Volunteer Responder Tay Sai Tharn Denies Donation Misconduct Allegations
Rescue volunteer Tay Sai Tharn has denied allegations she profited from foundation donations, daring authorities to audit her finances. The accusations arose amid wider scrutiny of charitable organizations following the Boom Panadda controversy. Tay revealed she has only hundreds of thousands of baht in her account, not millions, and still works multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Rescue volunteer Tay Sai Tharn has hit back hard over money allegations after a social media comment accused her of taking a cut of foundation donations. The comment read: 'We suspect Tay is definitely involved in this. She got a big share. How many millions does Tay have? Do good but if it's not transparent you'll get caught.'
Tay screenshotted the comment and replied fiercely: 'Oh my... I'm at the Ruam Katanyu Foundation. Investigate all you want. You might be shocked to see the account — there are hundreds of thousands, but not hundreds of millions, just hundreds of thousands of baht. These days I still have to work hard selling herbal medicine and am in debt. If it doesn't work out I'll go sell dried oranges. After the audit, can you lend me 200 baht?'
Tay insists she is only a volunteer and welcomes any investigation by the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) or police. In a heartfelt post she wrote: 'I never said I was a good person. No need to tell everyone I'm good. My conscience knows what I do is good enough. Tay isn't a salaried official, just a volunteer the Ruam Katanyu Foundation sent for lifeguard training. This place is like a second home, we live like family. It gives us discipline, patience, compassion for fellow humans, and the ability to help others in many ways.'
She added: 'Sometimes wrongdoing is an individual's fault — don't drag the organization into it. When things go wrong, it's not just the individual who loses... #WelcomeInvestigationAMLOorPolice... I've done this until my 50s, no need to explain myself anymore. Fellow rescue volunteers who know me and worked with me know the truth.'
She ended with a joke: 'Before auditing the financial trail, audit the food trail first?'
