Chinese woman busted for illegal tour guide work at Phuket midnight massage

[ZuluSixNine]

working on a Temporary (non work) visa , ok, YES,, this is breaking the law.

BUT: why on earth should she need a license to be a tour guide for showing chinese tourists around phuket ? !!!!

why should she have to study for 1 to 4 years about all of thailand so that she can show native chinese around Phuket (a town that she is already familiar with).

the tourist license thing is good for thai students,, but stupid for the above particular case.

surely "Licenses" would be better within the Electrical and Plumbing trades!!!

basically: an unqualified electrician can wire a whole house or building and cause death from low skill level.

and a chinese woman needs to be "licensed" to show native chinese around a city.

seems a bit silly.

Prathet Thai Amazing!!!!

[joebrown]

I think this 'news' clip would have attracted very few readers if the words "at Phuket midnight massage" were omitted from the headline. It appears the massage parlour is irrelevant to the story, but hey, it helps sell news(papers)!

[lvr181]

What a wonderful chance for TV readers who hate Thai bashers. Now YOU can bash someone - the Chinese tour guides. Go for it

Here is a Chinese woman caught working as an unlicensed tour guide (tour guide meaning someone who controls the activities of the tourist groups - where to go and where to spend because she gets a fat commission) ripping off her own people. And I speak from first hand knowledge how they operate - perhaps not all guides but most.

[springheeled jack]

one down I wonder how many more are operating illegally she stated she had been working as a tour guide for four years there is no mention of where she was working one can only assume it was in Thailand that being the case why wasn't she picked up before.

[Nobb]

She looks so sad to be busted!

[Howitzer]

She knows China owns Thailand.

Never been colonised my tut!!

You are right! Where or what would this great nation be without all the people of Chinese descent? Even the Thaksin clan is Hokkien.

thaksin is hakka not hokkien.

[cookee68]

What a radiant smile from someone who has just been arrested! Lol[emoji1]

They all ahve a little smile, i wonder what deal she came up with

[bander]

There are many Thais that can speak Chinese so yes, she took the work from them.

WOW, I didn't know that many Thai's could speak Chinese, where did you get this information from?

[Howitzer]

There are many Thais that can speak Chinese so yes, she took the work from them.

WOW, I didn't know that many Thai's could speak Chinese, where did you get this information from?

I think he should have put mandarin. Well many thais of chinese ancestry should be able to speak their dialect like teochew.

[louse1953]

My God.

Taking the job away from a Thai.

They can of course suggest a local Thai Tour guide that is fluent in Chinese to the tourist agency so that future tourists don't suffer?

Or perhaps a small fee and monthly tax agreement to allow her to continue.

No,she can go get a work permit and pay tax.

[louse1953]

She doesn't seem to bothered by the fact she's been caught

She has had 4 years of haggling for tight arse tourists,she has had enough,going home.

[dragonballs]

on what visa was she to be able to even stay here 4 years ???

[Narratio]

So you start your tour by having a massage at midnight and then go on to...? Inquiring minds need to know!