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"Thais are suckers for a sob story" says media as Chinese beggars cream off 3,000 baht a day

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"Thais are suckers for a sob story" says media as Chinese beggars cream off 3,000 baht a day

 

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Thai media Daily News said that reports that Chinese beggars were flying to Thailand to make 3,000 baht a day on the streets of the Land of Smiles were hardly surprising. 

 

They said that Thais were suckers for a sob story and would readily give money to beggars. 

 

Maj-Gen Kritthaphon Yisakhorn said that action was necessary to protect Thailand's image. 

 

It mattered not whether the beggars were Thai or Chinese - if the law is broken in this way they can expect prosecution, he said. 

 

Laws allow for beggars to be jailed for a month and fined up to 10,000 baht or both. 

 

The Maj-Gen, a deputy at the tourist police, said that investigations were underway to see if the foreign beggars and their gang had contravened human trafficking laws as well as those concerning begging and vagrancy. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-08

Even more quality tourists that they dont need taking money out not bringing it in

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Think it's ok,  as long as they don't try and fly businesses class or buy a pick up.  that would just be taking the piss. 

 

 

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I wonder if the Thai cops have watched "Trading Places".

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

Chinese beggars were flying to Thailand to make 3,000 baht a day

They want money so they can take a boat trip in Phuket.

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36 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Thais are suckers for a sob story"

I'm waiting for their reaction to comments on the new retirement visa requirements.

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The only beggars and handlers allowed are the ones paying the police. 

 

The Chinese beggars need to get with the program.

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They have fake Chinese monks hanging around the Nana area now, asking for cash donations, you pull your camera out and they run like hell. 

Oh oh. Not farangs. How will they handle this?

fake beggars are everywhere

5 hours ago, Monkeyrobot said:

They have fake Chinese monks hanging around the Nana area now, asking for cash donations, you pull your camera out and they run like hell. 

Please beat them. What would you do if a fake priest walked up and hit you up for a donation? Shameless.

I have reported this in other posts before. These beggars are all part of Chinese beggar gangs. Some are intentionally injured in China and sent abroad to beg. It was a big issue in Malaysia years back.

http://shanghaiist.com/2016/10/21/malaysia_begging/

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