Phetchabun Orchard Owner Denies Foundation Branch Connection
The owner of Inthaphalam Garden in Phetchabun says his property was only a goods donation drop-off point, not a branch of the Good Deeds Foundation implicated in a fraud case. The foundation's sign was erected at the request of two suspects now charged with donation fraud, and was removed on October 11 after the garden was sold — weeks before the issue surfaced online. The owner insists all relief work done there was genuine and continues to pass on monthly aid to a domestic violence survivor.
Phetchabun — Khun Khai, owner of Inthaphalam Garden, insists the site was not a branch of the Good Deeds Foundation, only a collection point for donated goods — no money was accepted. "Bum" and "Got" (former foundation chairwoman Pannada Wongphudi and Athip Anantanawan, both charged with fraud over foundation donations) asked him to display the foundation's sign. After the sign went up, the garden accepted certain in-kind donations, which were then forwarded elsewhere; it never functioned as an office. The property has since been sold and the sign taken down on October 11, 2026, after Khun Khai returned from flood-relief work in Uthai Thani with Bum.
Khun Khai says he feels betrayed because he and Bum worked together genuinely — packing supplies, cooking meals, doing real fieldwork, not staging anything. He also described a separate case where Bum helped a woman in Saraburi who had been assaulted by her husband shortly after giving birth. Khun Khai and Bum assisted her, and an overseas donor has sent 3,000 baht monthly for about 11–12 months; Bum transfers the funds to Khun Khai, who delivers them to the woman. Most recently, on October 31, 2026, Bum sent three months' support (9,000 baht) in advance, which Khun Khai has already handed over.
