At the Full Moon Party, surveillance officers refute rumors of a possible terrorist plot against Israelis.
PUBLISHED: 13 Nov 2024 at 18: 37
Reviews about a potential evil plot against Israelis on the holiday island have been refuted as false by Surat Thani state security officials who have provided assurances that Koh Phangan is protected.
They responded on Wednesday to the announcement that Israeli authorities had warned their Thai nationals to be vigilant in response to rumors that they might face reprisals at the Friday Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan.
According to Israeli media outlets, inner Thai police documents contained the details of a potential danger. Authorities reportedly have been carrying out intense operations in response to the emails, which were based on” material knowledge”, the Jewish news site Ynet said, without elaborating.
Noppadol Khaomali, the head of Surat Thani province’s Koh Phangan area office, held a press conference on Wednesday to explain the reports. Representatives from another organizations, as well as Koh Phangan police chief Pol Col Panya Niratmanon, and him.
They claimed distress had been caused by the studies that were made available in various local and international media stores. According to them, local authorities and police were required to patrol the area in accordance with routine security measures during Friday’s Loy Krathong event and Full Moon Party.
According to police on the island, there is no basis for any reports of a evil tale against Israelis on Koh Phangan.
Surat Thani authorities chief, Pol Maj Gen Sermphong Sirikhong, stated that more security measures have been put in place to raise travel to Koh Phangan for visitors of all nationalities.
Security companies and municipal authorities, according to Natthriya Thaweevong, permanent director for the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, concluded that the reports of a terror story on Koh Phangan were merely rumor-mongering without any scientific proof.
During Loy Krathong and the Full Moon Party, she continued, officers, soldiers, and local authorities have conducted combined inspections to ensure visitors ‘ health.
According to the Times of Israel, the National Security Council in Israel has not updated its assessment of Thailand’s danger level. But, it called on Israelis to be alert.
At a lecture on Wednesday, Noppadol Khaomali, the head of the Surat Thani city office, addresses police and security agency representatives to convince visitors that the island is secure. ( Photo taken from a Koh Phangan police video )