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Phuket Officials Add New Layers Of Restrictions, Central Closed For 7 Days

28 Jul, 2021

New measures have been announced to further restrict the gathering places for people.

PM Gauges Virus Review

28 Jul, 2021

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has estimated the intense Covid-19 situation will affect the country for the next two to three weeks

Crush At Bang Sue Vaccination Centre Sparks Virus Fears

28 Jul, 2021

Overcrowding sparked fears of cluster outbreaks at Bangkok’s main vaccination centre on Tuesday, after people from other provinces rushed to get injected before the walk-in measure is scrapped.

Sandbox Gets Dirty

28 Jul, 2021

Higher infections unlikely to stop Phuket tourism scheme

Thailand Seeks World Record For Petrified Wood

28 Jul, 2021

A ministry has planned to apply for a new Guinness World Record for the longest petrified log after realising the piece found in Tak province 18 years ago was longer than the current record holder in China.

Hi-speed Rail Work Delayed Over Curbs

28 Jul, 2021

The government's ban on moving construction workers during the latest Covid-19 uptick has adversely impacted the progress of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project

Bangkok To Use Sleepers As Isolation Facility

27 Jul, 2021

Fifteen sleeping cars at Bang Sue Grand Station will be turned into an isolation facility for Bangkok's Covid-19 patients awaiting hospital beds.

118 New Covid Deaths, 14,150 Cases Announced Tuesday

27 Jul, 2021

Thailand logged 118 new Covid-19 fatalities and 14,150 new cases over the previous 24 hours

Top Spenders In Phuket After Successful Reopening Are Europeans And Americans

27 Jul, 2021

Thailand has welcomed almost 10,000 international visitors, with the top five countries being the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), Israel, Germany and France.

Elderly Foreigners Living In Thailand Will Get Priority Vaccinations

27 Jul, 2021

From February 28 to July 25, 2021, Thailand has already administered over 15.9 million doses of vaccine.

Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex Finally Gets The Nod As World Heritage Site

27 Jul, 2021

Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex has been listed as a World Heritage Site, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Warawut Silpa-archa said on Monday.

Tourism To Hit All-time Low In 2021

27 Jul, 2021

International arrivals may only reach 1m

Two More Covid Deaths, 884 New Infections In Chon Buri

27 Jul, 2021

Two more Covid-19 deaths and 884 new infections were reported in this dark-red zoned eastern province on Tuesday, as case numbers keep rising.

Thais Eat Low Fruits And Vegetables And Too Much Salt, UN Says

27 Jul, 2021

Policymakers urged to drive vegetables as national agenda to curb non-communicable diseases killing 400,000 Thais every year.

Bangkok Runs Out Of ICU Beds For Covid Patients

27 Jul, 2021

Bangkok has run out of ICU beds to treat severely ill Covid-19 patients, the Department of Medical Services (DMS) announced on Monday.

Kaeng Krachan Added To World Heritage List

27 Jul, 2021

'Save Bang Kloi' campaign held at ministry in the morning

Another “monkey War” In Lop Buri, Hundreds Fight In The Street

26 Jul, 2021

Hundreds of monkeys swarmed the streets in the Lop Buri in a massive fight, disrupting traffic on a busy intersection.

Today Is Asanha Bucha Day (Wednesday Is Also A Public Holiday)

26 Jul, 2021

Asanha Bucha Day is a special Buddhist holiday in Thailand marking the day when the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Benares in India over 2,500 years ago.

Singapore Aiming To Start Quarantine-free Travel In September

26 Jul, 2021

Singapore aims to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel in September

Record 15,376 New Covid Cases Take Total Past 500,000

26 Jul, 2021

Thailand logged a record 15,376 new Covid-19 cases and 87 new fatalities over the previous 24 hours

Taekwondo Gold Medallist Returns Home

26 Jul, 2021

Taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit arrived at Phuket airport with her Olympic gold medal on Monday morning

Nearly 3,000 Covid-19 Patients In Bangkok Waiting For Hospital Beds

26 Jul, 2021

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) aims to build community isolation centres in all 50 districts for new Covid-19 patients to stay while waiting to be transferred to hospitals or field hospitals, mostly occupied now by current patients.

Expats Aged 60 And Above Can Get Their Jab At Bang Sue Grand Station

26 Jul, 2021

Foreign expats aged 60 and above can now register for their Covid-19 jab, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanee Sangrat said while visiting the inoculation centre at Bang Sue Grand Station on Sunday.

Foreign Websites To Pay VAT

26 Jul, 2021

Part of overhaul to the tax system

Bangkok Airways And Nok Resume Two Flights From Phuket

25 Jul, 2021

Bangkok Airways resumed flights between Phuket and Samui Island in Surat Thani province, while Nok Air resumed its flights between Phuket and U-Tapao airport in Chonburi.

DDC Says Infections Still Rising, Possibly Falling In Bangkok

25 Jul, 2021

The Department of Disease Control announced yesterday that the number of Covid infections is on a “steep upward curve”.

Need To Leave Pattaya? Good Reason, Documents Needed

25 Jul, 2021

Pattaya residents can still leave the province, but need to have a good reason and documents proving it.

AstraZeneca Pledges Six Million Doses A Month, ‘harvests’ Willing

25 Jul, 2021

AstraZeneca is confident that it can supply five to six million doses a month of its COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand as planned despite a complicated production process.

Record 15,335 New Covid Cases, 129 Deaths Reported Sunday

25 Jul, 2021

The country had a record high of 15,335 new Covid-19 cases along with 129 new fatalities over the past 24 hours,

Panipak Wins Thailand’s First Gold Medal

24 Jul, 2021

Panipak Wongpattanakit edged Spanish teenager Adriana Cerezo Iglesias to win Thailand’s first gold medal in the women's taekwondo in the 49kg category on Saturday.