Tourist fined for wearing nearly non-existent bikini: 'It was literally a string'
A Taiwanese woman was slapped with a fine over her tiny bikini bottoms while vacationing in the Philippines this week. The traveler, believed to be in her early 20s, caused a stir on social media with her bold swimwear choices on both Wednesday and Thursday while soaking up the sun on the popular tourist island of Boracay . Photos of the beachgoer's risque attire began circulating on social media, where they caught the attention of the Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG), which notified police. Photo: Facebook Maj. Jess Baylon, police chief of Malay town, which includes Boracay, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that authorities were able to track down the tourist at a hotel with her boyfriend. The pair, along with a hotel representative, were then brought to a local police station on Thursday evening. "Several residents and tourists took photos of her on Wednesday and Thursday because of what she was wearing," Maj. Ba