Sri Lankan Man Arrested in Wichit for Illegally Constructing House

Wichit –

A Sri Lankan man was arrested in Wichit after he was found illegally building a house.

The Phuket Immigration told the Phuket Express that this week they arrested MR. K PIYARALALA, a Sri Lankan national, at an under-construction house near a beach in Ao Makham in Wichit. He was found building a house. He was taken to the Wichit Police Station to face the charge of working without legal permission.

The arrest follows the X-RAY operation that Phuket Immigration is continuing to crackdown with on foreigners who illegally stay and work in Phuket without permission.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.