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Starfish selfies land tourists in hot water

Chinese divers will face charges of violating marine resource protection laws

Chinese tourists hold up starfish to take selfies during a diving trip at Ao La off Koh Racha Yai in Phuket on Thursday. (Photo supplied/Achadthaya Chuenniran)

PHUKET: Two Chinese tourists have reported to police after pictures surfaced of them holding up starfish to take selfies and stepping on coral reefs during a diving trip off Koh Racha Yai.

A representative of the tour company Jinyang Holiday Group took two customers — Sanyang Qin and Wen Zhang — to meet investigators at the Chalong station, police said on Saturday.

They were among three Chinese visitors accused of holding up starfish and climbing on coral reefs…

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