– A local screening committee on Koh Phangan revoked the visa of Ms. Ashual, 33, an Israeli national, after reviewing complaints about her conduct.
– She was accused of making threats of assault and using rude language toward officials and other people, and of failing to pay for hotel accommodation and entrance fees at Than Sadet National Park.
– She had worked on the island as an art therapist and breathwork guide. The committee, chaired by the district chief and including tourist police and local officials, said her behaviour justified visa cancellation.
– She faces deportation and is expected to be placed on a blacklist barring future entry.
Koh Phangan, Surat Thani: Authorities on Koh Phangan have revoked the visa of a 33-year-old Israeli woman after a local committee found that repeated complaints about improper and aggressive behaviour warranted her removal from the island.
The decision was made at the seventh meeting of 2026 of the joint screening committee that reviews the conduct of foreigners staying on Koh Phangan. The committee is chaired by district chief Phaisit Thongjerm (also spelled Phaisit Thongchoem) and includes the Koh Phangan police superintendent, tourist police and local administrative officials, along with immigration representatives from Surat Thani.
According to reports of the meeting, Ms. Ashual was accused of making threats of assault and using rude language toward officials and other people. The committee also said she had not paid for accommodation at a hotel and had not paid entrance fees to Than Sadet National Park. She had been working on the island as an art therapist and breathwork guide, among other activities. The type of visa she held was not specified in the reports.
The committee concluded that her conduct fell under cases of misconduct or offences that can justify visa revocation. She is reportedly the third Israeli national on Koh Phangan to have a visa cancelled this year and one of a larger number of foreigners whose permissions have been withdrawn since January under the same review process. She is to be deported and is expected to be blacklisted, preventing her return to Thailand.
The action is consistent with ongoing local efforts to monitor foreign residents for behaviour that affects public order. Earlier this year, authorities on the island and in Surat Thani stepped up checks on unauthorised work, overstays and other activities by foreign nationals.