Twenty tourist guides were cheated by their Chinese partner out of money worth 3 million baht, but instead of receiving help, they face charges, the association said. By law, tourist guides are prohibited from paying money or offering benefits to tourist operators or other people. Mr Manop said he believed it was the tourist guides who were not treated fairly in this case. In the long run, authorities should consider amending the law to make it more flexible and allow tourist guides to self-regulate themselves. This case gives other tourist guides a warning against any payment deals.

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2018 23:36 UTC