webfact Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Illegal hotel crackdown "We found that many illegal hotels in Phuket are using Thais as nominees" By Kritsada Mueanhawong Tourist Police have announced a continuation of the crackdown on illegal hotels in Phuket. Tourist Police are also continuing to locate and get rid of tour operators’ nominees – using Thai people as a ‘front’ for foreign tour companies. The owner of a condominium project development company has been arrested after the condos were sold but the construction had never started. Police say that their current investigation estimates potential losses for buyers could exceed a billion baht. Additional litigants that are now coming forward suggesting that the amount could be much larger. Tourist Police Deputy Commander Gen Surachet Hakpan says, “Fraud must not exist in Phuket as Phuket is all about tourism. This can affect our whole tourism image.” Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/illegal-hotel-crackdown -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-05-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, webfact said: Surachet Hakpan says, “Fraud must not exist in Phuket Good Luck with that. This man certainly has his work cut out for him. Not saying that he is bad at it, but 1 against 10000 isn´t fair at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: using Thai people as a ‘front’ for foreign tour companies. so if i bring my money from my home country and my thai wife of many years buys land with it, is she a 'front' for me ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlog Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 This pound cake looks dry as hell. Would love to see the Gen eating it while go on with his speech lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hotels using Thais as nominees. That's small potatoes vs the number of villas, land etc held this way. As usual Thai logic at play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 The headline suggests the crackdown was illegal, not the hotels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, YetAnother said: so if i bring my money from my home country and my thai wife of many years buys land with it, is she a 'front' for me ? Are you operating a tour company then, or maybe an illegal hotel? Most of the time if the Thai wife buys land with money you supplied the land office let you sign a note or document the money was a gift to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Typical Thai written headline, using the adjective to describe the wrong noun!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, markaoffy said: Typical Thai written headline, using the adjective to describe the wrong noun! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Typical people moaning about side issues in stead of what the thread is about. Besides that, it is common in headlines to shorten them and make them 'grammatically incorrect' also in the western world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said: The headline suggests the crackdown was illegal, not the hotels. I agree entirely and the narrative hardly makes sense either. Suggest TV takes these articles, rehashes them and publishes, rather than just copying and pasting something which is clearly nonesense. Edited May 4, 2018 by robertson468 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo53 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, inThailand said: Hotels using Thais as nominees. That's small potatoes vs the number of villas, land etc held this way. As usual Thai logic at play. Thailand is supposed to be part of the WTO,they enjoy the privileges that membership brings,but then place all manner of prohibitive stipulations on property and business ownership for foreigners,maybe its about time this was made reciprocal by foreign governments in regards to Thai's buying abroad. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 But if you read these places never got the proper permits to run a hotel/hostel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 6 hours ago, YetAnother said: so if i bring my money from my home country and my thai wife of many years buys land with it, is she a 'front' for me ? No, because when the transaction is done at the Land Office you are obliged (if legally wed) to sign a disclaimer in Thai) agreeing that the money used for the purchase is hers alone effectively that she had it before the date of marriage. So the land is hers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Strange headline. Starts off about illegal hotels & moves to suckers who have paid deposits before construction even begins.. Comments as well, this has nothing to do with loaning or giving monies to a girlfriend to buy land 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Why do we need to hear of these crackdowns all of the time? Why can't the police just do their job? Justification for robbing people I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expatthailover Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 12:02 PM, markaoffy said: Typical Thai written headline, using the adjective to describe the wrong noun! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Yes how typical. What a disgrace. Another thing to complain about. All too awful isnt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Yes how typical. What a disgrace. Another thing to complain about. All too awful isnt it.And gives you the Opportunity to complain about the complainers!Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkg Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 20 hours ago, markaoffy said: And gives you the Opportunity to complain about the complainers! Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Whereas you have taken the opportunity to complain about the people complaining about the complainers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I'm very surprised, is look like they do police work only in Phuket, Pattaya, and Hua Hin, I know in Samui several hotels/hostels that are probably illegal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, peperobi said: I'm very surprised, is look like they do police work only in Phuket, Pattaya, and Hua Hin, I know in Samui several hotels/hostels that are probably illegal.... The Phuket Police only "crackdown" on their competition. On Samui, the Police must own EVERYTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 7 hours ago, NamKangMan said: The Phuket Police only "crackdown" on their competition. On Samui, the Police must own EVERYTHING. I know it, but we talking about Khun Surachet, he is working all around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 How many guesthouses, apts, condos, etc have a license? 5%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 2 hours ago, inThailand said: How many guesthouses, apts, condos, etc have a license? 5%? Many guesthouses have licenses to let out rooms issued by the Tessabaan. A number are registered with the OrBorJor and some of these regularly pay room tax. Does this make them legal according to the rules? I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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