webfact Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 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 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Is it just me? There seems to be a lot of Swedes getting in trouble in Thailand.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 If he was only working for bar fines would he still need a work permit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Obviously these guys are not keeping upto date on AN, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANSIAM Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 What's the penalty for working without permission ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ralf001 Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 12 minutes ago, CANSIAM said: What's the penalty for working without permission ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 13 minutes ago, CANSIAM said: What's the penalty for working without permission ? I think the worst case scenario would be getting deported, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 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 😋 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, CANSIAM said: What's the penalty for working without permission ? Fine, Possible jail time, possible deportation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 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 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 7 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Fine, Possible jail time, possible deportation. No hanging? Shame, hanging is too good for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 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. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 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 Edited March 8 by ikke1959 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post impulse Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 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. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick Carter icp Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 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 2 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post impulse Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 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". 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) I'm getting worried about driving my truck around, it's got Isuzu badges on it, Edited March 8 by ChipButty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bday Prang Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 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" 1 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 2 hours ago, retarius said: What is outdated about the law? Working without a work permit is forbidden for good reasons. explain what reasons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 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 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 4 hours ago, CANSIAM said: What's the penalty for working without permission ? Nothing for many people https://www.tiktok.com/@ampufliercaptainpayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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