PHUKET (NNT) - Phuket province has launched its Phuket Crime-Free campaign to stamp out criminal activities and illegal businesses. Local authorities hope the campaign will help boost confidence among tourists and make the city a safer place to live and visit.

 

The campaign targets inappropriate behavior, illegal activities, dangerous acts and disruptions to peace and order. It also targets international criminals attempting to operate out of Thailand and tarnish the nation’s image.

 

Since December 1, officials have arrested six foreign nationals overstaying their visas, imposed fines on 117 foreigners, arrested a migrant worker breaching his permit and brought charges against three tour guides and companies operating without a license. The province hopes such actions will give visitors to the city more confidence during their stays.

 

Immigration officials are also working to help foreign nationals who fall victim to scams. A total of 15 charges have been leveled against Thai nationals operating as fake visa agents.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221219160522466

 

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So first step, arrest and resign all the police then everyone will feel a lot safer and the crime rate will drop overnight. Problem solved and I haven't had my G&T yet ????

How many international criminals have been caught? Notice the absence of the local Thai mafia including those in uniform. It's all smoke and mirrors. A sleight of hand to distract people to give the illusion that something is being done. They finger point in the wrong direction. No such thing as zero crime anymore than zero Covid or zero C02...... 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It also targets international criminals attempting to operate out of Thailand and tarnish the nation’s image.

Of course , " tarnishing the image of the Nation " is an occupancy that is strictly reserved for thai ' politicians ' only .

Eliminate BIB ELIMINATE ALL CRIME.

No crime = no brown envelopes.

 

Never gonna happen.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Since December 1, officials have arrested six foreign nationals overstaying their visas, imposed fines on 117 foreigners

Focusing on the worst criminals first I see.

 

It's not like all of Phuket is controlled by the local mafia...

If it is a success Phuket will be empty ????????

You want to lower crime in Phuket? Start with the police. Lower the crimes they commit. Then move onto the local government. 

 

Saying you want a place to be crime free, is like saying you want the water to be clean, or you want 100% occupancy all the time. Or you want no traffic accidents. It is merely silly PR and wishful thinking, backed up by nothing. 

 

 

A Top-Down approach would be a nice initiative.
But hey, we're not going to shoot ourselves in the foot innit?

Complete nonsense.

Police facing too much competition ?

4 hours ago, Megasin1 said:

So first step, arrest and resign all the police then everyone will feel a lot safer and the crime rate will drop overnight. Problem solved and I haven't had my G&T yet ????

You should have taken your G&T, as that would have made you remember a very important factor. It´s an occupation reserved for Thais. There you have it! It´s really simple. ????

Phuket is the Cradle of Royal Thai Police Corruption governed by Region 8 Headquarters the retirement home for all those Phuket policemen occupying inactive posts including the original Joe Ferrari. . 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The campaign targets inappropriate behavior, illegal activities, dangerous acts and disruptions to peace and order. It also targets international criminals attempting to operate out of Thailand and tarnish the nation’s image.

They don't need the help from foreign crims to tarnish Los. 

The natives can do that themselves.

1 hour ago, IamNoone88 said:

Complete nonsense.

You are being far too polite? Complete excrement?

What more can you do than just make up stuff like this at the office.

3 hours ago, Mywayboy said:

Eliminate BIB ELIMINATE ALL CRIME.

so all taxi drivers will be arrested eh.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Since December 1, officials have arrested six foreign nationals overstaying their visas, imposed fines on 117 foreigners,

Bearing in mind that there are 50,000 (?) Thais for every foreigner, shouldn't the number of non-foreigners fined be nearly 6 million Thais fined too? Instead, the number reported is zero. Or don't Thais commit crimes as 'Oh no, Thai person never do that sir'?

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Phuket province has launched its Phuket Crime-Free campaign to stamp out criminal activities and illegal businesses. Local authorities hope the campaign will help boost confidence among tourists and make the city a safer place to live and visit.

Shouldn't things like this be an ongoing initiative?

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It also targets international criminals attempting to operate out of Thailand and tarnish the nation’s image.

Please stop it.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It also targets international criminals attempting to operate out of Thailand and tarnish the nation’s image.

Maybe the UK & Dubai should do the same?

overstays are not the 'crimes' that concern tourists and residents nor do they even care one iota.

Theft, scams, overpricing, hacking, burglary, assaults, taxi mafia would make the list though.

Here's an obvious tip for them ... Start with the taxi mafia ... and the IO corruption.

Never in the history of man has crime been eliminated. Setting the goal so high guarantees failure. 

3 hours ago, kcpattaya said:

A Top-Down approach would be a nice initiative.
But hey, we're not going to shoot ourselves in the foot innit?

Could you please explain what 'innit' means, thank you.

1 hour ago, dpcjsr said:

Never in the history of man has crime been eliminated. Setting the goal so high guarantees failure. 

There were never any goal posts and the Police are well versed in failure.

So it should be successful in achieving nothing which was probably the original intention.

Impressive - so they'll all resign after all the politicians and local leaders are fired, and the soldiers too - starting with the top and working their way down.

 

After that, perhaps start to train and recruit some real police, including the new initiative started abroad some years ago called 'Traffic Division' where they actually go out and see how people drive (rather than go out and deliberately ignore everything they see).

 

Very reassuring - I'm confident that this isn't simply a publicity story for the media.