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Ex-minister plays down unrest

Passengers make their way through the departures hall at Suvarnabhumi airport. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

A former tourism and sports minister said even if Thailand experiences political demonstrations, foreign tourists would not be affected unless protesters disrupted airport operations as happened in 2008.

Weerasak Kowsurat, a senator and former tourism minister, said foreign tourists continued to visit the country that year until Bangkok's airports were seized and shut by rioting protesters.

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