Thais need educating that foreigners visiting Thailand are not targets – Thailand Foreign Minister
Editorial Thailand’s high-value tourism industry has taken a battering courtesy of the country’s foreign minister, Surapong Tovichakchaikul, who said a campaign is needed to educate Thai people that foreigners visiting Thailand are worth a lot of money and are not targets. The comments, published in The Bangkok Post’s Ministry in tourist safety drive, along with a proposal to install more closed circuit television cameras (CCTC) in 10 provincial cities and asking police to increase patrols along beaches and at other tourist spots, follows a brain-storming session at Thailand’s foreign ministry in response to the increasing number of complaints received by its embassies regarding the safety of foreigners visiting Thailand. Thailand Foreign Minister, Surapong Tovichakchaikul, said the meeting discussed several measures … Continue reading
