Police checkpoints cracking down on illegal guides going to Pattaya

[webfact]

Police checkpoints cracking down on illegal guides going to Pattaya

 

Picture: 77Jowo

 

PATTAYA: -- A joint operation of tourist and highway police is setting up daily roadblocks to crack down on illegal guides working in Pattaya.

 

Several tour buses were stopped en route to the resort yesterday and two arrests were made, 77Jowo reported.

 

The first was a Chinese national called Liu Liang, 30. A list of names of Chinese tourists on his bus as well as vouchers and receipts were taken into evidence.

 

On another bus a Thai man Thana Suksai, 46, was arrested. He was found to be in possession of a guide's documentation but it was not for the Pattaya area. He was only allowed to operate in Bangkok and its surrounding area.

 

Korn Somkhane of the Highway Police said that the checkpoints were also a good opportunity to check on driving habits ahead of the Songkran holidays next month.

 

He said he was acting on orders from national police HQ and added that they would be out daily but moving the checkpoints around.

 

Source: 77Jowo

 

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[PremiumLane]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was found to be in possession of a guide's documentation but it was not for the Pattaya area. He was only allowed to operate in Bangkok and its surrounding area.

well that is a very silly law

[KamnanT]

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

well that is a very silly law

All part of the system of monopolies, rent-seeking and favoritism that constitutes the bulk of the Thai economy.  Without silly laws to be enforced, how could bureaucrats earn their "extra" compensation?

[johng]

2 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

well that is a very silly law

Yes much like the work permits that  state you can only do the job in the specified location.

[darksidedog]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Korn Somkhane of the Highway Police said that the checkpoints were also a good opportunity to check on driving habits ahead of the Songkran holidays next month.

How exactly? Everything slows down as they approach the checkpoint, so what exactly do they expect to learn? Another stupid comment from the BIB.

[Sydebolle]

Another example from the Ministries of Idiotic Tourism Destruction - assisted by the BiB - well done! 

Are they aware of the fact, that the rest of the world can read too?