PHUKET, Feb 8 (TNA) – Phuket governor, officials and representatives from tourism sector met Li Chenglong, counselor director of China's Phuket consular office to apologize for a tour agent's attack on a Chinese tourist.

Both sides discussed the Feb 1 incident when a woman at a Thai tour company in Karon sub-district kicked a Chinese customer and inflicted a cut on his arm with a small knife during their argument over the 5,000- baht refund the client demanded for a trip. to Similan Island he and his family missed because the tour firm had failed to pick them up at the meeting point.

 

Phuket governor Narong Woonciew reported the penalty given to the culprit for criminal offence and violation of the Tourism Business Act. The tour operator was fined 500,000 baht and the firm has been suspended from business for six months.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1110573

 

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Heaven forbid anyone should upset the Chinese.

Not really, this rubbish could happen to anyone from any country. Though I guess because they're Chinese and Thailand is trying to make a good impression, stuff like this will more likely be expedited.

11 minutes ago, Henryford said:

Heaven forbid anyone should upset the Chinese.

Heaven forbid anyone should be stopped from kicking and slashing a tourist with a knife.

Had that been a Western tourist the fine would have been 500 Baht

And will the fine ever be actually paid...........

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

Not really, this rubbish could happen to anyone from any country.

Have you read of anyone elsewhere being attacked with a knife for asking for a refund for a service not provided. Of course, the foreigner must have been to blame for the pick-up not taking place, as Thais are never wrong about anything any time anywhere.

2 hours ago, Henryford said:

Heaven forbid anyone should upset the Chinese.

Or the driver..................

Officials, they can be fast when they want to...

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket governor Narong Woonciew reported the penalty given to the culprit for criminal offence and violation of the Tourism Business Act. The tour operator was fined 500,000 baht and the firm has been suspended from business for six months

Excellent news.

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

Had that been a Western tourist the fine would have been 500 Baht

The western tourist would have been fined 500,000 baht for provoking the tour guide.

1 hour ago, petermik said:

And will the fine ever be actually paid...........

It depends on what basis the 'fine' was levied. Was the alleged attacker charged, tried and sentenced under criminal law or is this a union of travel agents penalty for failing to meet agreed standards?

There is little justice in Thailand, unless you are Chinese.

 

A Canadian gets hit by a pickup truck, is taken by ambulance unconscious to hospital with multiple wounds and the Thai driver gets charged with reckless driving, pleads guilty and the fine is 500 baht.  But a Chinese tourist with a knife scratch that didn't require hospitalization and the Thai offender gets a 500,000 baht fine - absolutely ridiculous! This is justice in Thailand.

What about criminal charge ?

8 hours ago, SheungWan said:

 

AIS Smart is a wi-fi service made available in most major shopping malls to AiS post-paid customers. You just need a login p/w which only has to be entered once and then auto works. It is nothing to do with the AIS shop, so therefore I assume the OP (and/or others?) has not used this service to date. The service is very good.

I don't hang out in malls so high speed connectivity in malls is useless to me