6th International Day of Yoga – Live from Bangkok, Thailand
Embassy of India, Bangkok has been organising the International Day of Yoga (IDY) in Bangkok since 2015. This follows the proclamation of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations in September 2014. During the last five years, IDY was successfully organised at the Chulalongkorn University…
Thailand Expects to Have Its Own COVID-19 Vaccine Next Year
Spokesperson of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, in his press briefing on 20 May 2020, stated that Thailand expects to produce its own coronavirus vaccine next year. Known as COVID-19 type mRNA, the vaccine is being developed in a research project, conducted jointly by Chulalongkorn…
Special Flight to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from Thailand
A special flight of Air India arranged by the Government of India departred for Delhi from Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok in the afternoon of 20 May 2020 carrying 236 Indian nationals who were stranded in Thailand due to the closure of international air travel in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic….
Six Types of Businesses and Activities Permitted to Restart on 3 May 2020
According to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), six types of venues will be allowed to reopen. Their reopening will also follow the Government’s strict health measures and guidelines, as Thailand continues its efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The six types of business…
COVID-19: One more death, 34 new cases in Thailand
The Spokesman for the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, says Thailand has recorded one more death and 34 new confirmed cases of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection, as of Tuesday morning (Apr 14). There are more newly reported cases outside Bangkok, and most patients are between…
Thailand grants automatic visa extensions for foreigners affected by COVID-19 crisis
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 announced this evening, 8 April, 2020, in the Royal Thai Government Gazette with immediate effect,…