The launch of the new channels for reporting came through an announcement posted online last Saturday (Sept 9), one day after Phuket Immigration Chief Col Thanet Sukchai joined Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Sermphan Sirikiong at a press conference to address rising concerns of criminality among new arrivals of Russian nationals to the island.
“Have a problem? Can report very easily”, said the announcement, currently in Thai language only.
People were advised to report any incidents of possible law breaking involving foreigners via the Traffy Fondue app, an option that has been available for many months, though only last month was an English-language form made available through the official website.
Download the Traffy Fondue app from Google Play or the App Store (still in Thai language only).
See the English-language form here.
Alternatively, people may report law-breaking foreigners by calling the hotline 096-0365485, said the announcement, which featured a photo of Phuket Immigration Inspector Pol Lt Col Rangsinan Chanphet offering a salute.
A third option for reporting foreigners is now provided via a Google Form now made available (click here to see form).
The form is also in Thai language only, but is easily translated using a translation app.
The form features several fields to be completed, including the following:
- Date of incident
- Name-Surname of the informant
- Informant’s phone number
- The reason reported
- Narcotics
- Firearms
- Overstay
- Eentering the country illegally
- Working without permission
- Other crimes
- The circumstances that occurred Briefly explained
- Crime scene
- District where the incident occurred
- Phuket Town
- Kathu
- Thalang
“The objective is to want the people of Phuket and ask for cooperation for the people of Phuket who know the whereabouts of wrongdoing by foreigners to report information through the channels that the Phuket Provincial Immigration Office intends to open again [in order] to receive the report directly,” said the announcement by Phuket Immigration.
The aim of the reporting channels is “in order to integrate forces from various agencies that are involved… Let’s together deal with problems from foreigners that are considered illegal acts in Phuket Province more precisely and quickly.
“If there are any clues about foreigners committing wrongdoing, you can inform us directly,” the announcement said.