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The Ministry of Public Health has launched the second phase of “Less sweet, make your choices” campaign, aiming to reduce the incidence of “sweet tooth” in half the country’s population. Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said the first phase of the eating less sweet campaign has changed consumers’ habits…

The Tourism and Sports Ministry is considering offering free cross-provincial flights for foreign tourists after airline workers are approved for COVID-19 inoculation this week. Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said from July 1, inoculated tourists exempt from quarantine might be tempted to extend their stay in the country after spending 10 days…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that the Royal Thai Government has endorsed issuing a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the kingdom, while approving shorter quarantine periods for international arrivals. Both measures take effect from today until further notice. Published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on…

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Thailand will not deny entry to people fleeing the violence in Myanmar, as the crackdown on protests against the Feb 1 military coup there continued. He said the worsening situation in Myanmar was forcing civilians to flee to the Thai border and Thailand will not…

The Cabinet has approved the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s plan to reopen the country with seven-day quarantine for foreign travellers. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the plan reduces the quarantine period to seven days for fully vaccinated tourists in Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Pattaya and Chiang Mai. He…

Bangkok’s street food queen, Che Fai, as she is popularly known as, as in ‘che’ meaning older sister in Chinese and ‘fai’ referring to the prominent moles scattered over her face – wins the prestigious Icon Award — Asia 2021 at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, which was held virtually…