Incoming President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will attend the planned face-to-face Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Thailand this coming November. Marcos was invited by Thai Chargé d’ Affaires Thawat Sumitmor.
The following rules will be in effect from 1 June, 2022, with specific requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated/not fully vaccinated travellers from all countries/territories with scheduled arrivals from this date.
The Government Lottery Office (GLO) will consider whether to increase digital lottery ticket sales after all 5.27 million were snapped up in four days and six hours, after the launch of the service via “Pao Tang” platform last Thursday.
The board is to decide weekly whether to increase the price in line with global trends. Last week, it raised the price by about one baht, to 32.94 baht/litre. The ceiling has been set at 35 baht/litre.
There is a high chance that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will relax the mask mandate soon in Bangkok and Phuket, chief of the CCSA operation centre, Supoj Malaniyom, said. Supoj said on Monday that the CCSA was inclined to ease the mandatory mask policy, but Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had urged caution […]
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The Royal Thai Police have advised government officials to thoroughly verify the identities of those requesting information from them, as such requests could be coming from fake call center scammers.
Data from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) for the Jan 1 to Saturday period showed a total of 28,364 hotspots, comprising 11,609 in the Northeast, 10,669 in the North and 6,086 in the Central Plains.
Travellers will be allowed to enter the kingdom without the need to show proof of a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travel.
The Phuket Court on Tuesday found Teerawat Thothip guilty of murdering Swiss national Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf and sentenced him to death, but the defendant confessed to the crime and therefore got his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Teerawat, also known as Bang Faree, had murdered Sauvain-Weisskopf, 57, at a waterfall in Phuket’s Muang district on August […]
The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) has dismissed speculation that Thailand will enter a stagflation phase due to the war in Ukraine, while indicating that the issue of high fuel prices will be short-lived.
The Ministry of Public Health is advising the public not to participate in the Songkran holiday’s "water blessing" ceremony, claiming that pouring water on other people’s hands, particularly elderly relatives, increases their risk of contracting COVID-19.
The Cabinet has approved the lowering of the excise tax for imported diesel fuel for six months as a short-term measure to alleviate rising fuel costs in the Kingdom.
The government has assured that Songkran celebrations next month will be allowed to take place, while noting that health and safety precautions will still need to be taken.
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has indicated that it will support blockchain as part of efforts to promote the digital economy in Thailand.
The government has announced that it will waive application fees for nearly 7,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Thailand who wish to renew their visas. It will also consider steps to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals affected by international flight cancellations.
