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Germany Places Thailand On Its Covid-risk List

18 Jul, 2021

Germany has categorised Thailand as a risk country for Covid-19 and introduced safety restrictions effective from Sunday.

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Chatuchak Weekend Market Closed Until July 29

18 Jul, 2021

Risk of Covid spread still very high, says BMA

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Record Deaths Put Govt On Alert

18 Jul, 2021

Tougher measures likely as infections and fatalities soar

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Anutin Insists AZ Lift Local Jab Target From 3 Million

18 Jul, 2021

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul admits he received a letter from the AstraZeneca company saying it has the capacity to supply Thailand with just three million doses of its vaccine a month.

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Soi Dog Foundation Transports Record Number Of Rescue Dogs To The US Ahead Of Import Ban

17 Jul, 2021

Soi Dog Foundation has transported almost 100 rescue dogs to the United States this month ahead of a recently announced import ban, which came into effect on Wednesday (July 14).

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Trat Bemoans Lack Of Tourists

17 Jul, 2021

Two popular islands see only trucks loaded with goods as Covid-shy local travellers stay home

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Another Expat Jab Opportunity Comes And Goes

17 Jul, 2021

Embassies give citizens just a few hours' notice to register online for vaccinations on Sunday

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Ministry Of Interior Orders Buddhist Religious Holidays, King’s Birthday To Be Celebrated Online Due To Covid-19

17 Jul, 2021

The Ministry of the Interior, led by Mr. Chatchai Phromlert, the permanent secretary of the Ministry, released an order and notice this evening informing all governors in Thailand to mark His Royal Majesty the King’s birthday and two religious holidays online later this month.

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Changing Traffic Lights Threaten The Future Of Thailand’s Sandboxes

17 Jul, 2021

The news that the European Union Council has now declared Thailand a red or high risk coronavirus country is dire but not unexpected.

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Chonburi Plans Stronger Covid-19 Controls As Pattaya Records 659 New Cases

17 Jul, 2021

Chonburi is mulling stricter measures to curb spread of the coronavirus if the current checkpoints, business closures and stay-at-home request fail to bring down the number of daily cases.

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Covid-19 Visa End Date Extended To September 27

17 Jul, 2021

The new extension on the Covid-19 visa allowing foreigners to stay longer-term in the country will allow people to continue on this special visa type until September.

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Thailand Crosses 10,000 Cases For First Time, A Record 141 Deaths Reported

17 Jul, 2021

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to close Chatuchak Market from July 16 to 29 in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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Public Assembly Banned Across The Country With Immediate Effect

17 Jul, 2021

The Royal Gazette website on Friday announced a ban on public assembly in all provinces with immediate effect, under the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations, to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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Record 141 Covid Deaths, 10,082 New Cases Reported Saturday

17 Jul, 2021

The country had a record high of 141 new Covid-19 fatalities and a record high of 10,082 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Saturday morning.

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Bangkok ‘Red Line’ Rail System In Rangsit Area Test-run From August 2

17 Jul, 2021

Thailand’s Transport Ministry will trial the Red Line rail project from August 2, before it goes into operation in November, focusing on interconnections with other transport links.

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Samui Plus Full Speed Ahead

16 Jul, 2021

The Tourism Authority of Thailand rolled out the Samui Plus programme on Thursday evening, opening the door for fully vaccinated international visitors to explore the three islands of Samui, Pha-ngan, and Tao.

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CCSA Okays AstraZeneca For Second Jab

16 Jul, 2021

Health ministry and top doctors say vaccine mixing will improve protection

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Rawai Bars Encouraged To Reopen As Restaurants

16 Jul, 2021

Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has urged bar operators to reopen their venues as restaurants.

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Travellers From “dark Red” And “red” Zones Must Be Vaccinated To Enter Phuket

16 Jul, 2021

Those who aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19, and are travelling from a “dark red” or “red” province, won’t be allowed to enter Phuket

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Koh Samui Expects More Tourists To Visit The Island Later This Year

16 Jul, 2021

The ‘Samui Plus’ model kicks off today (July 15th), welcoming fully vaccinated foreign tourists, just two weeks after the initial Phuket ‘sandbox’ tourism project was launched.

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Pattaya-Chonburi Relent, Impose 2-week Quarantine On Interprovincial Arrivals

16 Jul, 2021

After stubbornly keeping Pattaya open to all comers even as other provinces imposed quarantines on tourists, Chonburi has relented and now will require visitors to self-isolate for 14 days.

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Pattaya ‘curfew’ Déjà Vu All Over Again

16 Jul, 2021

It was déjà vu all over again as Pattaya fell silent under the second night-time curfew in a year, bringing utter still to an already quiet city.

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Thailand Moves To Limit Exports Of Locally-made AstraZeneca

16 Jul, 2021

Thailand is moving ahead with plans to limit exports of locally-made AstraZeneca vaccine as domestic Covid-19 cases soar.

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'Samui Plus' Scheme Kicks Off For Journos

16 Jul, 2021

The "Samui Plus" tourism scheme kicked off on Thursday to welcome fully-vaccinated foreign tourists, two weeks after the Phuket Sandbox reopening.

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Long-stay Visas, EVs To Help Spur Economy

16 Jul, 2021

The government plans to allow rich foreigners to enjoy long-stay visas in Thailand.

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EU Opens To Ukraine Travellers, Restricts Travel From Thailand

16 Jul, 2021

European Union member states on Thursday agreed to add Ukraine to a list of countries from which travellers can enter the European Union during the coronavirus pandemic, while Thailand and Rwanda were removed.

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AstraZeneca Delays 61m Doses

16 Jul, 2021

Govt vaccine rollout dealt further blow

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Stuck In Sandbox Quarantine: A Tourist Offers A List Of Suggestions

16 Jul, 2021

Stefanie Korényi has offered a list of suggestions for tourism and Phuket officials to consider to help make any similar experiences by other Phuket Sandbox arrivals more pleasant.

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Samui Quietly Reopens To Vaccinated Foreign Travellers

16 Jul, 2021

Thailand is expanding its vaccinated tourist scheme to Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan islands.

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‘Samui Extra Plus’ Hotels Launched For International Visitors To The Island From July 15

15 Jul, 2021

Information on the two types of hotel accommodation available under the Samui Plus program, which is due to be launched on 15 July, 2021.

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