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Bangkok Bans Alcohol Sales For 10 Days

09 Apr, 2020

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has banned the sale of all alcohol in the capital for 10 days from tomorrow (April 10), in the latest measure aimed at curbing the escalating Covid-19 crisis.

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54 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 More Deaths

09 Apr, 2020

The government on Thursday reported 54 new local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), raising the total to 2,423 spread over 67 provinces, and two new deaths - a Thai man, 82, and a Frenchman, 74 - that increased the toll to 32.

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Prayut Extends Foreigners Stay To April 30 Due To Coronavirus

09 Apr, 2020

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday signed the plan to grant automatic visa extensions for foreigners residing in Thailand to April 30.

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Pimalai Renovates Villas

09 Apr, 2020

LANTA, Thailand, 9 April 2020: Following the lockdown of Lanta island, Pimalai Resort & Spa will concentrate on renovating 20 hillside villas that overlook the resort’s beach.

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Khaosan Road Won’t Return To Normalcy ‘Till 2021’

08 Apr, 2020

BANGKOK — The street associated with Bangkok’s tourism and free-wheeling parties is now shuttered in the dark, and a bar manager there said he didn’t expect the situation to improve by this year’s end.

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Resort Owner Takes In 3 Russian Tourists Stranded In Phuket

07 Apr, 2020

PHUKET — A hotel owner in the locked down island of Phuket on Tuesday said three Russians stranded there are now staying at the resort for free.

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Thailand Logs 38 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 New Death Tuesday

07 Apr, 2020

The government reported 38 confirmed new coronavirus cases and one additional death in a briefing on Tuesday morning.

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Incoming Flight Ban Extended To April 18

06 Apr, 2020

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has extended a ban on all commercial flights to Thailand until April 18 to support the country's campaign to contain the coronavirus.

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Hungry Times At Kanchanaburi Elephant Camp Amid Pandemic

06 Apr, 2020

KANCHANABURI: The mahouts at an elephant camp in this western province have resorted to swimming in a nearby lake to gather weeds for fodder, as a nationwide lockdown has left them without tourist dollars needed to pay for the fruit their animals like.

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Thailand Logs 51 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 Deaths Monday

06 Apr, 2020

Thailand has recorded 51 new confirmed coronavirus cases and three additional deaths on Monday, a health official said.

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Thailand Suspends Incoming Passenger Flights To Fight Coronavirus

04 Apr, 2020

Thailand temporarily bans all passenger flights from landing in the country to curb the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the aviation agency said on Friday.

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Low-Cost Regional Airline Thai Smile Suspends Domestic Flights

04 Apr, 2020

Thai Airways low-cost regional airline Thai Smile has announced it will temporarily suspend all domestic flights in Thailand from Tuesday. Thai Smiles flight suspension will stay in force until the end of the month, the airline said.

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Four-hour Airport Standoff Ends With Thai Returnees Agreeing On Quarantine

04 Apr, 2020

The 166 Thais who had flown home from overseas on Friday night (April 3) gave up their resistance and agreed to go to quarantine facilities in Chonburi’s Sattahip district, Nation TV reporters said from Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday (April 4).

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Thai Airways To Cut Salaries Of Employees

03 Apr, 2020

Starting Saturday, employees of Thai Airways International (THAI) will cease work and take a pay cut, according to the national carrier.

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Nationwide Night Curfew Starts Friday

02 Apr, 2020

All people in Thailand are banned from leaving home from 10pm to 4am starting Friday in the government’s latest moves to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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104 More Covid Patients, Three New Deaths

02 Apr, 2020

Man returning from Pakistan dies on train to South

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Campaign To Ease Visa Extensions

02 Apr, 2020

BANGKOK, 2 April 2020: An online appeal hosted on the social community website change.org asks the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lobby for a two-month extension to visa stays.

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New Measures To Control Contagion In Bangkok

02 Apr, 2020

Bangkok governor Asawin Kwanmuang on Wednesday (April 1) issued additional measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, which includes shutting convenience stores from midnight to 5am as of Thursday (April 2). The governor also sought cooperation from street vendors.

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120 New Covid Cases, 2 More Deaths

01 Apr, 2020

There were 120 new local cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) announced on Wednesday, raising the total to 1,771, while the death toll went up by two to 12.

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20,000+ Russians Stranded In Thailand By Coronavirus

01 Apr, 2020

BANGKOK, March 30 (TASS) — About 20,800 Russian nationals want to return to Russia from Thailand in the wake in the novel coronavirus pandemic, Russian Ambassador to that country Yevgeny Tomikhin said on Monday.

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25 Centara Hotels To Close For One Month, Cut Staff Pay

01 Apr, 2020

BANGKOK — Starting Wednesday, 25 hotels belonging to one of the country’s largest hotel chains will be closed for a month as a result of impacts from coronavirus.

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Three More Asian Trade Shows Cancel

31 Mar, 2020

BANGKOK, 30 March 2020: More travel trade shows in Asia scheduled in May and June are dropping off the calendar as Covid-19 shows no signs of abating any time soon.

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127 New Covid-19 Cases Take Thailand's Total To 1,651

31 Mar, 2020

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand rose to 1,651 with 127 new infections confirmed over a 24-hour period while one person died, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Tuesday (March 31).

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Phuket Lockdown Until April 30

30 Mar, 2020

The Phuket governor has issued an order barring people and vehicles from leaving and entering the southern island province as it confirms six more Covid-19 infections, bringing the total to 53.

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All Beaches In Phuket Closed Indefinitely

29 Mar, 2020

All beaches in the world famous tourist destination Phuket will be closed indefinitely, provincial Governor Phakkhaphong Thawiphat and president of Phuket Communicable Disease Committee decided on Saturday (March 28)

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Pattaya Devastated As Coronavirus Hits Travel

29 Mar, 2020

PATTAYA: Beaches are deserted, go-go bars stand empty and cabarets have shut their doors in the tourist haven of Pattaya, as business has ground to a standstill after worldwide travel restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thailand Reports 143 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Death Sunday

29 Mar, 2020

Thailand has 143 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases since the outbreak began to 1,388, the Centre for Covid-19 Administration said on Sunday.

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Hotels Seek Aid To Protect Staff

28 Mar, 2020

Social Security Office to compensate workers

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Thai AirAsia Cancels All Domestic Flights Next Month

28 Mar, 2020

Thai AirAsia will suspend operations on all domestic routes from April 1-30, the airline announced on Friday.

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One Death, 91 New Cases, Total 1,136

27 Mar, 2020

The Public Health Ministry reported one more death from coronavirus on Friday, bringing fatalities to five, while 91 new cases were found in 52 provinces, raising the total to 1,136.

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