All the suspects face a fine of up to 100,000 baht, five years in jail or both. They can also be deported within 30 days, Col Sanchai said.

They will wait for their deportation to avoid paying the fine and imprisonment.

Don't quote me on this, but I think you need a press visa, or work permit, as a foreigner filming and photographing in Thailand, for financial gain.

Obviously, that's National incidents in Thailand to be in the foreign press, or promotional photographs for magazines etc - not weddings.

So, whilst wedding photographers are professional, because they receive payment, they may be able to get a work permit for this profession as well.

I have not seen it on the occupations for Thai's only list, however, that list does say "manual labour" which can be very broadly interpreted.

Below are the occupations a foreigner is not allowed to work in.

The 39 occupations and professions prohibited to foreigners

1. Manual Labor
2. Rice farming, animal husbandry, forestry and fishery, except supervisory or specialist work
3. Bricklaying, carpentry, or other forms of construction
4. Wood carving
5. Driving motor vehicles or non-motorized vehicles except for piloting international aircraft
6. Shop-front selling
7. Auctioneering
8. Controlling, auditing and accounting services, except occasional internal auditing
9. Gem cutting and polishing

10. Hair cutting, hair dressing and beautician work

11. Manual cloth weaving

12. Mat weaving or making of wares from reed, rattan, kenaf, straw or bamboo pulp

13. Manual rice-paper making

14. Lacquerware making

15. Thai musical instrument making

16. Nielloware making

17. Making of gold, silver and other metallic ornaments

18. Stone inlay wares making

19. Thai traditional doll making

20. Mattress and blanket making

21. Alms bowl making

22. Manual silk product making

23. Buddha image casting

24. Knife making

25. Paper and cloth umbrella making

26. Shoe making

27. Hat making

28. Brokerage or agency work, except work connected with international trade

29. Assessment, system planning, research planning, testing, and supervisory and advisory work in connection with construction and civil engineering, except work requiring specialized skills

30. Designing and preparing drawings of buildings and architectural structures including consultation, cost estimation and construction supervision of the designs.

31. Tailoring

32. Pottery or ceramics

33. Manual cigarette rolling

34. Tour guiding and tour promoting

35. Hawking of goods

36. Thai character type-setting

37. Manual silk reeling and weaving

38. Clerical or secretarial work

39. Legal service and litigation

Photography is not "manual labor" lol.

How pathetic. Just want China to say we dont want a grain of your corrupted rice , failed state thailand

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