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Jewish News 24 · Sep 8, 2026

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Thailand has ordered the deportation of a French co-owner of a zoo on Koh Samui who banned Israeli visitors, following a separate case in which an Israeli tourist was convicted of threatening the zoo’s owners. Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park, was ordered deported after Thai authorities accused him of threatening, harassing and physically abusing people. He was also fined 5,000 baht, about $150, in a separate case involving a traffic-related offense.

Thailand has ordered the deportation of a French co-owner of a zoo on Koh Samui who banned Israeli visitors, following a separate case in which an Israeli tourist was convicted of threatening the zoo’s owners. Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park, was ordered deported after Thai authorities accused him of threatening, harassing and physically abusing people. He was also fined 5,000 baht, about $150, in a separate case involving a traffic-related offense.

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