Police profile transgender individuals in Phuket to boost safety

Officials collect the profiles of transgender people at an entertainment place on Bangla Road in Phuket at 1am on Thursday. (Photo: Patong police station)
At a party on Bangla Road in Phuket on Thursday at 1 a.m., officials collect the information of trans individuals. ( Photo: Patong police station )

PHUKET — To improve public health, authorities are keeping track of the identities of transgender employees employed in a well-known entertainment district of this well-known tourist destination.

This is being carried out along Bangla Road, close to Patong Beach, by local authorities and operational representatives.

The program aims to reduce tourist-related battles while encouraging visitors to work as informants for crime reduction in the area, according to Pol Col Chalermchai Hernsawat, captain of the Patong authorities station.

The report registration process started a few days ago and continued until early on Thursday morning along Bangla Road, a bustling area of restaurants and hotels.