Phuket airport chief dismisses ‘death penalty for beach selfie’ reports

[snoop1130]

Phuket airport chief dismisses ‘death penalty for beach selfie’ reports

By The Phuket News

 

Tourists at Mai Khao beach greet the plane about to land on Phuket International Airport’s Runway 09. Photo FP/popumon via Bangkok Post
 

PHUKET:-- Thanee Chuangchoo, General Manager of Phuket International Airport, today (Apr 11) dismissed reports circulating in the international media that taking selfies on Mai Khao Beach near the runway will incur the death penalty.
 

Mr Thanee called the spurious reports “incomplete”, noting that they focused on the most serious of punishments available under the law reserved for those who endanger lives.

 

“Taking selfies or pictures of aircraft while standing on Mai Khao Beach will not incur the death penalty,” Mr Thanee said.

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-airport-chief-dismisses-death-penalty-for-beach-selfie-reports-71064.php#59vcbxM4vGwCYycU.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-04-11

[bluesofa]

45 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

“Taking selfies or pictures of aircraft while standing on Mai Khao Beach will not incur the death penalty,” Mr Thanee said.

Unless those taking photos were unfeasibly tall and were decapitated by the aircraft.

 

[NCC1701A]

"What wrong Farang? They make story about Thailand everything say, everything do."

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/thailand-imposes-death-penalty-for-airport-photos-on-mai-khao-beach-report-2019-4

 

[Just Weird]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr Thanee called the spurious reports “incomplete”, noting that they focused on the most serious of punishments available under the law reserved for those who endanger lives.

Mr Thanee called the spurious reports “incomplete”, noting that ThaiVisa posters, in particular, focused on the most serious of punishments available under the law reserved for those who endanger lives!

[CharlieH]

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[JetsetBkk]

On 4/11/2019 at 8:52 PM, bluesofa said:

Unless those taking photos were unfeasibly tall and were decapitated by the aircraft.

 

In that case, "som nam naa!".

[arithai12]

On 4/11/2019 at 8:52 PM, bluesofa said:

Unless those taking photos were unfeasibly tall and were decapitated by the aircraft.

 

or the pilot lands a little short of the runway, see Lion Air in Bali

[tifino]

 Phuket could now boast in heading the list of having the deadliest sand flies?