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Travel & tourism · 30 Jan 2021
Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) has installed tap-and-scan points on the Si Rat-Outer Ring Road Expressway and the Udon Ratthaya Expressway (Bang Pa-in-Pak Kret). Contactless payment can be made with a Visa debit or credit…
COVID-19 · 30 Jan 2021
Five million people have signed up for the government’s Rao Chana COVID-19 payout campaign, in the first half day since the opening of online registration. More people can still sign up until 12th February, with…
Travel & tourism · 30 Jan 2021
The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) plans to propose a loan measure to the Finance Ministry early next month to help crippled airlines retain staff. Exim Bank President Pisit Serewiwattana said the proposal aims…
Food & nightlife · 30 Jan 2021
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow government agencies, private companies, farmers and the public to apply to grow hemp from January 29 after the Public Health Ministry removed the plant species from the…
Film & entertainment · 30 Jan 2021
Thai manufacturers and exporters have to improve their competitiveness in the European market after the EU-Vietnam free-trade agreement (FTA) became effective in August 2020. Trade Negotiations Department Director-General Auramon Supthaweethum said EU buyers may consider…
COVID-19 · 28 Jan 2021
Phuket governor Narong Woonciew has agreed to relax 14-day quarantine measures for visitors from Bangkok and 20 other provinces. He said visitors from these provinces are required to strictly follow strict measures under the new…
COVID-19 · 28 Jan 2021
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), foreigners who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 could be allowed to visit Thailand without the need to quarantine. The tourism authority says so-called ‘vaccine passports’ would enable…
Bangkok & Thailand · 28 Jan 2021
Reopening of Educational Institutions Affiliated with and under the Supervision of the Ministry of Education 1. All public and private educational institutions that are situated in the “maximum control zones” designated earlier in 28 provinces…
Weather & environment · 26 Jan 2021
The Pollution Control Department is warning residents of Bangkok and its neighbouring provinces to brace for a drop in air quality, as changing wind patterns on Wednesday and Thursday are expected to trap PM 2.5…
Business & money · 25 Jan 2021
The Interior Ministry has ordered local government organizations nationwide to postpone the collection of land and building tax of 2021 for 2 months. The order aims to alleviate the financial burden of people during a…
COVID-19 · 24 Jan 2021
The 1000-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients at Wattana Factory in Samut Sakhon is now 90% complete, and is expected to accept its first patients later this month. Construction workers are now installing the electrical…
COVID-19 · 24 Jan 2021
The government’s 1111 hotline has received 237 complaints of activities that could lead to COVID-19 spread, among tens of thousands of inquiries related to COVID-19. The Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri revealed today that Prime Minister…
COVID-19 · 24 Jan 2021
The FDA Secretary General Paisal Dunkhum, said today the FDA had approved the registration of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca in Italy, after the company had sent nearly 10,000 pages of documents for registration…
COVID-19 · 22 Jan 2021
Provinces across the country continue to implement preventative measures against COVID-19, by giving recommendations to the general public on their livelihood, and urging workplaces and factories employing migrant workers to properly register them with the…
Health · 22 Jan 2021
The Communicable Disease Committee gives greenlight to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) proposal to ease restrictions on 13 businesses and recreational activities starting tomorrow. However, all venues need to strictly observe social distancing and other…
COVID-19 · 20 Jan 2021
The Government of India has received several requests for the supply of Indian manufactured vaccines from neighbouring and key partner countries. In response to these requests, and in keeping with India’s stated commitment to use…
COVID-19 · 17 Jan 2021
The Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed an order to form two special committees to investigate illegal gambling and smuggling of illegal migrants, which have been blamed for the latest COVID-19 outbreak. The committees…
COVID-19 · 16 Jan 2021
Wholesale market Talaad Thai, has opened a rent free zone for seafood farmers affected by the current COVID-19 outbreak, providing them with rent free retail booths for three months starting from 20th January. Talaad Thai…
COVID-19 · 16 Jan 2021
The subcommittee managing COVID-19 vaccination has decided that inoculation will focus on those over the age of 18, when the first batch arrives in February. Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong,…
COVID-19 · 16 Jan 2021
Despite a new and wider wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has assessed that the economic impact of the situation will not be as severe as the first wave…
Travel & tourism · 15 Jan 2021
In Nong Khai, red lotuses have begun to emerge from the water, blooming beautifully. Tourists can admire their beauty until the end of March. The red lotuses at "Wang Bua Daeng", which covers an area…
Royal news · 15 Jan 2021
On January 15, 2021 at Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Administration Organization, His Majesty the King appointed Nakhon Si Thammarat Governor Kraisorn Wisitwong to chair a ceremony donating funds to the Islamic Committee of Nakhon Si…
Weather & environment · 14 Jan 2021
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has reported that data from 2020 has confirmed that smog and burning were the key causes of critical Particulate Matter 2.5 or PM 2.5 levels across Thailand.…
Weather & environment · 13 Jan 2021
The current PM2.5 situation in Thailand is now good, as the winter breeze that comes with high pressure from China is arriving in Thailand. However, PM2.5 might accumulate after January 15 because the breeze will…
