This is the moment a furious local confronted a group of so-called ‘begpackers’ who threatened to 'throw his phone in the river'.

Michael Quay was walking along Jonker Street in Malacca City, Malaysia, when he spotted the scruffy travellers.

They appeared to be illegally selling handicrafts, bracelets, drawings and other handmade items which were laid out on the pavement.

Michael took pictures as he walked by which sparked anger from one of the dreadlocked tourists.

The young woman in a black vest stood up and confronted the Malaysian father-of-three outside the city’s Hard Rock Cafe.

In the video, the foreign woman blocks the camera to conceal her face.

She is heard saying: "What is your problem? It's my body, I have the right to dispose of my body the way I want, if I don't want to be on your camera, I'm not gonna be on your camera."

During the argument, Quay insists that they are "begging."

''You guys are begging on the street in our country," he says.

"This is begging for you? This is not work? What are you doing?" the woman retaliates.

Quay said he believed that the group of tourist peddlers do not have the necessary license or permits to work in the country. He reported the incident to the Immigration authority.

Speaking afterwards, he said: ‘’When I was taking their pictures, one of them became aggressive and even threaten to throw my phone in the river. That’s when I decided to video it.’’

This is the moment a furious local confronts a group of ‘begpackers’ - who threaten to 'throw his phone in the river'.

Michael Quay was walking along Jonker Street in Malacca City, Malaysia, when he spotted the scruffy travellers.

They appeared to be illegally selling handicrafts, bracelets, drawings and other handmade items which were laid out on the pavement.

Michael took pictures as he walked by which sparked anger from one of the down-and-out dreadlocked tourists.

The young woman in a black vest stood up and confronted the Malaysian father-of-three outside the city’s Hard Rock Cafe.

In the video, the foreigner woman is blocking the camera to conceal her face.

She is heard saying: "What is your problem? It's my body, I have the right to dispose of my body the way I want, if I don't want to be on your camera, I'm not gonna be on your camera."

During the argument, Quay insisted that they are "begging."

He added: ''You guys are begging on the street in our country.”

Upon hearing this, the woman became worked up again and retaliated: "This is begging for you? This is not work? What are you doing?"

Quay believed that the group of tourist peddlers do not have the necessary license or permits to work in the country. He reported the incident to the Immigration authority.

Speaking after, Michael said: ‘’When I was taking their pictures, one of them became aggressive and even threaten to throw my phone in the river. That’s when I decided to video it.’’