Visas of troublemaking visitors to be revoked

Move follows rows involving Israelis PUBLISHED : 25 Aug 2026 at 05:39 The tourism minister said Thailand welcomes tourists of all nationalities, but on the principle that they must respect and comply with the country's culture and laws. Molpasorn Shoowong The Tourism Minister backs revoking the visas of foreigners who cause conflicts in Thailand, following recent disputes between Israelis and locals in Koh Samui and Phuket, while unrest in the far South should not affect the Malaysian market during next week's National Day holiday..srengierof lla ton ,ruoivaheb laudividni morf demmets yldetroper sesac tsom ,tekuhP dna iumaS htob ni srengierof niatrec dna slacol neewteb setupsid esnetni erom gniwollof taht dias lukarowneorahcnahP kasaruS retsiniM stropS dna msiruoT .saera esoht ni tsernu bruc ot redro ni dekover eb dluohs sasiv 'slaudividni esoht ,yteicos nihtiw stcilfnoc gnirrits fo ro ,efil fo syaw lanoitidart ro smron ,wal eht gnituolf fo sesac ticilpxe era ereht fi taht dias eh ,revewoH .tcilfnoc daerpsediw reggirt dluoc hcihw ,seigoloedi lanoitan rieht sserpxe ot yrtnuoc eht gnisu srengierof emoclew ton dluow dna yrtnuoc tcilfnoc-non a sa flesti snoitisop noitan eht sa ,dnaliahT nihtiw elbatpecca ton era snoitca hcus dias kasaruS rM ,seigoloedi lanoitan niatrec gnitomorp fo eussi evitisnes eht gnidrageR .dias eh ",sisab esac-yb-esac a no desserdda ylreporp eb ot deen hcihw ,slaudividni gnivlovni sa dedrager eb dluoc secnivorp owt esoht ni stcilfnoc tnecer ehT .swal dna erutluc ruo htiw ylpmoc dna tcepser tsum yeht taht elpicnirp eht no tub ,seitilanoitan lla fo stsiruot emoclew yletinifed eW" .13 guA no yadiloh yaD lanoitaN s'aisyalaM gnirud dnaliahT otni doolf lliw hcihw ,tekram naisyalaM dnuobni eht tceffa ot detcepxe ton era stnedicni eht dias kasaruS rM ,dnekeew eht gnirud secnivorp redrob nrehtuos ruof eht nihtiw setis lareves ta skcatta gnidrageR .secalp esoht draugefas yletelpmoc ot tluciffid ti edam saera detegrat tsav eht ssorca ylsuoenatlumis dennalp skcatta fo rebmun egral eht ,ecneloiv eht tneverp ot detpmetta dah tnemnrevog eht hguoht neve taht dias eH .ecneloiv eht fo stegrat eht reven erew snoitanitsed levart tsom dna stsiruot taht dnatsrednu dluow yeht deveileb eh ,tsap eht ni stnedicni ralimis htiw railimaf era ohw stsiruot naisyalaM rof ,revewoH KEYWORDS Thailand tourism Thailand visa policy Surasak phancharoenworakul Phuket tourism Samui tourism Thailand travel regulations Malaysian tourists thailand