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A cabby found $1.1 million in cash that had been left behind by a Thai couple in his vehicle, and instead of keeping it, he drove straight to ComfortDelGro’s lost-and-found department in Sin Ming to return it.
According to a Straits Times report, ComfortDelGro cabby Sia Ka Tian, 70, had picked up the Thai couple from The Sail condominium at Marina Bay at around 11.30am yesterday (Nov 19).
After he dropped them off at Golden Mile Complex in Beach Road, he visited the toilet. When he returned, he noticed a black paper bag on the right side of the back seat of his cab.
In it was another white paper bag which contained stacks of $1,000 notes.
Mr Sia locked his cab doors and drove straight to ComfortDelGro’s lost-and-found department in Sin Ming.
“The money is unimportant to me. It doesn’t belong to me, so how can I use it?” said Mr Sia, who has been a cabby for 31 years.
His colleagues at the office were stunned when he handed over the bag of cash. They counted the money and realised it was $1.1 million.
Meanwhile, the couple had contacted ComfortDelGro via a friend. They went to Sin Ming, where Mr Sia was waiting at the lost-and-found department.
To express their gratitude, they gave him a reward for his honesty. Mr Sia declined to reveal the amount.
Spokesperson Tammy Tan said Mr Sia had acted quickly and with great integrity by returning the money directly.
She said: “Finding $1million in cash is not an everyday affair and, in fact, we wonder how many people would have possibly been tempted by it.
“We are immensely proud of him, and are glad that the passengers recovered their money.”
The taxi operator also intends to present Mr Sia with its Crystal Award which is given to cabbies who have provided good service.
