News Forum - Tourist police bust illegal Chinese tour guide in Phuket

[Thaiger]

Phuket Tourist Police busted a Chinese man for allegedly working as a tour guide without the necessary permits and license. According to tourist police, 43 year old Wang Kua Cheng was arrested this week in front of the Mongkol Nimit Temple on Dibuk Road in Phuket Old Town, The Phuket Express reported. Officers brought Wang … …

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[HolyCowCm]

Just weird thailand has protected occupations. 
 

[KaptainRob]

1 hour ago, HolyCowCm said:

Just weird thailand has protected occupations. 
 

Why do you think that?  IMO it could have saved many countries from migrant overpopulation and indigenous unemployment.

[Ramanathan.P]

It is ok. Foreigners working illegally is common in any country. Just file a case and make him pay a fine of 500THB and let him go so that he can earn and settle the penalty and a proceed with his living. After all Thailand has a very strict policy of not hurting tourists feelings in any way. 

[kalyan]

come on man, how many times they catch foreign tourist guide, instead amend the law as a tourist guide by preference.

[HolyCowCm]

2 hours ago, KaptainRob said:

Why do you think that?  IMO it could have saved many countries from migrant overpopulation and indigenous unemployment.

Not buying it KR. Each goverments Immigration policy and refugee status has the blame on most of what you are talking about. Being a refugee needs to relooked at. As for Thailand they take no refugees, and Thai are getting lazy. I can say the USA is messed up, but then Americans are lazy as well and the immigrants play an important role in society.

[ChrisS]

This is only the tip of the iceberg of Chinese tour guides operating in Thailand. Nothing more than a token arrest to show the Thai Police are 'doing their job'.