News Forum - Ukrainian man arrested for working illegally on Thai island

[Thaiger]

Immigration police arrested a Ukrainian man on Thursday after he was allegedly discovered working illegally for a motorbike rental company on Koh Pah Ngan island in Surat Thani province in southern Thailand. Surat Thani Immigration revealed on Sunday that they arrested an unnamed 45 year old man from Ukraine on Thursday – the same day …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Charge the rental company for engaging tourists as employee. Make it hefty fine so that those who are thinking about hiring them will think twice before engaging tourists as employees. 

[Aussieroaming]

It must be a tough decision to hang around Thailand and work illegally when so many of your compatriots are fighting and dying at home for Ukrainian freedom. Maybe he should go home and help out for a while as a volunteer or something and that might inspire other "Ukrainian holidaymakers" to join him.

[Guest1]

5 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Charge the rental company for engaging tourists as employee. Make it hefty fine so that those who are thinking about hiring them will think twice before engaging tourists as employees. 

Long-term Tourist , I assume. Entering via Satun is/was most likely just a Visarun!

[HolyCowCm]

Article quote: Meanwhile, Phuket Immigration discovered 186 foreigners who had overstayed their visas in Phuket in a seven-day crackdown from April 28 to May 4, 2023.

That’s a lot in 7 days. Most just paid a fine and were on their way. Cash cow. 

[palooka]

foreigners who had overstayed their visas

Predict these numbers will expand exponentially in the coming months.

May well cost the Thai Govt much more than these people spent on their extended holiday to avoid Mr Putin and his antics.

Any updates on the billionaire tourists Pnut was after? Or has that now become another Pnut failure?