Business operators urged the Thai police to arrest nearly 30 foreign beggars from Middle Eastern countries who have been begging and causing a public nuisance in Soi 4 near Nana Plaza in Bangkok for the past two months.
Bangkok is home to not only rich Chinese beggars but also scroungers and vagrants from the Middle East region. Business owners near Nana called on Channel 7 to bring the issue to the public’s attention so that the police could take serious action. They have lodged complaints multiple times, but no action has been taken.
Shopkeepers and restaurant owners in Soi Nana reported that foreign beggars have been soliciting in the area for over two months. Posing as customers, they enter every shop and demand money from real customers.
Some shopkeepers have noted that the foreign beggars also demand money from them, causing annoyance and…
