About 10 million foreign tourists, including 1.9 million Chinese, visited Thailand between the beginning of this year and April 9th, a 146% increase from the same period last year, Government spokesman Chai Wacharonke said today.

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He said that more tourists are expected to arrive during the long Songkran holiday, especially from Muslim countries following the end of the Ramadan.

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By Thai PBS World