Tourist police crack down on illegal Chinese tour operations and guides

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National Tourist Police apprehend Mr Hao, a Chinese national at the Four Regions Floating Market for operating an illegal tour guide service, part of ongoing efforts to enforce tourism regulations.

PATTAYA, Thailand – In a determined effort to clamp down on illegal tour operations, the National Tourist Police, led by Pol. Col. Piyapong Raksa, Deputy Superintendent of the Tourist Police Division, conducted a targeted investigation into unauthorized tour businesses and foreign nationals working illegally as tour guides.

 

This operation is part of an ongoing campaign to ensure compliance with the 2008 Tourism Business and Guide Act, as amended in 2016.

 

The latest operation on August 25, led to the arrest of Mr Hao (surname withheld), a 41-year-old Chinese national, at the popular Four Regions Floating Market on Sukhumvit Road.

 

Mr Hao was found driving a grey Honda CR-V with three foreign tourists on board. After parking, he proceeded to escort the tourists to the ticketing area to purchase tickets for tours and shopping.

 

Upon further investigation, authorities discovered several receipts for various tourist attractions in Mr Hao’s possession. His actions clearly indicated that he was operating as a tour guide, a profession reserved exclusively for Thai nationals under the Ministry of Labour’s regulations.

 

By Pattaya Mail
 

 

Full story: PATTAYA MAIL 2024-08-27

 

 

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[retarius]

I'd like to see permanent police crackdowns on corruption in politics, in justice, in the police force and in the Constitution Court and Electoral Court; and on all crimes of violence. 

For me they can happily deprioritise crimes like "working illegally as a tour guide," especially as such crimes are easily solved by corruption...kill the corruption in the police and these crimes will disappear. 

[Watawattana]

1 hour ago, retarius said:

I'd like to see permanent police crackdowns on corruption in politics, in justice, in the police force and in the Constitution Court and Electoral Court; and on all crimes of violence.

 

I'd love to see the whole criminal justice system having little or no tolerance for anything so that everyone knows where they are.  Let the lawyers provide mitigations where appropriate.  I'm not just talking about Thailand by the way, same goes for UK & USA and everywhere else.

[ignore it]

Got him.

Now they can close the books on illegal tour guides 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Upon further investigation, authorities discovered several receipts for various tourist attractions in Mr Hao’s possession. His actions clearly indicated that he was operating as a tour guide, a profession reserved exclusively for Thai nationals under the Ministry of Labour’s regulations

Heinous crime... 

[TheFishman1]

Yeah, these type people need to watch these tricky Chinese people taking away money from them TT