Pattaya Mayor Pol Maj-General Anan Charoenchasri and other city executives gave 29-year-old vendor Sumalee Sri-aum the certificate of honour and praised her as a good citizen who helped promote the city’s image.

Sumalee found the wallet – which contained Bt29,822 cash, three cashier checks each worth Bt400,000 and important documents – and handed it in to police at 3am on Sunday to help find the owner. The documents identified the owner as Wutthikorn Hanwutthisut.

The owner of the wallet thanked Sumalee for returning his wallet and gave her a cash reward.