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COVID-19 · 9 Apr 2020
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to inform foreigners in Thailand who have been affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that they will be granted automatic visa extensions. The measure, which was…
Weather & environment · 8 Apr 2020
The Governor of Chiang Mai, Charoenrit Sanguansat, had a meeting with related units to discuss the forest fire situation at Doi Suthep - Pui National Park, after nearby areas were hit by fires several times…
Bangkok & Thailand · 8 Apr 2020
- As borders closed, many migrant workers from Myanmar working in Thailand tried to return to their country. Some didn’t make it in time, and are now stranded at the Mae Sai Thailand-Myanmar border crossing…
Politics & government · 8 Apr 2020
The Thai government has prepared to receive Thai nationals returning from abroad by taking into consideration the number of returnees and Thailand’s capacity on communicable disease control. Following the government’s decision to extend a ban…
COVID-19 · 7 Apr 2020
The Spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said today that Thailand now has an accumulated total of 2,258 confirmed cases in 66 provinces. The total number of recovered patients…
COVID-19 · 7 Apr 2020
The Department of Health Director General Panpimol Wipulakorn said today that most COVID-19 patients in Thailand are of working age, however they could carry and unknowingly transmit the virus to elderly family members at home.…
COVID-19 · 7 Apr 2020
Officials have reported that a group of eight pilgrims returning from Indonesia have arrived in Yala Province and will be subject to a 14-day home quarantine program, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. The pilgrims…
COVID-19 · 7 Apr 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, a lot of businesses have found themselves necessary to adapt to having their teams working from home, in self-isolation. Those companies with business continuity policies adapted quickly while…
Royal news · 6 Apr 2020
Across the country, provinces today held ceremonies celebrating Chakri Memorial Day, honouring King Rama I’s accession as king and commemorating the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty. At King Rama V Monument in front of Nonthaburi…
COVID-19 · 5 Apr 2020
A group of Thai people from Malaysia and Qatar arrived in Thailand yesterday and have entered the quarantine system at a place provided by the government. Last night, a group of 51 Thais from Malaysia…
COVID-19 · 4 Apr 2020
The Spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said today that there were four more deaths and 103 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Thailand, as of…
Royal news · 3 Apr 2020
The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation has adjusted its rainmaking operation to combat drought, and hotspots as well as approaching summer storms that may bring hail to the northern region. Deputy Agriculture Minister…
COVID-19 · 2 Apr 2020
In addition to law enforcement, social measures, particularly social distancing, must be practiced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In Thailand, many public and private agencies are working together to encourage…
COVID-19 · 2 Apr 2020
Masks aid in decreasing COVID-19's virality by three pathways . Decreasing virus spread by infected individuals. The mask traps virus particles on the inside, preventing the virus particles becoming airborne. Protect others. Decreasing new infections…
COVID-19 · 1 Apr 2020
Thailand reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with 2 deaths reported, raising the total to 1771 and 12 deaths. The cases can be divided into three groups. The first group of 51 are connected…
Weather & environment · 1 Apr 2020
The Governor of Chiang Mai, Charoenrit Sanguansat, said today that officials from many sectors have been working together to put out forest fires in Doi Suthep - Pui National Park. Surveillance units have been monitoring…
COVID-19 · 1 Apr 2020
To ease the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the business sector in Thailand, the Revenue Department has extended personal income tax filing to August 31, 2020, while the Office of the Insurance…
COVID-19 · 1 Apr 2020
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…
COVID-19 · 1 Apr 2020
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…
Travel & tourism · 1 Apr 2020
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to inform foreign and Thai travellers that all domestic flights during 7-30 April, 2020, operated by Bangkok Airways will be suspended. The temporary suspension of its domestic…
COVID-19 · 31 Mar 2020
After the rising number of COVID-19 patients in Thailand, each province has imposed its own measures to limit the spread of this new disease. One of the most drastic of all is in Phuket province,…
COVID-19 · 31 Mar 2020
COVID-19 · 31 Mar 2020
Changes have been made to the timetable of southbound trains, with several cancellations and service alterations. Trains to Yala and Su-ngai Kolok stations are now terminating at Hat Yai station in Songkhla due to COVID-19…
COVID-19 · 31 Mar 2020
Mrs. Preeyanat Soontornwata, President of B.Grimm POWER PCL (BGRIM) made a donation of 6,500,000 baht to Ramathibodi Foundation to support a life insurance of the Ramathibodi Hospital’s medical staffs in order to encourage medical staffs…
