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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities from the Tourism Department, together with the Tourist Police, conducted a crackdown on unlicensed tour guides a [1]

BANGKOK, Thailand – Labor Minister Treenuch Thienthong has announced that the Government is stepping up legal action against foreigners working illeg [2]

German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan Police acted after complaints about unregistered high-speed rentals ![German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan | Thaiger]( (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Governor Naris Niramaiwong presided over a mobile meeting of the Police Administration Inspection and Monitoring Committee at the Operations Center on the third floor of Pattaya City Police Station on February 27. [4]

PATTAYA, Thailand – In a determined effort to clamp down on illegal tour operations, the National Tourist Police, led by Pol. Col. Piyapong Raksa, Deputy (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

Mandalay – The Myanmar Tourist Guides Association is planning to call on the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism to crack down on the employment of foreign guides by tour operators. [6]

TOKYO -- One of Japan's oldest tour operators will revive guided trips to Asia this spring, to meet the needs of senior citizens seeking greater peace of mind when travelling. [7]

BANGKOK, Thailand – As Thailand’s tourism sector begins to recover, local tour guides are facing significant challenges. Wasphon Attha [8]

Sources
[1] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-09-28 · 75% match

Foreign tour guide arrested at Pattaya pier for operating without license

PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities from the Tourism Department, together with the Tourist Police, conducted a crackdown on unlicensed tour guides a

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-10-24 · 75% match

Thailand targets illegal foreign tour guides with fines, deportation, and work bans

BANGKOK, Thailand – Labor Minister Treenuch Thienthong has announced that the Government is stepping up legal action against foreigners working illeg

[3] TH thethaiger.com · 2025-09-24 · 75% match

German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan

German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan Police acted after complaints about unregistered high-speed rentals ![German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan | Thaiger](

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-02-28 · 30% match

Top security talks in Pattaya as Chonburi Governor leads tourist protection strategy

PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Governor Naris Niramaiwong presided over a mobile meeting of the Police Administration Inspection and Monitoring Committee at the Operations Center on the third floor of Pattaya City Police Station on February 27.

[5] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-08-27 · 75% match

Tourist police crack down on illegal Chinese tour operations and guides

PATTAYA, Thailand – In a determined effort to clamp down on illegal tour operations, the National Tourist Police, led by Pol. Col. Piyapong Raksa, Deputy

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-11-24 · 75% match

Local tour guides want ministry to take action against foreign operators

Mandalay – The Myanmar Tourist Guides Association is planning to call on the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism to crack down on the employment of foreign guides by tour operators.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-20 · 75% match

Venerable Japan travel agency brings back tour guides for Asia

TOKYO -- One of Japan's oldest tour operators will revive guided trips to Asia this spring, to meet the needs of senior citizens seeking greater peace of mind when travelling.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-09-03 · 75% match

Tour guides request delay in online job order system, control over unlicensed foreign nationals

BANGKOK, Thailand – As Thailand’s tourism sector begins to recover, local tour guides are facing significant challenges. Wasphon Attha

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-22 · 75% match

Tour Operators Predict Drop in Arrivals This Year

YANGON — Local tour operators say they expect foreign arrivals to decline this year with vacationers in Western countries canceling their bookings following the unrest in northern Rakhine State.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-02-28 · 75% match

Pandemic keeps Jakarta walking tour operators on their toes

Travel & LeisurePandemic keeps Jakarta walking tour operators on their toes Overseas tourist base dries up, but curious young locals extend welcome lifeline Walking tour operators in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have found ways to keep them goin

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