Thai Woman Arrested for Allegedly Illegally Operating Muay Thai Gym in Chalong, Phuket

Chalong –

A Thai woman was arrested after she was found to have been allegedly operating a Muay Thai Gym without permission.

The Phuket Provincial Police told the Phuket Express that over the past weekend they inspected a Muay Thai Gym in Soi Pa Lai with a search warrant. About 40 foreign and Thai students were found learning Muay Thai in the gym.

Ms. Praepaytai, 32, a Thai national, was arrested. She identified herself as the manager of the Muay Thai company. She was taken to the Chalong Police Station to face charges of allegedly operating a non-formal education school without legal permission.

The full name of the gym was withheld by police pending a further investigation.

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Goong Nang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for more than eight years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than six 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.