Chatuchak market coming back to life
Physical distancing and hygiene measures are being strictly implemented at Chatuchak Weekend Market which has been allowed to reopen. The number of people inside the market at any one time is capped at 20,000, while vendors and customers are satisfied with measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19….
Dining out amid COVID-19 in Thailand
Since the government announced the first phase of lockdown easing, allowing many businesses like restaurants to function to a point, while strictly following social distancing standards and hygiene practices, businesses have been very creative. Our reporter Patcharawut Supakong takes us to see how a Bangkok hotpot restaurant has turned strict…
Second Automatic Visa Extension for Foreigners in Thailand
The Cabinet, during its meeting on 21 April 2020, approved the draft notification of the Ministry of Interior on a second automatic visa extension for foreigners to stay temporarily in Thailand. The objective is to avoid mass gatherings, as a large number of foreigners are likely to travel to meet…
300 more Thais to come home from South Korea
According to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration or CCSA, 300 more Thai citizens will return from South Korea on 14th and 15th April. On April 14, 135 immigration detainees, overseen by South Korean officials, will depart on flight 7C2202 from South Korea, at 5 p.m. Thailand local time. The…
Govt emphasizes “COVID-19-Free Songkran, Save Elderly” campaign
During Songkran this year, the government has asked people to follow the communicable disease preventive measures by refraining from traveling or organizing Songkran events at all levels. The government has urged people to comply with the“COVID-19-Free Songkran, Save Elderly” campaign by refraining from returning to their hometowns, not organizing Songkran…
Bangkok checkpoints screen 38,000 travelers
Road checkpoints have been set up across the country to screen travelers for symptoms of COVID-19. The 12 checkpoints in Bangkok have already screened some 38,000 persons over the past seven days, with no one found to be infected with the disease Inbound lanes on Ratchaphruek road at the Bangkok-Nonthaburi…