Thai police are taking legal action against a Chinese social media influencer for allegedly flouting visa rules, days after she came under fire for a video she made that portrayed a popular Bangkok nightlife district as being unsafe for women.
Police Major General Phanthana Nutchanart, deputy chief of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau, told CNN that Ziyu Wang, a Chinese national who has been traveling around Thailand, was found to be selling goods online while on Thai soil – breaking visa laws.
The case comes at a tricky time for Thailand as it tries to woo back Chinese tourists after the Covid-19 pandemic.
It also highlights how social media influencers can find themselves in legal hot water overseas when content they produce causes a public backlash.
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