Foreign Ministry Announces Important Updates for Thailand Pass
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced important updates for applicants registering for entry into Thailand. Following a surge in Omicron coronavirus cases, the government has suspended the Test & Go and Sandbox applications – with the exception of the Phuket Sandbox program – from the Thailand Pass system until…
Suvarnabhumi Airport Waives Zone C Parking Fees for New Year Period
Suvarnabhumi Airport will waive parking fees for Zone C starting midnight, December 30, until midnight of January 4. The zone can accommodate 718 cars and a 24-hour shuttle service is provided every 15 minutes between the parking lot and terminal. According to airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn, Suvarnabhumi is expected to…
Bangkok’s Transport System to Accept Credit, Debit Cards
According to Minister of Transport Saksayam Chidchob, public transport services in Bangkok consisting of trains, electric boats, and buses will accept payments made via Europay Mastercard and Visa (EMV) cards. By March 2022, MRT Purple Line, MRT Blue Line, and SRT Redline urban train will accept payments made by credit…
Hospitals on High Alert for Possible New Year Covid-19 Clusters
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, as the head of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, assigned the public health system to be ready for possible Covid-19 clusters after the New Year. Facilities, equipment, officers must be prepared to deal with any situation. General Prayut believes that even if the number…
Pattaya countdown participants need negative Covid test result issued within 72 hours
Organizers of the New Year’s Eve countdown in Pattaya City are now requiring eventgoers to present a negative Covid test result accompanied by a doctor’s note, and produce evidence on the Moh Promt application of having been fully inoculated against COVID-19. The increased requirements come as organizers of New Year’s…
Thailand Pass temporarily suspended, those received QR Code can enter
For new registrations under the Exemption from Quarantine TEST&GO and Living in the Blue Zone Sandbox programmes, except Phuket Sandbox and Happy Quarantine. Bangkok, 21 December, 2021 – Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today ordered temporarily suspension of the Thailand Pass for all new TEST&GO and Sandbox applications (except…