PM Prayut orders tighter screenings of tourists after US terrorism warning

[blognou]

I wonder whether that’s the case

[Jonmarleesco]

More arrests for not carrying passports, I presume? Thailand should be giving its tourism industry a shot in the arm; instead, it once again has its foot in its sights.

[jerojero]

Yes, I'm sure the terrorists have IS printed in the back page of their passports.

[TheLobster]

Next step stop tourists altogether ,or maybe the tourists will stop coming on

their own accord,due to too many hassles

regards Worgeordie

Or maybe they will stop coming in because too many tourists are dying in Thailand .... murderers (only scapegoats are found) don't seem to be able to be found due to lack of competent investigations by the relevant authorities, missing/lost/deleted CCTV and other relevant evidence being missing/lost/discarded

[NongKhaiKid]

IE, the warning the Americans deny having given.

One day there was a warning the next day there was none- then it appears again

I read something about a warning targeting those providing "inaccurate reporting". Now I'm happy to learn this does not apply to all but foreign journalists only.

Amongst the worst for false and inaccurate reporting is the got itself but I'm sure there will be an amnesty for that too.

[smotherb]

I've lost count of the amount of calls for tighter screening that have been made recently so every new call must be indicating it's all still inadequate or more likely it's the right thing to say to make it look as if something is actually being done.

There can be many levels of security; why do you feel it so ludicrous to have levels yet reached? A 24 hour curfew has not been enacted neither has a mandatory evacuation to a secure facility been proposed.

[bbbbooboo]

Yet another nail in the coffin of tourism

[outsider]

There is no IS, ISIS or any terrorist organisations in Thailand. Thailand has stopped or caught all of them evern before they entered Thailand. The supreme leader has told us not to spread such rumours as it creates fear and affects tourist arrivals, the economy and the stock market. We should listen to the supreme leader.

[wabothai]

I don't eat less, don't sleep less and don't drink less because of this true or untrue warning.