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Phuket Sandbox: Hit Or Miss?

07 Jul, 2021

Phuket Sandbox has officially started on July 1, 2021 as a prototype model for the country’s reopening.

5,000 Bed Field Hospital To Be Set Up At Suvarnabhumi Airport

07 Jul, 2021

A 5,000 bed field hospital is to be set up in the compound of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport

Thai Doctors’ Group Submits Petition To Parliament Calling For MRNA Vaccines

07 Jul, 2021

A group of doctors, who call themselves “Mor Mai Thon” (Doctors won’t take it anymore) submitted its petition, bearing 215,409 signatures collected on change.org, to Thailand’s House of Representatives today (Wednesday), calling for mRNA vaccines to be the main type administered in Thailand for free

People Camp Out Overnight To Get Free COVID-19 Testing At Bangkok Temple

07 Jul, 2021

People have been queuing, since 8pm last night, to get free COVID-19 tests at Phra Si Mahathat Wora Maha Viharn Temple in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district. The venue can, however, only screen 900 people per day.

7,347 Hotel Bookings On Phuket In July, As 15 Local COVID-19 Infections Logged

07 Jul, 2021

7,347 people have booked their hotel rooms for stays during July, as part of the Phuket “sandbox” project, which began on July 1st

Bangkok’s First Boat-to-rail Link Up And Running At Phra Nangklao Pier

07 Jul, 2021

Phra Nangklao Pier is seeing an increasing number of passengers, a week after Bangkok’s first boat-to-rail link opened on July 1.

Phuket's Long And Winding Road Towards Recovery

07 Jul, 2021

Reopening is an important milestone but foreign travellers alone are not enough to save the island's hotel industry and tourism-dependent population

Phuket's Sandbox 'could Be Better'

07 Jul, 2021

Phuket's sandbox tourism scheme is helping the province's economy recover although there is room for improvement

First Covid-infected Tourist Found In Phuket Sandbox

07 Jul, 2021

A man from the United Arab Emirates who arrived in this southern island province in a tour group on Tuesday was found to be infected with Covid-19

Reopening Of Samui, Pha-ngan And Tao Confirmed For July 15

07 Jul, 2021

Three resort islands in Surat Thani – Samui, Pha-ngan and Tao – will reopen for foreign tourists from July 15 under the “Samui Plus Model” scheme, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.

5-star Hotel Price Pressure Crushing Pattaya Budget Inns

07 Jul, 2021

Aggressive rate-cutting by Pattaya’s corporate-owned five-star resorts may put the city’s mid-range and budget inns out of business.

Amazing Thailand’s Latest Vaccination Rollout For Foreigners

07 Jul, 2021

The latest initiative to get foreigners jabbed opens on July 12.

Vaccination Day Arrives In Pattaya, But Vaccines Don’t

07 Jul, 2021

Angry and disappointed Pattaya residents voiced their displeasure after showing up at Pattaya City Hospital for their Covid-19 vaccinations only to be told there were no vaccines.

Pattaya Cleans Up Naklua Streets, Canal, Beach

06 Jul, 2021

City officials sent out crews on Monday to spruce up Naklua into the international tourist destination it claims to be.

Survey Suggests Hotels Lacking Liquidity

06 Jul, 2021

The remaining liquidity of most hotel operators means they will be able to cover operation costs for less than three months, a Bank of Thailand (BoT) survey suggests.

Kathu Municipal Schools Closed Over COVID Concerns

06 Jul, 2021

Four municipality schools in Kathu have been closed over concerns of one parent and a student at one of the schools being confirmed as infected with COVID-19.

Tuesday Covid Update: 5,420 New Cases And 57 Deaths

06 Jul, 2021

5,420 new Covid-19 cases and 57 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

Delta Variant To Take Over, Warns Expert

06 Jul, 2021

Strain accounts for 52% of capital cases

Leaked Memo Leads To Calls For MRNA Vaccine

06 Jul, 2021

Health workers seen as group with most urgent need for it

Chiang Mai To Reopen Field Hospital

06 Jul, 2021

Authorities will reopen this field hospital in Chiang Mai to cope with a surge of infections.

Covid Closure Brings Rare Wildlife Back To Songkhla National Park

05 Jul, 2021

Images of hornbills and other rare wild animals taken in Songkhla’s Khao Nam Khang National Park were posted on the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Facebook page on Sunday.

PM Prayut Self-isolating After Selfie With Covid-positive Business Leader

05 Jul, 2021

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been self-isolating since returning from Phuket where he was pictured beside a business leader who later tested positive for Covid-19.

50 Die, Over 6,000 More Contract Covid

05 Jul, 2021

Health authorities on Monday said 50 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,166 new transmissions were reported in Thailand on Sunday

Photo Tour: Pattaya Goes From The City That Never Sleeps, To The City That Can’t Wake Up

05 Jul, 2021

The following photos and gallery were taken by our Thai team and originally published for Thepattayanews.co.th, our popular Thai version of our news.

Surat Thani’s Tourist Islands Launches “Samui Plus Model”

05 Jul, 2021

Surat Thani’s three major islands, namely Koh Samui, Koh Tao, and Koh Pha Ngan, are scheduled to reopen and welcome vaccinated foreign tourists under the “Samui Plus Model” tourism scheme later this month!

Pattaya Boat Operators Hope City Re-opens Quickly

05 Jul, 2021

Pattaya boat operators want the government to reopen the city to foreign tourists as soon as possible, pointing to Koh Larn, where 70 percent of the island’s tiny population is vaccinated against Covid-19.

Pattaya Scuba Divers Remove Gigantic Fishing Net From Coral Reef

05 Jul, 2021

Local maritime officials and dozens of fishermen and scuba divers joined to retrieve a giant fishing net dropped off one of Pattaya’s Far Islands.

Explorar Hotels & Resorts Launches In Thailand

05 Jul, 2021

Leading international boutique hotel group, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts proudly announces the launch of its new and highly anticipated hotel brand, Explorar Hotels & Resorts, headquartered from Phuket, Thailand

Blue Tree Phuket Reopens

05 Jul, 2021

Blue Tree Phuket is delighted to announce it will be opening its Lagoon, Tree House Restaurant and Beach Lounge from this coming Saturday (July 3)

Deputy Health Minister Reopens Phuket Town’s Lard Yai Walking Street

05 Jul, 2021

Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutecha was in Phuket yesterday (July 4) to officially reopen the once-popular Lard Yai Sunday Walking Street market in Phuket Town.