Thai visitors to Sweden warned over heightened robbery risk

[webfact]

Thai visitors to Sweden warned over heightened robbery risk 

By The Nation

 

Thai Embassy in Sweden's Facebook

 

The Thai Embassy in Sweden has warned Thais visiting the country about the risk of being robbed while on their travels, following repeated reports of such crime in recent months.

 

In its statement, the embassy revealed that in the past two months, it had been alerted by many Thais visiting Sweden on study, pleasure or business trips that their belongings and valuables, including passports, had been stolen.

 

The most common locations were hotel lobbies and breakfast rooms, therefore all visitors should be careful about keeping their belongings secure, even at their own hotels, the statement said.

 

Moreover, visitors should be extra-cautious while in crowded areas such as train stations, airports and walking streets. 

 

Many thieves give the impression that they are lost and ask for directions in order to catch a target off guard, while others ask the victim to take a photo for them and then grab the opportunity to steal from them, the statement explained.

 

Thais should therefore not leave their bags, passports or valuables far from them at any time, it warned. 

 

The statement also said that no one should assume that their friend would take care of their belongings.

 

Visitors should not carry large sums of cash, and should divide and keep their money in separate places so that in the event of theft, they would have some money left, the embassy recommended.

 

Moreover, the embassy said shops in Sweden did not prefer cash, while some refused to accept it, therefore Thais should be ready to use a credit card or some other way of paying, such as mobile payment.

 

Visitors are also recommended to make paper or digital copies of their documents, such as passports and visas, in case of emergency.

 

Thais affected by such crime in Sweden can call the embassy at +46702344191 or +46702344192, e-mail to [email protected], or message via Facebook atwww.facebook.com/RoyalThaiEmbassyStockholm. 

 

The embassy’s address is Floragatan 3, 114 31 Stockholm.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30370149

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-29

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[observer90210]

About time the Swedes start their "honest cabbie",  soap operas...

Edited May 28, 2019 by observer90210

[ukrules]

Why have the Swedish people suddenly started robbing people?

 

This didn't happen until recently.

[PoorSucker]

21 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Why have the Swedish people suddenly started robbing people?

 

This didn't happen until recently.

 

[ukrules]

Bingo ^

[geoffbezoz]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

 

And what exactly are you attempting to portray.

 

Is it that as immigration in Sweden has increased, like many countries, those immigrants are committing the crimes generally or is it that as the immigration figures have increased then therefore the proportion of Thai immigrants have also increased who are responsible in part for an increase in crime ?

[Prairieboy]

The Swede must want some of the filthy Thai lucre that finances many of the tourist adventures.

[wisperone]

Perhaps it just considered the Thai Tax.

[PatOngo]

Count your blessings Thailand, none of your nationals on holiday have been raped or murdered in Sweden!

[Orton Rd]

21 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

And what exactly are you attempting to portray.

 

Is it that as immigration in Sweden has increased, like many countries, those immigrants are committing the crimes generally or is it that as the immigration figures have increased then therefore the proportion of Thai immigrants have also increased who are responsible in part for an increase in crime ?

They do not keep records of which race/religion is committing the rising rates of theft and rape etc, but it's not down to ethnic Swedes, or they would be. Swedes appear to hate their own culture and cannot wait to have it replaced, national suicide, although what they have to feel guilty about having had no colonies is hard to understand.

[mikebell]

Thai females are having their houses stolen from them by Swedes; this makes a refreshing change.

[jesimps]

One of the benefits of diversity, a large increase in the crime figures. Tourists are bound to be affected by it. Couple that with the female dominated govt being soft on crime and you have your explanation.

[Bob12345]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The most common locations were hotel lobbies and breakfast rooms

I can imagine the Thais putting their keys and phone on an empty table to reserve it, and then going to the buffet tables to get their breakfast.
It might work in Thailand, but in European countries with high immigrant rates you will come back to an empty table.

[Kasset Tak]

2 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They do not keep records of which race/religion is committing the rising rates of theft and rape etc, but it's not down to ethnic Swedes, or they would be. Swedes appear to hate their own culture and cannot wait to have it replaced, national suicide, although what they have to feel guilty about having had no colonies is hard to understand.

I don't hate our Swedish culture, but I hate how politicians and the Swedish establishment have turned everything 1,000% PC...

* Sweden banned animal cruelty, for example slaughter practices... but now we allow halal slaughter as it's a part of the Muslims culture and religion?!
* There are schools that ban the students from singing the Swedish national anthem... because it can be seen as racist?!
* Traditionally we have eaten a lot of pork in Sweden, the ever resurrecting pig (Sæhrímnir) is even a part of the Nordic mythology... but now schools stop serving pork because that there are Muslim kids in the school?!
* The Swedish government support companies with tax cuts if they hire migrants, so now people like my niece can't get a job in her field even thou she has studied for 5 years in trade school... because hiring a migrant is 15-25% cheaper than hiring an ethnic Swede?!

and people wonder why the Swedish nationalist party has grown to get 17% of the votes in last years election and then 14.5% of the votes in Sundays EU election...

[Morty T]

I think commonsense plays a large part in this. After taking my SIL to the USA for a short trip my wife had to constantly reprimand her for doing stupid stuff. Like not leaving your cell phone on the table at a Food Court to reserve the seat, pulling out a wad of cash at Wally-mart and counting it in the middle of the store, wearing so much gold that she looked like a jewelry shop in motion, leaving her pocket book on the front dashboard of the car and then leaving the doors unlocked, and the list went on. After a while, it was more like babysitting. If she wasn't with us, I could just see how this would have ended.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai visitors to Sweden warned over heightened robbery risk

Som nam na.

[hansnl]

5 hours ago, ukrules said:

Why have the Swedish people suddenly started robbing people?

 

This didn't happen until recently.

Swedish people?

Think again.

Same people that are "unfriendly" to women.

[Snow Leopard]

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to work this out. The PC mob will never admit it though. Pretty much free IMMIGRATION. 

[geoffbezoz]

34 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

I can imagine the Thais putting their keys and phone on an empty table to reserve it, and then going to the buffet tables to get their breakfast.
It might work in Thailand, but in European countries with high immigrant rates you will come back to an empty table.

You think that's bad ?   Try that in Liverpool and there won't even be a table to come back to ????

[toofarnorth]

I have only met a few Swedes in my life and they were blue eyed blondes and very cool , or is that only the girls ?

[NotYourBusiness]

20 minutes ago, hansnl said:

Swedish people?

Think again.

Same people that are "unfriendly" to women.

You apparently missed the irony dripping from his post.

[RotBenz8888]

24 minutes ago, Snow Leopard said:

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to work this out. The PC mob will never admit it though. Pretty much free IMMIGRATION. 

But only from MENA countries. And if you have that appearance, you don't even need any passport. 

[4737 Carlin]

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

Why have the Swedish people suddenly started robbing people?

 

This didn't happen until recently.

Celebrate the diversity.

[ezzra]

6 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

 

Eloquently put, succinctly and true... Sweden used to be the land of carefree, blond people everywhere, nowadays, there are places in Sweden that even the police are wary to thread...

[INV]

1 hour ago, Kasset Tak said:

I don't hate our Swedish culture, but I hate how politicians and the Swedish establishment have turned everything 1,000% PC...

* Sweden banned animal cruelty, for example slaughter practices... but now we allow halal slaughter as it's a part of the Muslims culture and religion?!
* There are schools that ban the students from singing the Swedish national anthem... because it can be seen as racist?!
* Traditionally we have eaten a lot of pork in Sweden, the ever resurrecting pig (Sæhrímnir) is even a part of the Nordic mythology... but now schools stop serving pork because that there are Muslim kids in the school?!
* The Swedish government support companies with tax cuts if they hire migrants, so now people like my niece can't get a job in her field even thou she has studied for 5 years in trade school... because hiring a migrant is 15-25% cheaper than hiring an ethnic Swede?!

and people wonder why the Swedish nationalist party has grown to get 17% of the votes in last years election and then 14.5% of the votes in Sundays EU election...

I am Swedish and I agree with all in your post. Last time I was there was 7 years ago and it was crap then and now it's much much worse. Never going back

[khunPer]

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

Why have the Swedish people suddenly started robbing people?

 

This didn't happen until recently.

Sweden and its population has changed recently, due to immigration politics; Swedes is not anymore what it once was...????

[Aussieroaming]

Hahaha sometimes the media is funny

[overherebc]

2 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

You think that's bad ?   Try that in Liverpool and there won't even be a table to come back to ????

Most of the theft in Birkenhead is carried out by Red Indian immigrants who are led by Chief Angonamoe and his half Scottish brother Chief Hawkeyethenoo.

[Nielsen]

It's not just robbery. Sweden is said to now be the rape capital of Europe ! Well done Sweden with your failed liberal immigration policy.

[Redline]

It’s good practice to always be careful and sensible wherever you go-I guess I would say think about what you are doing, and always be alert