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Tourism Fee To Help Insure Foreigners Visiting The Kingdom

15 Jan, 2021

The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the proposed guidelines for the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from each international visitor for the management of local tourist destinations.

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188 New Covid-19 Cases, Weekly Numbers Down

15 Jan, 2021

The government reported 188 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, 154 local infections and 34 imported, raising the total to 11,450.

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A Look At The Vaccine Situation Across ASEAN

14 Jan, 2021

The following is a brief look at what other ASEAN countries outside of Thailand are doing to secure Covid-19 vaccines.

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Quarantine Golf Up And Running

14 Jan, 2021

A leading golf tour specialist, Golf ASIAN is busy promoting Golf Quarantine in Thailand on the same day as the country’s Minister of Tourism tells local reporters he has just proposed the idea.

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New Outbreak To Slash Bt140bn Off Thai Trade, Tourism: TMB Analytics

14 Jan, 2021

The new Covid-19 outbreak will wipe Bt140 billion off Thailand’s trade and tourism revenue, TMB Analytics forecast on Wednesday. Trade and tourism account for 22 per cent of Thai gross domestic product (GDP) and 6.9 million jobs.

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Thailand’s First Factory Quarantine Facility Up And Running

14 Jan, 2021

Pattaya Food Group (PFG) has converted its factory in Samut Sakhon into the country’s first factory quarantine facility for treating and isolating Covid-19 patients, the government’s Covid-19 Information Centre posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday.

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Team Of Isaan Women Wins Michelin Star For Thai Restaurant In Belgium

14 Jan, 2021

Five women from the northeastern region of Thailand won a global recognition earlier this week for their commitment to serving authentic Thai cuisine in Belgium.

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La Nina Year Responsible For Thailand’s Deadly Cold Spell

14 Jan, 2021

The usually sweltering, humid Bangkok has seen temperatures as low as 16C this week, while three people already died from the unusual cold weather in the countryside.

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Questions Over Chinese Vaccine

14 Jan, 2021

Study says it may be only partly effective

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Two Covid Deaths, 271 New Cases

14 Jan, 2021

The government on Thursday reported two new deaths related to Covid-19 and 271 new cases of the disease, 259 local infections and 12 imported infections, raising the total to 11,262.

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Villagers Beg For Help After Farms Pillaged By Wild Elephants

13 Jan, 2021

Villagers in western Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province have called for help after their farms were pillaged by wild elephants, leaving considerable damage to their crops.

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Navy Ship Crew Tests Negative After Two Sailors Infected

13 Jan, 2021

The crew of HTMS Chakri Naruebet have tested negative for Covid-19 after two sailors were earlier found infected with the virus following a visit to a beer garden.

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157 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed, Including 21 Thais Who Sneaked Back Into Country

13 Jan, 2021

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday reported 157 new cases, including 25 people who tested positive at border areas and in quarantine.

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Cool-to-cold Weather With Strong Wind In Most Parts Of Thailand

13 Jan, 2021

The high-pressure system over upper Thailand is weakening, but the area will continue to experience cold weather with strong wind, while mountaintops are still cold to very cold, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.

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Thai Vietjet Announces 6 And 12 Month Unlimited Travel Passes

13 Jan, 2021

Following the successful launch of Hat Yai Pass and Northeastern Pass, today, Thai Vietjet is now introducing the ‘Thailand Power Pass’ – an unlimited flight pass that allows passengers to fly on Thai Vietjet’s domestic network as often as they like within 6 or 12 months.

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Thai Auto Industry Ready To Roll After Dismal 2020

13 Jan, 2021

The Thai automotive industry is likely to expand 3-4 per cent in 2021-23 after a tough 2020, Krungsri Research Centre said.

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Private Hospitals Can Import Covid Vaccine: Thai FDA

13 Jan, 2021

The government will not block private hospitals from importing Covid-19 vaccines, said the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday.

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Sinovac, AstraZeneca Ask Thai FDA To Approve Vaccines

13 Jan, 2021

Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it received requests from two international pharmaceuticals to approve their coronavirus vaccines for use in the kingdom.

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Moody's: Expect A Slow Thai Recovery

13 Jan, 2021

Thailand's slow economic recovery reflects the sustained damage wrought by the pandemic on international travel and tourism, in large part because of the slow reopening of borders in major markets, says Moody's Investors Service.

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ATTA Encourages Thai Government To Allow Vaccinated Foreigners To Visit Thailand.

13 Jan, 2021

The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) encourages the Thai government to welcome vaccinated foreigners to visit Thailand without quarantine in the third quarter of 2021.

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Phuket Pubs, Bars Ordered To Close At Midnight

12 Jan, 2021

All entertainment venues in Phuket are to close at midnight and restaurants are not to sell alcohol after midnight.

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Temperature Drop Affects Lop Buri’s Monkeys

12 Jan, 2021

The quick drop of temperature is affecting thousands of monkeys living around Lop Buri’s Phra Prang Sam Yot and San Phra Kan Shrine.

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Strong Surf Hits Prachuap Khiri Khan Beach

12 Jan, 2021

High waves, peaking at 2 to 4 metres, hit Prachuap Khiri Khan’s coastal beaches, gushing over the breakwater and flooding some spots of the beachside road.

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Cool And Windy In Upper Thailand, Strong Wind Waves On Southern Coast

12 Jan, 2021

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that the high-pressure system from China covers upper Thailand, resulting in cool to cold weather and strong winds.

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Mae Sot District To Erect Field Hospital For Infected Thais Back From Myanmar

12 Jan, 2021

The sports stadium, in the border town of Thailand’s Mae Sot, has been designated as the site of a field hospital, to accommodate infected Thai workers returning from Myanmar’s Myawaddi Township.

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City Curbs May Be Relaxed

12 Jan, 2021

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday hinted it would soon consider lifting Covid-19 restrictions, despite cases in the capital rising on Monday by 37 and bringing its tally to 1,989.

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Cabinet Approves Handouts, Cuts Power Bills

12 Jan, 2021

Fiscal package to boost liquidity, offset Covid-19's impact

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Thailand Logs 287 New Covid Cases Tuesday

12 Jan, 2021

Thailand on Tuesday reported 287 new coronavirus cases, 278 of them local transmissions, bringing the total since Covid-19 first appeared in January 2020 to 10,834.

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Covid Crunch For Top Tourism Countries

11 Jan, 2021

Recording the most Covid-19 cases, the USA suffered the biggest drop in tourism revenue with a loss of USD147,245 million, but the other top five losers — Spain (2) France (3) Thailand (4) and Germany (5)

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Dead Whale Found Washed Up On Koh Samui Beach

11 Jan, 2021

A dead Bryde’s whale was found washed up on Koh Samui’s Choeng Mon beach yesterday.

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