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Thai Police Raid Koh Pha Ngan School, 89 Israelis Enrolled

5/3/2026

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Thai police raided the Arki Kid school on Koh Pha Ngan, arresting operators after finding 89 Israeli children enrolled, far above the authorized 18.
The arrested operators were 61-year-old Thai citizen Prathumthip Yu-in and 45-year-old Iranian couple Aidin and Ndin Kishipoor, charged with running an unlicensed school and employing workers without permits.
The school employed about 40 Myanmar nationals and 12 staff of other nationalities, many also lacking proper work permits.

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Story summary

Thai police raided the Arki Kid school on Koh Pha Ngan, arresting operators after finding 89 Israeli children enrolled, far above the authorized 18.
The arrested operators were 61-year-old Thai citizen Prathumthip Yu-in and 45-year-old Iranian couple Aidin and Ndin Kishipoor, charged with running an unlicensed school and employing workers without permits.
The school employed about 40 Myanmar nationals and 12 staff of other nationalities, many also lacking proper work permits.