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Thai ranger fired after threatening to deport tourists over Chinese greeting

Ellsworth Toohey
Apr 25, 2025
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Koh Samui island, Thailand: Guitar photographer/shutterstock.com

A Thai park ranger was fired after ordering Russian tourists off a beach for greeting him with "ni hao" — the Mandarin Chinese word for hello.

Siranudh "Sai" Scott, 26, an adviser to Thailand's Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation, filmed himself confronting the coupl…

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