Big cleaning events curbing COVID-19 spread
Many big cleaning activities have been held to disinfect areas across the country, in an effort to disinfect surfaces where the coronavirus could linger. In Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, a campus clean up activity has been performed by army personnel, while in Nong Khai province, a golf cart has been…
Songkran will be postponed, says government
BANGKOK — The government’s coronavirus management center on Monday said the three-day Songkran holidays should be postponed this year in order to contain the virus outbreak. The meeting, chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, concluded that the three-day holidays should be celebrated in July instead of April. Their decision came after a…
COVID-19 Testing in Bangkok
There are so many stories and theories going around the internet about COVID-19, I thought it might be good to share my experience at the hospital in Bangkok testing for the virus so English-speaking people in Thailand can be well-informed. There are around 18 hospitals that can test Coronavirus disease…
Ratchaprasong has sprung back to life with the reopening of CentralWorld,the debut of a hot doughnut brand and the launch of a food & drink festival
The shopping atmosphere at Ratchaprasong returned to normal yesterday with the reopening of CentralWorld after four months of renovation to repair fire damage from the May 19 riots. Several thousand shoppers rushed into CentralWorld to queue on the ground floor to buy cash vouchers for 1,000 baht but worth double…
Security Tightened in Bangkok amid Missing Weaponry Claims
On Sunday a near 2,000 strong force of police and security officers will be deployed across the capital in an attempt to monitor and control planned gatherings of United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters, according to numerous security agency reports. Bangkok, the 18th of September 2010: UDD activists,…