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AirAsia Cards Reach Million Milestone

13 Jul, 2021

BIG Rewards (formerly AirAsia BIG Loyalty) membership reached 1 million for its AirAsia Credit and Debit cards this week.

GPO Rejects Claims Moderna Vaccine Price Is Inflated With 88% VAT

12 Jul, 2021

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has refuted allegations that it is inflating the price of Moderna vaccine in Thailand.

Covid Rips Through Royal Thai Airforce Base In Bangkok

12 Jul, 2021

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) says 290 of its personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 at its Don Mueang airbase in Bangkok.

Sinovac Dumped As Second-dose Vaccine In Favour Of AstraZeneca

12 Jul, 2021

In a major policy change, the Public Health Ministry has decided to use the AstraZeneca vaccine for the second jab for those who received Sinovac as the first dose.

Covid Vaccine: Thailand Decides To Mix Jabs As Cases Spike

12 Jul, 2021

Thailand has changed its vaccine policy to mix China's Sinovac with the AstraZeneca vaccine in a bid to boost protection.

Top Tourists Soured By Red Tape, Hyper Regulation Is Killing Off Enthusiasm For The Phuket Sandbox

12 Jul, 2021

Two more foreign tourists within the Phuket sandbox test positive while the province has just announced its first Delta virus case as schools close for two weeks with a worrying uptick in infection rates announced on Sunday.

Agoda Tracks Phuket Sandbox Progress

12 Jul, 2021

As Thailand reopens its doors to fully vaccinated international tourists with its ‘Phuket Sandbox’, Agoda launches its dedicated landing page.

Monday Covid Update: 8,656 New Infections And 80 Deaths

12 Jul, 2021

8,656 new Covid-19 cases were recorded today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration

Lockdown Tomorrow: What To Expect In Bangkok And Beyond

12 Jul, 2021

Here’s a rundown of what to expect during the 2 week period beginning tomorrow (Monday). The restrictions apply to all 10 provinces, but the information below is focused on the lockdown in Bangkok.

Phuket Tightens Controls On Arrivals From COVID-19 High-risk Provinces

12 Jul, 2021

Thailand’s resort island of Phuket has decided to tighten travel restrictions on people arriving from the 10 “maximum controlled and restricted”

Bangkok Stops Most Of Mass Transit Services By 9 Pm From Monday

12 Jul, 2021

Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTS), the Sukhumvit Line, the Silom Line, the Gold Line and the BRT rapid bus system will close at 9pm while the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) the Blue Line will operate between 6am and 9pm, the Purple Line will operate between 5.30am and 9pm, with the last trains arriving at their destinations by 9pm.

Thailand Has World’s 8th Highest Number Of Serious Coronavirus Patients

12 Jul, 2021

Dr Thaveesilp announced a jump in the number of patients with severe symptoms to 2,738, with 717 on ventilators. Thailand also logged 9,326 new cases and recorded 91 fatalities on 10 July.

Three More Covid Infections Under Phuket Sandbox Scheme

12 Jul, 2021

Three more infections were found among tourists who arrived under the Phuket Sandbox programme, raising the total to six

Pattaya Update July 2021: Not Much To Cheer About

11 Jul, 2021

Local authorities are doing their best to keep up spirits by lobbying the government for more vaccines to create some sort of herd immunity in Greater Pattaya.

Phuket Daily Infections Hit Double-digits

11 Jul, 2021

For the first time in weeks the number of COVID infections recorded on a single day reached double-digits yesterday.

Troops To Man 145 Covid Checkpoints

11 Jul, 2021

Army gets tough on curbs busters

The Sandbox Guarantee – Taking The ‘what Ifs’ Out Of Travelling To Thailand

11 Jul, 2021

“The ‘Sandbox Guarantee’, or a similar style of guarantee for incoming passengers, is an important step if the Thai government is honest about restarting the country’s vital tourism economy.”

PPHO Braces For Infections; Delta, Beta Variants Confirmed In Phuket

11 Jul, 2021

Phuket officials are drawing up battle plans in anticipation of a spike in infections on the island

BTS Revises Schedule To Comply With Night Curfew

11 Jul, 2021

BTS will adjust the schedule of skytrains and public buses in the metropolitan area to comply with a partial 14-day lockdown from Monday to contain the surging virus cases and deaths.

Covid UPDATE Sunday: 9,539 New Cases, News Briefs

11 Jul, 2021

follow us in feedly Today the public health department reported 9,539 new Covid infections & 86 coronavirus-related deaths.

Tourist Interest In Phuket High, Insists Govt

10 Jul, 2021

'Late notice' blamed for unmet target

Thailand's Plans To Fully Re-open In Doubt As Virus Cases Spike

10 Jul, 2021

Thailand's plan to re-open the country to foreign tourists in about 100 days has been thrown into doubt as it sees a new spike in Covid cases.

Grounded By A Pandemic

10 Jul, 2021

The latest photos of a forlorn Don Mueang airport in Bangkok are a painful reminder that Thailand’s tourism and economy are in a worrying state.

Thai Vietjet Continues Convenient Flight To Serve Domestic Travelers

10 Jul, 2021

Thai Vietjet places an emphasis on the health and safety of all passengers and employees.

Phuket Schools, Colleges Closed As Thailand Hits Record 9,326 Covid Cases

10 Jul, 2021

Authorities in Phuket have decide to close all schools in the province, due to the aggravating Covid-19 situation in the capital and other worrying areas of the country.

Thailand Introduces New Lockdown-like Measures For Two Weeks Beginning On Monday

10 Jul, 2021

The Thai government introduced new restriction measures to contain the outbreak of Covid-19 on Friday but stopped short of calling the measures a “lockdown.”

Opinion: Thailand’s Proposed October Reopening Needs Clarity

10 Jul, 2021

In mid-June, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made a speech on national television broadcasting the government’s goal to reopen Thailand within 120 days.