Tag: Blacklist

Signs at Terminal 2, Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea.

Asia

May 13, 2026

South Korea Blacklists Thai Farm Workers From Four Northeastern Provinces

BANGKOK, Thailand — The South Korean government has placed Thai agricultural workers from four northeastern provinces—Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, and Maha Sarakham—on a blacklist after approximately 16 individuals from a cohort of 80 farmhands abandoned their employers in violation of their employment contracts, according to Thailand’s Employment Department. Thai Tourists riled by South Korea’s […]

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South

March 26, 2025

Blacklisted German National Arrested After Illegally Entering Thailand

PHANG NGA, Thailand – Immigration police arrested a 64-year-old German man on Tuesday (March 25th) after discovering he had been illegally living in Thailand since mid-2024 while on the country’s immigration blacklist. Two blacklisted foreigners in Phuket arrested, deported Acting on a tip from a local resident, Phang Nga Immigration officers tracked down Mr. R., […]

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Seoul Station and Hangang-daro in South Korea

News

March 21, 2023December 5, 2023

South Korea Debunks Allegations of Blacklisting Thais Based on Region

BANGKOK (NNT) – South Korea’s embassy in Thailand has confirmed that the country does not blacklist tourists from specific parts of Thailand from entering South Korea. The embassy’s statement was in response to false reports alleging that Seoul was barring Thais from specific localities in the kingdom. Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri recently discussed reports circulating […]

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Phuket

October 3, 2019

Two blacklisted foreigners in Phuket arrested, deported

PHUKET: Two foreigners already blacklisted and banned from re-entering Thailand have been caught in Phuket thanks to biometric passports, reports the Immigration Bureau. Immigration Bureau Chief Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang explained to a press conference in Bangkok that the two cases involved a Russian woman identified only as “Julia” and an Iraqi national identified […]

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Technology

June 4, 2019

Huawei Pauses Production of Smartphones Amid US Blacklisting

South China Morning Post reported Tuesday that Huawei had paused production of its smartphones as the company is attempting to overcome difficulties after US corporations, such as Google and Microsoft as well as major semiconductor makers, including Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom, cut ties with the Chinese tech giant. According to the media outlet, the […]

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Pattaya

March 5, 2018March 6, 2018

Blacklisted foreigner held for procuring boys in Pattaya

Police have denied claims by a 69-year-old Dutchman blacklisted for overstay in 2016 that he re-entered Thailand 8 months later by bribing an immigration officer at a Surin border checkpoint, before being subsequently arrested in Pattaya at the weekend for allegedly procuring Thai boys for foreigners. M. J. H. H. was apprehended at 1.30am on […]

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Bangkok

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013

US Embassy in Bangkok denies blacklisting protesters

The US Embassy in Bangkok on Monday dismissed the reports that it is compiling a blacklist of anti-government leaders including Suthep Thaugsuban. Spokesman Walter Braunohler said, “Rumours regarding blacklist or travel restriction on current Thai political leaders or activists are completely false.” Read more: The Nation

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News

June 25, 2013December 6, 2023

Thailand lifted from money laundering, terrorism blacklist

BANGKOK, June 25 – The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FTAF) has removed Thailand from the blacklist on money laundering and terrorism financing, a senior Thai official said today. Seehanat Prayoonrat, Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) secretary general, said that FTAF made the decision in its meeting in Oslo, Norway late last week. Read more: MCOT

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