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[MikeandDow]

41 minutes ago, Richardsamui said:

Mmm. All the paperwork seems in order. The Thai person is the sales woman. He is a manager. Officially he is not selling...

Your original post was Incorrect

[watchcat]

On 10/9/2024 at 11:21 PM, webfact said:

On October 9, a popular Facebook page, "Hodjung Phuket," shared a video clip revealing a foreign man openly selling tour packages to tourists from a street-side booth in Phuket.

 

Are Thai people somehow hindered to do this ?

[Elkski]

So I could make jewelry out of platinum?  

Could a falang draw up  house plans for a house on his wife's land?    Was it legal for me to repair a bamboo chair at mum's or house?  

[stevenl]

On 10/10/2024 at 11:50 AM, arithai12 said:

 

This is part of what you get. The other things are buying condos and villas like peanuts, giving jobs to restaurants and hotels and taxi drivers... basically boosting PhuKet's economy to unseen level - even if I agree that for many of us it was better before. You know there is always two sides to a coin. 

btw, I didn't read the nationality, do you know it?

Disagree. They keep things to their own, not much benefits to locals.

 

The guy was Russian.

[stevenl]

On 10/10/2024 at 1:03 PM, madmitch said:

If the business is legal and the foreigners selling the tours have work permits then they are doing nothing illegal. No different to to the many foreign owned dive shops that have been operating for years.

 

Many Russians prefer to deal in their own language 

Can't sell as a foreigner. One can make suggestions, but the tickets and money for that have to be done by a Thai.

Which makes all the foreigners sitting alone in 'their' shops selling, acting illegally.

[Maitdjai]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Tourist trap: Russian national caught peddling illegal tours in Phuket

 

 

Police in Phuket are investigating a Russian national accused of illegally selling tours to tourists at a kiosk in Karon.

 

A 23-second video posted online sparked outrage, with netizens criticising foreigners for allegedly taking jobs from Thai citizens.

 

“The tour sales profession has been taken away by foreigners. Please ask the page to tell the relevant agencies to help investigate. There are a lot of them in Kata and Karon!”

 

Tourist Police, led by Lieutenant Colonel Ekkachai Siri, visited the kiosk on Patak Road near Wat Karon yesterday, October 10. Officers from Karon Police and the Tourism and Guide Business Registration Office Southern Region 2 joined the visit.

 

The Russian man, identified by police as Bordan, was questioned at the scene. Phuket Tourist Police confirmed that Bordan holds a valid work permit issued by the Phuket Provincial Employment Office on April 2. This permit allows him to work for Thai Dream Co Ltd as a manager and coordinator for foreign customers in the tourism business.

Officers verified that Thai Dream Co Ltd is legally registered and possesses a tourism business licence. At the time of the inspection, Nusayati, a 20 year old Thai national, was working as a salesperson at the kiosk, according to Phuket Tourist Police.

 

“All relevant individuals were asked to come to Karon Police Station for clarification.

 

“Officers will coordinate with the Phuket Provincial Employment Office to clarify the scope of work for the foreign workers involved. If any violations are found, legal action will be taken.”

 

The Tourist Police hotline at 1155 is available for people to report any suspicions of foreigners engaging in illegal activities, reported Phuket News.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Phuket News

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-10-11

 

 

"Officers will coordinate with the Phuket Provincial Employment Office to clarify the scope of work for the foreign workers involved. If any violations are found, legal action will be taken.”

 

It seems to be more smoke than fire!

But, if there is a need to find something, it will be found. Digging deep enough into small details to find anything petty, which partly confirms the allegations.

 

After another artificial blown-up "outrage" about an incident with foreigners involved, this is mandatory for not losing face.

 

If the suspects are Russian, is quite secondary.

This is only an important detail for "foreign" Russian haters.

 

Just another day in paradise.