m coming to Thailand in a few weeks and not sure what is a decent exchange rate at the moment. I’m in the UK and the best rate I can find is 41.740

Does anyone know of this is good?

Thank you

Hi all, we plan to retire in Phuket, Thailand and would like to find out about what is the best option to :

1) How to transfer money out of my home country bank on a monthly bases to pay bills in Thailand?

2) Can my social security check directly deposit into my new Thai bank account?

3 Can I open a Thai bank account in Phuket while still living in my home country?

4) When living in Thailand and want to buy a car how do I go about transferring money out of my home country bank into my foreign/Phuket bank count?