Army leads blitz on illegal Phuket taxi, tuk-tuk drivers
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Army leads blitz on illegal Phuket taxi, tuk-tuk drivers
Just been on the news and there was some video footage of these taxi drivers blockading the entrances of resorts when resort owners didnt go along with them. About time they did something to clean up those parasites.
Do you think anything will come of it though ?
''PHUKET: A huge force of 1,150 police, volunteers and army personnel arrived in Phuket today and so far have arrested 73 illegal drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and other commercial vehicles that prey on vacationing foreigners holidaying on the island.
The arrests were carried out along the west coast of Phuket, in the Thalang, Kata-Karon, Cherng Talay, Kamala police precincts.
No arrests had yet been made in Patong. - See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-new ... x3YE1.dpuf''
Do you think anything will come of it though ?
''PHUKET: A huge force of 1,150 police, volunteers and army personnel arrived in Phuket today and so far have arrested 73 illegal drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and other commercial vehicles that prey on vacationing foreigners holidaying on the island.
The arrests were carried out along the west coast of Phuket, in the Thalang, Kata-Karon, Cherng Talay, Kamala police precincts.
No arrests had yet been made in Patong. - See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-new ... x3YE1.dpuf''
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Maybe HE will take the cue and see the benefits of a cleaned up tourist area! Hope on, he's not stupid, and if they do it in Thailand and it's a success, maybe they'll copy it like they always do ...
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The Phuket tuk tuk mafia is disgraceful and should be broken up
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Last time i was in Bangkok an RPG was fired at a Tesco lotus taxi rank in some territorial dispute. Makes you nostalgic for black cabbies slagging off minicabs. Wonder who the Thai's will aim at if Uber reaches there!
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That's coz even the army are scared of those mafia cunts in Patong. Or maybe, just maybe, it's because the police and mafia are the same fucking thing in Patong. Shhhh...spitthedog wrote:''PHUKET: A huge force of 1,150 police, volunteers and army personnel arrived in Phuket today and so far have arrested 73 illegal drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and other commercial vehicles that prey on vacationing foreigners holidaying on the island.
The arrests were carried out along the west coast of Phuket, in the Thalang, Kata-Karon, Cherng Talay, Kamala police precincts.
No arrests had yet been made in Patong.
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Those evil c**ksuckers are one of the worst things about Phuket, a place that has thoroughly turned into a rip off machine since the tsunami. They've always wanted a 100 baht for 100 meters. They even blockaded a US Warship that wanted to bus their guys to Patong.
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After the Tsunami hit i heard an Indian guy took squatters rights in one of the places that got wiped out in Patong after the previous owners had died in the tragedy. Evidently he gained control of alot of it later on. Sounds like they have/had similar crazy laws regarding property like England has.wackyjacky wrote:Those evil c**ksuckers are one of the worst things about Phuket, a place that has thoroughly turned into a rip off machine since the tsunami. They've always wanted a 100 baht for 100 meters. They even blockaded a US Warship that wanted to bus their guys to Patong.
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best thing that could happen;
http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-new ... ad-image-0
http://www.thephuketnews.com/91-taxi-dr ... -46670.php
This coup is doing wonders for improving Thailand and hopefully more to come.
http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-new ... ad-image-0
http://www.thephuketnews.com/91-taxi-dr ... -46670.php
This coup is doing wonders for improving Thailand and hopefully more to come.
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So, is there a connection between this crackdown now and the coup? Top cover lost or something?
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Nah, more likely just some chump throwing his weight around and muscling in on the action. Same old, same old...
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Phuket would be heaven on earth if they rounded up all the scummy tuktuk drivers and jetski
mafia - locked them all into industrial containers and dropped them into the deep ocean.
That small of an island doesnt need that many tuktuk's. They even have songtaews and busses on the island that you can use , but we all know why they are not THE method of transport rather than just a sideshow.
mafia - locked them all into industrial containers and dropped them into the deep ocean.
That small of an island doesnt need that many tuktuk's. They even have songtaews and busses on the island that you can use , but we all know why they are not THE method of transport rather than just a sideshow.
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$$$
its has always amazed me that to go from Kamala or Karon beach to Patong by public transport ( a distance of less than 8kms) one has to travel to phuket town ( 45 minutes -60 minutes) than on to Patong ( another 45 60 minutes) total cost 60 baht
or pay 400-500 baht for a 15 minute ride
its has always amazed me that to go from Kamala or Karon beach to Patong by public transport ( a distance of less than 8kms) one has to travel to phuket town ( 45 minutes -60 minutes) than on to Patong ( another 45 60 minutes) total cost 60 baht
or pay 400-500 baht for a 15 minute ride
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I was told an operator had a go at running a shuttle service on that run but drivers were threatened so it was abandoned.over the rainbow wrote:$$$
its has always amazed me that to go from Kamala or Karon beach to Patong by public transport ( a distance of less than 8kms) one has to travel to phuket town ( 45 minutes -60 minutes) than on to Patong ( another 45 60 minutes) total cost 60 baht
or pay 400-500 baht for a 15 minute ride
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