Fast-track deportation and crackdown on foreign offenders
Thailand has implemented new fast-track deportation rules allowing the Interior Ministry to begin proceedings before foreign convicts finish their sentences, with immediate removal and re-entry bans for various offenses. Prime Minister Anutin has ordered provincial governors, particularly in Phuket and Surat Thani, to strictly enforce laws against foreigners involved in illegal businesses, nominee schemes, and unlawful land holding, with immediate deportation for those meeting the criteria.
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Anutin orders crackdown on foreigners breaking Thai law
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul instructed provincial governors to strictly enforce laws against foreigners involved in illegal businesses, nominee schemes, illegal land holding, and other unlawful activities, specifically citing Phuket and Surat Thani. He ordered immediate deportation for those meeting criteria and the removal of signs that unlawfully ban Thai people from establishments.
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