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Four immigration officials at a busy Bangkok airport have been demoted after a probe found they were taking bribes from Chinese tourists to fast-track their visa applications, an official said on Tuesday (Oct 9).

The Chinese make up about a quarter of Thailand’s 35 million tourist arrivals a year, making them the kingdom’s largest visiting bloc by nationality.

They usually wait in long lines at busy immigration booths at Don Mueang – one of the two international airports in Bangkok – where they pay 2,000 baht (about US$60) for visas upon arrival.

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