Thai driver in Phuket charged with intimidating S’pore tourist over RM13 dispute


The driver appeared to be verbally abusing the tourist in a video shared on social media. — Photos: Screengrabs from Phuket Provincial Police/Facebook

Provincial police in Thailand’s Phuket island have charged a van driver over threatening a Singaporean tourist in the popular tourist destination, after a video showing their interaction on Sunday was circulated online.

A van driver for the Hatyai World Tour travel agency, Poramet Soraket, surrendered himself at the Mueang Phuket police station on Monday, said local police chief Pratuang Pholmana.

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