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Soft Loans Planned For Struggling Airlines, Tax Break On Jet-fuel Extended

22 Sep, 2020

The Government Savings Bank (GSB) is planning to offer soft loans with annual interest of 2 per cent to airlines hit by the Covid-19 fallout. The loan term will be 60 months.

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Phuket 'a Patient In Coma': Governor

22 Sep, 2020

Tourism losses put at staggering B400bn

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Covid-19 Outbreak In Myanmar Escalating, Causing Major Concern In Thailand

21 Sep, 2020

A “second wave” of Covid-19 outbreaks in Myanmar has been escalating quickly, causing concern in Thailand.

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Government Panel Pushes Bt1.2-trillion Transport Mega-projects

21 Sep, 2020

The government's subcommittee tasked with examining medium and long-term economic measures has reportedly suggested expediting mega-projects to the Centre for Economic Situation Administration.

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Tourists Face Arrest, Jail For Overstaying

21 Sep, 2020

More than 150,000 foreign nationals need to have their tourist visas renewed by Sept 26, according to the Immigration Bureau.

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No New Virus Cases, But Preparations Against Possible Second Wave

21 Sep, 2020

Prayut urges volunteers not to lower guard

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Storm Leaves Wide Trail Of Destruction

20 Sep, 2020

Noul set to dissipate but hundreds of villages need relief

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Thailand Logs 6 New Covid+ Returnees Sunday

20 Sep, 2020

Thailand on Sunday reported six new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 3,506. No new deaths were reported.

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Free SkyTrain Ride For Cyclists On Bangkok Car Free Day

19 Sep, 2020

Bangkok commuters can ride SkyTrain of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl free on Bangkok Car Free Day on September 22 if they carry a bicycle along.

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Khao Yai Closed As Storm Brings Down Rocks And Trees

19 Sep, 2020

Runoff from tropical storm Noul leads to blockages along Thanarat Road

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Three New Cases Returnees From Brazil, Yemen

19 Sep, 2020

Total cases reach 3,500, 103 still in hospitals

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Qatar Introduces Thai Website

18 Sep, 2020

After years of serving Thailand with flights to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, Qatar Airways has introduced a Thai language website earlier this week.

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Two Foreigners Among Seven New Covid-19 Cases In Quarantine

18 Sep, 2020

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported seven new cases over a 24-hour period on Friday (September 18), including a Thai man who was infected for a second time.

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No Quarantine In UK For Travellers From Thailand

18 Sep, 2020

The Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesperson Natapanu Nopakun said on Friday (September 18) that the United Kingdom will no longer require people travelling from Thailand to undergo 14-day quarantine.

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Thai Returnee From Saudi Arabia Dies Of Covid-19

18 Sep, 2020

Pandemic claims 59th victim in Thailand

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Divers May Have Found US Submarine Lost In WWII South Of Phuket

17 Sep, 2020

Divers have found what they believe is the wreck of a U.S. Navy submarine lost 77 years ago in Southeast Asia, providing a coda to a stirring but little-known tale from World War II.

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Strike Hurts Le Meridien Angkor Image

17 Sep, 2020

Employees at the Le Meridien Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap called a strike to demand the hotel management reinstate three union representatives who they say were unfairly terminated last July according to a report on the news website Cambojanews.com.

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Airlines Brace For End Of State Aid Measures

17 Sep, 2020

Thai aviation faces a real threat in the fourth quarter when operating costs surge again after the government's aid measures end, while some carriers may not get the soft loans the prime minister has promised.

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Reopening To Foreigners 'not Risky'

17 Sep, 2020

Quarantine means transmission unlikely

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Council Downplays Impact Of Planned Special Visas

16 Sep, 2020

Thailand cannot expect a big influx of tourists after the government launches a new visa scheme for long-term visitors, says a key trade group.

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Visitors Who Dump Trash At National Parks Face Fines, Jail

16 Sep, 2020

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa posted on his Facebook page photos of trash that national park officials collected after visitors unmindfully dumped the rubbish without as much as a thought for the environment.

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Officials Can’t Confirm Origins Of 2nd Domestic Virus Case

16 Sep, 2020

Health officials on Monday said they have yet to find coronavirus infection among those in close contact with the country’s second domestic patient in a single month, but they can’t establish how he contracted the virus either.

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Govt Workers Get Extra 2 Days Of Subsidised Holiday

16 Sep, 2020

Government employees have been handed an additional two days of subsidised travel under the "We travel together" tourism stimulus scheme.

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Myanmar Baby Tests Positive After Leaving Thailand

16 Sep, 2020

Health officials have been tracing the movements of a Myanmar mother and her child after the baby tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 after returning home from Thailand.

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Long-stay Tourism In Sight

16 Sep, 2020

First steps agreed to reopen for foreigners

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Cabinet Mulls Another Long Holiday To Spur Economy

15 Sep, 2020

The cabinet is thinking about declaring another long holiday, to allow people to travel and boost sagging local economies, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Tuesday.

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Thailand: All Visitors Will Need Insurance

15 Sep, 2020

A consortium of 16 insurance companies in Thailand are now offering foreigners, who are eligible to travel to Thailand, the mandatory insurance cover valued at USD100,000.

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Khao San Road And Ong Ang Canal To Get Weekend Walking Streets

15 Sep, 2020

Bangkok will open walking streets on Khao San Road and the road along Ong Ang canal on weekends from October to stimulate tourism.

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Cabinet Approves Long-term Tourist Visas

15 Sep, 2020

Quarantine compulsory, 90-day renewable stay

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THAI Creditors Told To File Requests For Repayment

15 Sep, 2020

Thai Airways International has asked its creditors to file their requests for debt repayments with the Department of Legal Execution after the Central Bankruptcy Court on Monday accepted its request for debt restructuring.

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