A Thai children’s song titled, ‘Chang’, (Elephant) is probably the very first song most Thai parents sing to their kids as they teach them how to sing.
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Airports of Thailand will extend the timeline to pay concession fees and rentals at the six airports under its management for another year.
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Kanchanaburi has allowed hotels to reopen as of Wednesday, provided strict Covid-19 preventive measures are employed.
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The new wave of Covid-19 will delay Thailand’s economic recovery and affect 4.7 million workers, a senior official at the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has warned.
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Thailand climbed two places to the top spot out of 176 countries in fixed broadband internet speed testing based on the Speedtest Global Index in December last year, driven by fierce local competition.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and 50,000 doses of it will arrive in Thailand in February.
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has approved the reopening of 13 kinds of premises, including game arcades and shops, from Friday, but 13 other kinds of business will remain closed, including pubs.
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Community testing for Covid-19 was continuing at locked down villages on Thursday after a local food vendor was found to have been infected by visitors from Bangkok over the New Year.
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The latest tourism report says that Chonburi province is going to ask Chonburi provincial communicable disease committee to consider reopening Koh Larn island.
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Samut Sakhon’s Central Prawn Market in Muang district is ready to reopen on either January 26 or 27 after a major clean-up scheduled on January 25, the province’s deputy governor Theerapat Katchamat announced.
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With 123 Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotels available in Thailand, there are now many more room options starting from lower packaged rates.
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Accor begins 2021 with a full schedule of new hotel openings in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea and around the world.
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Kasikornbank and its subsidiaries reported a net operating profit of Bt29.48 billion for 2020, with fourth-quarter net profit being Bt13.25 billion, the bank said in a press release.
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The Thai Retailers Association estimates the retail index in the first quarter of 2021 will contract by 7-8 per cent, while it could contract by 4-10 per cent or more for the whole year.
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The amount of PM2.5 dust particles has been found to exceed safety standards in most parts of the country except for the South, the Air Pollution Solution Centre reported at 7am on Thursday.
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The U.S. Ambassador to Thailand appears to have left his post on Thursday after less than a year in office.
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In a surreal scene that unfolded Tuesday night, diners at a barbecue buffet restaurant were grilling their meat to slow country songs when a large male elephant burst out of the jungle, stepped around human cars, and began eating his own dinner.
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The government on Thursday reported 142 new Covid-19 cases, 125 local infections and 17 imported, raising the total to 12,795.
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Several provinces have started to ease measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 after signs of an improved situation following the outbreak. The relaxation took effect from Wednesday.
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Foreigners with Thai residency whose re-entry visas require their return to Thailand within one year from March 26 last year will be allowed to stay abroad until further notice, the Immigration Bureau said on Wednesday.
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At least five hospitals in Bangkok apply a “dual pricing” policy on their coronavirus tests, charging foreigners more than their Thai counterparts, a survey by Khaosod English has found.
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The provincial governor has allowed local hotels to reopen, six days after he ordered them closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Domestic car sales may drop 5.3% this year, after a 21.4% slump last year, amid a recent outbreak of the coronavirus, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Wednesday.
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Thailand’s National Tourism Policy Board says a proposal to tax tourists THB300 when they enter the country will be used to rebuild tourism confidence.
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A moderately effective vaccine already approved in several major markets may be available for limited use in Thailand sooner than expected.
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A spokesman for the immigration police on Tuesday walked back on his announcement that a negative COVID-19 test result will be mandatory for every foreigner who wishes to extend their stay in the kingdom.
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The government on Tuesday recorded 171 new Covid-19 cases, raising the accumulated total in Thailand since the start of the pandemic to 12,594. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 70.
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Centara Hotels & Resorts expands its footprint in Southeast Asia, following the signing of the management contracts for one resort in Khao Yai, Thailand, and two resorts in Vang Vieng, Laos, adding 304 keys to Centara’s group portfolio.
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Thai Vietjet launched its ‘SkyFUNNER Lucky Draw Campaign’ at the weekend to boost membership give customers a chance to win grand prizes.
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Phuket Immigration has confirmed that evidence of a COVID-19 test proving that a foreigner is not infected with the virus is not required in order to extend a permit-to-stay, a process often referred to as ‘extending visas’.
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