PM2.5 dust pollution has returned to Bangkok and vicinities, where levels in three districts exceeded safe limits on Tuesday.

The visa amnesty which expired on Sept 26 has now been officially extended until Oct 31

The Public Health Ministry will make a list of low-risk countries for the Covid-19 pandemic, which will be submitted to the Interior Ministry to draw up criteria for further easing restrictions on entry of foreigners into the country.

Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangko has unveiled a unique range of upscale Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) packages for Thai citizens, international travellers and expatriates returning to Thailand.

The Air Visual application reported on Sunday that Bangkok’s air pollution level according to the US Air Quality Index (AQI) standard stood at 108, with the level of particulate matter less than 2.5 micrograms in diameter (PM2.5) at 38mcg per cubic metre (µg/m3), placing it at 16th on the list of cities with the worst air in the world.

An order in the Royal Gazette that was just issued and takes effect at noon today, October 22, 2020, ends the declaration of a severe emergency in Bangkok.

The government on Thursday reported 10 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, all quarantined arrivals from Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom or Yemen, raising the total to 3,719.

The Public Health Ministry aims to reduce quarantine for tourists to 10 days.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is to hold a fair on Khao San Road from Oct 30-31, in a bid to showcase the popular tourist location's new look.

5pm today – that’s the time the first groups of “tourists” will arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Thailand’s national airline is offering staff what it calls a “mutual separation” deal as part of the rehabilitation process under the supervision of the bankruptcy court.

The operation to salvage the sunken Raja 4 ferry that capsized off Koh Samui island on Aug 1 has been completed.

The famous Erawan Waterfall in Si Sawat district of this western province on Sunday was closed to tourists for safety reasons following days of continuous rain.

The Department of Disease Control has advised the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to reduce the quarantine period for returnees from 14 to 10 days.

Travel is the stuff of dreams, but since Covid-19 raised its ugly head last December it quickly turned into a nightmare for those who rely on tourism to pay their weekly bills.