BREAKING: Thailand removes all hurdles, opens fully for foreign arrivals from May 1
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday ended the Test & Go and Thailand Pass system and opened the country fully for foreign arrivals, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said. Speaking to reporters after chairing the CCSA meeting, Prayut said the Test & Go scheme will no longer be…
Vaccine hand over to Thailand under QUAD vaccine partnership
Under the Quad’s flagship Vaccine Partnership, a consignment of 200,000 doses of Made in India, Covovax vaccines was presented to H.E. Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Health of Thailand on 21 April 2022 in Bangkok. The handing-over of the vaccines was done jointly by…
Tourism Authority Expects Lively Songkran This year
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has said it expects a lively Songkran atmosphere this year compared to 2021. TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said his agency projected that 3.34 million Thais will take domestic trips during this Songkran period from April 13-17, generating at least 11 billion baht in revenue….
Official Update! TEST & GO rules from 1 April 2022
Travellers will be allowed to enter the kingdom without the need to show proof of a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travel. This information has been updated on 31 March, 2022. The following rules will be in effect from 1 April, 2022, and will also apply to travellers…
Indian actor turns Buddhist monk in Bangkok
By Lekha Shankar Indian actor Gagan Malik, who gained international fame when he played Gautama Buddha in a 2014 film shot in Sri Lanka titled Sri Siddhartha Gautama, made waves when he donned Buddhist robes to undertake a two-week-long monkhood at the famed Wat That Thong temple in Bangkok. Gagan Malik…
‘PANGA’ WINS EVERYONE’S HEARTS, IN BANGKOK
A Special screening of the Indian Film Panga, directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, was held at Lido Connect recently, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of India-Thailand Diplomatic Relations, and to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav). The feed-back from the large and diverse audience who…