Foreign man in Phuket protests after Thais take over his home

A foreign man in Phuket submitted a complaint to the Ministry of the Interior after a bunch of Thai people took over his home.

The Phuket Times shared a picture of the foreign man, whose identity was not revealed, protesting on Cherngtalay Road on Wednesday, August 7. The foreigner was sitting outside Krungthai Bank with a sign written in four languages: Thai, English, Chinese, and Russian. The sign stated…

“Thai people took my home.”

The news agency has not yet clarified details of the story or how the foreign man lost his home to Thai people but the post drew an enormous amount of attention from many Thai netizens.

“What’s happened to him? It’s no joke.”

“Feel sorry for him if the issue is legit.”

“Did his Thai wife take over it?”

“What’s that Thai person’s name? The way you’ve written it implies everyone in the country is responsible. I’m Thai but I didn’t take over your home.”

“Go back to your home country, then.”

One netizen recommended the foreigner.

“I feel really sorry for you. Whatever happened, prepare all your documents and bring them to the government’s Damrongtham Centre in Phuket City centre or contact the call centre via 1567. Wishing you all the best.”

Another Facebook news page, Phuket Info Centre, updated today that the foreign man decided to file a complaint with the Damrongtham Centre, under the Ministry of the Interior. The page urged followers to look out for updates on the news.

In a related report, a Thai woman and her Australian husband sought help from news agencies after they lost their home in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima to migrant workers in the area. The couple mainly live in Australia but planned to relocate to Thailand for their retirement and built a house in the province.

They transferred money to a construction team in Thailand and were updated on the development of the home online. The couple arrived in the province in February to check on the home and found it was occupied by migrants.

There is no update on what legal action was taken against the migrant family and the couple has not revealed to the public whether they managed to recover their home.