Malaysians top list of foreign tourists to Thailand this year with 3.8 million arrivals so far

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Thailand reported that the number of foreign tourists it received has surpassed the 23 million mark this year, with Malaysian arrivals topping the list of top five countries.

Bangkok-based paper The Nation reported that Malaysian tourists to Thailand accounted for more than 3.8 million arrivals from January 1 to November 12 this year.

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“This is followed by China with 2.9 million tourist arrivals, South Korea (1.37 million), India (1.35 million) and Russia (1.17 million),” its Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol was quoted saying.

“The overall total of 23.2 million foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand also generated a revenue of 981.69 billion baht for the kingdom.”

Sudawan said the data showed a hike in tourist arrivals for this month, with 611,121 foreigners entering…