President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students, according to an internal cable seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has called on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to clarify his policy of providing “free visas” to Chinese tourists in a bid to boost tourism.