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Phuket governor Narong Woonciew has agreed to relax 14-day quarantine measures for visitors from Bangkok and 20 other provinces. He said visitors from these provinces are required to strictly follow strict measures under the new normal, including wearing masks, avoiding crowds and observing their health. However, travellers from the 7…

According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), foreigners who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 could be allowed to visit Thailand without the need to quarantine. The tourism authority says so-called ‘vaccine passports’ would enable foreign tourists to stay in Thailand without needing to spend the first 14 days of…

  Reopening of Educational Institutions Affiliated with and under the Supervision of the Ministry of Education 1. All public and private educational institutions that are situated in the “maximum control zones” designated earlier in 28 provinces will be allowed to reopen, starting from 1 February 2021 onwards, as the COVID-19…

The Pollution Control Department is warning residents of Bangkok and its neighbouring provinces to brace for a drop in air quality, as changing wind patterns on Wednesday and Thursday are expected to trap PM 2.5 over the city. Siwaporn Rangsiyanon, the department’s deputy spokesperson, said air quality in the capital…

The Interior Ministry has ordered local government organizations nationwide to postpone the collection of land and building tax of 2021 for 2 months. The order aims to alleviate the financial burden of people during a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak as the owners would have had to pay the tax…

The 1000-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients at Wattana Factory in Samut Sakhon is now 90% complete, and is expected to accept its first patients later this month. Construction workers are now installing the electrical system for doctors and nurses’ offices in a COVID-19 field hospital extension at Wattana Factory…