Two foreigners arrested for working as photographers in Phuket

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Two non-Thai photographers arrested in Phuket
By The Nation

 

PHUKET: -- Police have arrested a Chinese man and a stateless hill-tribe man for allegedly working as photographers for hire for foreign tourists wanting to arrange pre-wedding photos.

 

Tourist Police and Immigration Police joined forces to make the arrests at the Chaitharam Temple in tambon Chalong in Mueang district and on Tin Road in tambon Talad Yai in Mueang district, which are popular destinations for pre-wedding photos.

 

The arrests were made following complaints of local photographers.

 

Li Ming Xing, 25, was arrested at the temple while Avoy Chathor, 22, a resident of Chiang Rai’s Mae Suay district, was arrested at Tin Road. Avoy is the stateless person.

 

They were charged with working in a profession reserved for Thais. 

 

Xing told police he was hired by a company in China to take pre-wedding photos for Chinese tourists and Avoy worked as his assistant.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30310748

 

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[hkt83100]

That is two of how many?

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

They were charged with working in a profession reserved for Thais. 

Don't hear this one too often. Chinese for Chinese. We come Thailand but not give you money. We Chinese. We superior to evelyblody.

[Psimbo]

Normally 3-4 teams working Kamala beach- I take great delight in not detouring around them.

[Chip Allen]

They ought to go scouting at the Indian weddings in Thailand. There is not a single Thai employed to take wedding photographs at an Indian wedding. It's just not done.

[madmitch]

I think it is disgusting that hill tribe people are not considered Thai.

 

This is 2017. To need a work permit to work in your own country is surely a violation of their human rights.

[KKr]

2 hours ago, Chip Allen said:

They ought to go scouting at the Indian weddings in Thailand. There is not a single Thai employed to take wedding photographs at an Indian wedding. It's just not done.

Maybe this has something to do with the absolute wrong exposure of Thai snap-shots with colorless faces, clothes etc. Would not call the wedding momentos I have seen photography.

[chaiyapoon]

This is and should only be minor local news of little or no interest to most of us,but in here minor matters  often

seem to get special treatment and elevated to something of importance.

 

 

 

 

[thhMan]

This "reserved for thais" rule is utter xenophobia and bs

 

Thailand would be so much more advanced if it didn't rely on its most competent, incompetent!

[Old Croc]

17 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Don't hear this one too often. Chinese for Chinese. We come Thailand but not give you money. We Chinese. We superior to evelyblody.

There has been quite a number of these Chinese wedding photographers arrested here in the last couple of years. The "wedding in Phuket" seems to be popular with some from that country. They use their own photographers.

I was parked in Rawai once taking a few shots of the longtails when I found myself surrounded by one of these wedding parties. Apparently I was in the optimal place for their wedding pics so they moved in. I left.