Officials arrest Korean man working as illegal tour guide
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Byoung Wook Lim was arrested yesterday (October 1).

PHUKET: -- A Korean man was arrested yesterday (October 1) for working as an illegal tour guide in Chalong.

Immigration investigators and officials from Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) approached Byoung Wook Lim, 43, while he was illegally guiding tourists.

Officials seized nine public transportation tickets from Byoung, one which had been stamped on October 1, and the remaining seven tickets had been stamped on September 15.

Some of the tickets included details of a spa booking, which were written in Korean.

Officials were tipped off by an unknown man about Byoung working as an illegal tour guide at Chalong pier. Investigators used this information as well as photographic evidence to help with the arrest.

Santi Pawai, Director of MOTS said, “Byoung was in fact listed as managing director of the company, but he was working as a tour guide. He does not have permission to do this.”

Byoung declined to sign any forms until it be translated into Korean.

Immigration investigators told the media, “Byoung has been sent to Chalong police station to be questioned.”

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/officials-arrest-korean-man-working-as-illegal-tour-guide-54346.php


-- Phuket News 2015-10-02

I like his attitude, take no crap form the bib. Meanwhile in the real world. Drugs, extortion, murder, corruption!

I like the cut of this man's jib. Papers to sign? Eff off until I can understand them. Photographic evidence! Well HEY HEY! Someone knows how to use a camera. Good job, boys.

Why would he sign anything? He hasn't committed a criminal offence. What's there to confess? He was observed working in an occupation reserved for Thais - no big deal.

He knows he will simply be on the next plane out, after some processing, and I'm sure a friend, relative, or work collegue , will be on the next plane in, to take over his role.

Just a minor inconvenience to the operation of the company.

It continues to amaze me that it takes 5 officials, sometimes more, to catch one illegal tour guide, which is suppose to protect the "job" of one Thai tour guide, that can't do this guy's job in the first place.

The guys in the photo should be happy. For every 1 illegal tour guide, it's creating 5 jobs to catch them.

I feel much safer now.

Just a minor inconvenience to the operation of the company.

From the news report, it said that he has lived in Phuket for 18 years and has a daughter here. Perhaps more than a minor inconvenience for him.