Planning a Trip to Thailand during COVID-19: Important Things Travellers Need to Know
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”A user-friendly checklist of points covering before, during, and after travelling to Thailand.“ The TAT Newsroom has compiled the relevant entry requirements during the current COVID-19 travel restrictions for international travellers planning a trip to Thailand, including Thai nationals and foreign expatriates returning from overseas. Kindly note that this information…
TRA Reports Wavering Consumers Confidence Due to Omicron Variant
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The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) says consumer confidence is less optimistic due to the new Omicron coronavirus variant and has urged all sides to cooperate in addressing the crisis. According to TRA Vice President Chatchai Tuongratanaphan, the Retail Sentiment Index (RSI) for December 2021 showed a less-than-optimistic outlook due to…
Authorities in Bangkok Say Restaurants Can Serve Alcoholic Drinks Until 9PM
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that alcoholic beverages can be served until 9:00 PM at eateries in the capital with SHA+ certification or that meet Thai Stop COVID 2+ standards. The announcement was signed by Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang and goes into effect today (Sunday, 9 Jan). Entertainment…
Entertainment Workers Affected by Venue Closures to Receive Compensation
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The government says workers who saw substantial earnings losses due to government closures of entertainment venues during the pandemic will each receive 5,000 baht in assistance. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul, the plan will be proposed by the Ministry of Labor at the next Cabinet meeting. She added…
India working to create bubbles with 10 more countries: Scindia
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With Omicron deferring resumption of regular international flights, India is currently working on creating air bubbles with 10 more countries including Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Since last summer, India has so far created bubbles with 31 countries. The government had earlier decided bubbles will lapse and scheduled international flights under…
An introduction to Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO
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Twitter has a new CEO: Parag Agrawal, who’ll be taking over for Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the longest-serving chief executive in the company’s 15-plus-year history.