Swedish Man Arrested for Allegedly Working at a Bar in Karon

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Karon –A Swedish man was arrested after he was found allegedly working at a bar in Karon.

The Karon Police told the Phuket Express that on Wednesday (March 6th) at 5:00 P.M. they and the Phuket Immigration arrested a suspect identified only as MR. STEN, 57, a Swedish national. He was arrested at a bar on the Tai Na Road in Karon.

 

The arrest follows Phuket Immigration cracking down on illegally working foreigners in Phuket. The Swedish man was found allegedly recommending beverages to customers at the bar.

 

He was unable to prevent a legal work permit and was taken to the Karon Police Station to face charges of working without permission.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-03-08

 

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[flyingtlger]

Is it just me? There seems to be a lot of Swedes getting in trouble in Thailand....

[bendejo]

If he was only working for bar fines would he still need a work permit?

 

[ChipButty]

Obviously these guys are not keeping upto date on AN, 

[CANSIAM]

What's the penalty for working without permission ?

[Ralf001]

12 minutes ago, CANSIAM said:

What's the penalty for working without permission ?

[ChipButty]

13 minutes ago, CANSIAM said:

What's the penalty for working without permission ?

I think the worst case scenario would be getting deported, 

[daveAustin]

2 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Is it just me? There seems to be a lot of Swedes getting in trouble in Thailand....

And Swiss. This is not a bad thing since there is less focus on dodgy Brits 😋

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, CANSIAM said:

What's the penalty for working without permission ?

Fine, Possible jail time, possible deportation.

[ikke1959]

The outdated laws of Thailand and the xenophobia will ruin the country... But they pretend aiming for tourists or better the money from the tourists...  Maybe a boycot by the tourists could things change in Thailand.. Expats and retirees are already avoiding to come here  

[retarius]

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Fine, Possible jail time, possible deportation.

No hanging? Shame, hanging is too good for him.

[retarius]

1 minute ago, ikke1959 said:

The outdated laws of Thailand and the xenophobia will ruin the country... But they pretend aiming for tourists or better the money from the tourists...  Maybe a boycot by the tourists could things change in Thailand.. Expats and retirees are already avoiding to come here  

What is outdated about the law? Working without a work permit is forbidden for good reasons. 

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Swedish man was found allegedly recommending beverages to customers at the bar.

Sometimes I also recommend to the girls to have a tequila or two.

I guess I should be careful that they don't arrest me for such activities. 

[ikke1959]

6 minutes ago, retarius said:

What is outdated about the law? Working without a work permit is forbidden for good reasons. 

Outdated laws that nobody can do anything that a Thai can't do.. And as Thailand pretend they can do everything it is almost impossible to get a workpermit. What happens is that people start to work without a permit. So amend this law. Only if it is work that Thais don't like to do they hire Burmese and no problem for that. Thailand needs to enter the 21st century\.

 And why are so many Thais working illegally in other countries?? So here foreigners have to something that their own people doesn't do in other countries

[stoner]

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

They used to be very much a homogenous nation, killing off any who didn't fit the blonde and blue-eyed preference. Times have changed......

 

not all cultures though.

[impulse]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Swedish man was found allegedly recommending beverages to customers at the bar.

 

I hope they have more than that...  Though I don't frequent bars, I've occasionally recommended dishes to customers at restaurants.

 

[Nick Carter icp]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The arrest follows Phuket Immigration cracking down on illegally working foreigners in Phuket. The Swedish man was found allegedly recommending beverages to customers at the bar.

 

   What actually happened here ?

Was he really working in a bar or was he a customer  drinking in a bar who just recommended a drink to another customer ?

   *Singa is the best beer"

Arrested and deported 

[impulse]

7 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   What actually happened here ?

Was he really working in a bar or was he a customer  drinking in a bar who just recommended a drink to another customer ?

   *Singa is the best beer"

Arrested and deported 

 

I said the same thing, tongue in cheek.  But I can't count the number of times I've been in a Thai eatery/bar where there's been a white guy sitting in the corner who actually owns the place, but takes great pains to not look like he's working there.

 

Still, I hope they have more on the guy than "recommending drinks to customers".

 

[ChipButty]

I'm getting worried about driving my truck around, it's got Isuzu badges on it, 

[Bday Prang]

knew of a Belgian guy in Pattaya who owned a popular bar, he fell out with his missis and she ended up with a Thai cop who obviously had intentions of becoming involved. one day they "caught" him talking to a customer,  the charge was "entertaining"

[ChipButty]

7 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

knew of a Belgian guy in Pattaya who owned a popular bar, he fell out with his missis and she ended up with a Thai cop who obviously had intentions of becoming involved. one day they "caught" him talking to a customer,  the charge was "entertaining"

There has been a few mad things like that over the years here in Phuket, One farang guy who's wife had a travel shop and he had it advertised on his truck, he got stopped, another guy got stopped driving a mini van, not allowed said the police luckly for him he didnt have any passengers i the minivan, maybe he had just dropped them off at the airport, the list goes on. 

[sandyf]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

The outdated laws of Thailand and the xenophobia will ruin the country... But they pretend aiming for tourists or better the money from the tourists...  Maybe a boycot by the tourists could things change in Thailand.. Expats and retirees are already avoiding to come here  

Nothing outdated in the law. Guy probably thought the same as you that tourists could just start working.

Foreigners in the UK, just like Thailand, have to have the appropriate visa and get permission via an NI number before working.

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, sandyf said:

Nothing outdated in the law. Guy probably thought the same as you that tourists could just start working.

Foreigners in the UK, just like Thailand, have to have the appropriate visa and get permission via an NI number before working.

 

   Sounds like you just read the headline and didn't bother to read the report 

[Nick Carter icp]

This could quite easily be entrapment .

Thai guy walks into a bar and asks the owner which is the best foreign whisky

Owner says "Johnny Walker" and owner Walks 

[sandyf]

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Sounds like you just read the headline and didn't bother to read the report 

Stay in context, maybe above your head.

I was responding to this post nothing to do with the OP

"The outdated laws of Thailand and the xenophobia will ruin the country... But they pretend aiming for tourists or better the money from the tourists...  Maybe a boycot by the tourists could things change in Thailand.. Expats and retirees are already avoiding to come here "

 

Obviously you are in full agreement with the poster, most foreigners want things to suit them.

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Stay in context, maybe above your head.

I was responding to this post nothing to do with the OP

"The outdated laws of Thailand and the xenophobia will ruin the country... But they pretend aiming for tourists or better the money from the tourists...  Maybe a boycot by the tourists could things change in Thailand.. Expats and retirees are already avoiding to come here "

 

Obviously you are in full agreement with the poster, most foreigners want things to suit them.

 

   I was responding to this 

 

"Guy probably thought the same as you that tourists could just start working."

 

  The guy just recommended a drink to a customer in a bar , he may not have been working there 

[ikke1959]

14 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Nothing outdated in the law. Guy probably thought the same as you that tourists could just start working.

Foreigners in the UK, just like Thailand, have to have the appropriate visa and get permission via an NI number before working.

I don't think that tourists can work...and where did you read he is a tourist?? Besides how many backpackers are travelling around the world and can get small temporarily jobs before travveling further?? Once Thailand had these backpackers too and that was good for the economy as the money they earned was spend mostly here. The backpackers wanted to see the country, but no the army and the governments wanted them out...No wonder that tourism went down since than

[ikke1959]

2 hours ago, retarius said:

What is outdated about the law? Working without a work permit is forbidden for good reasons. 

explain what reasons

[PremiumLane]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

They used to be very much a homogenous nation, killing off any who didn't fit the blonde and blue-eyed preference. Times have changed......

 

Source? Fevered cheese dream

[proton]

4 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

What's the penalty for working without permission ?

 

Nothing for many people

 

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