Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC), Ministry of Public Health has announced a new vaccine appointment method for foreigners in Thailand wanting to get vaccinated, in which they need to book in advance or ‘preregister’ with designated hospitals. After foreigners register, they then must wait for an appointment confirmation from the hospital on the proposed […]
A 5,000 bed field hospital is to be set up in the compound of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport and is expected to become operational in August.
A lockdown may be considered to curb the spread of Covid-19 if new cases continue to surge, National Security Council secretary-general Natthapol Nakpanich said.
There were 6,990 cases in the general population and 68 among prison inmates.
Filipinos based in Thailand ages 18 to 35 are invited to join the competition by creating an original digital artwork based on the poetry of Dr. Jose Rizal. A total of Php120,000 will be given away to five (5) successful competition winners.
Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan, and Koh Tao are planned to reopen under the scheme on July 15.
The fire that had raged through a plastics factory in Bang Phli district since early Monday has been brought under control, but intermittent flare-ups continued through Tuesday morning.
Pornography is illegal in Thailand under Section 287 of the country’s Criminal Code.
Thailand’s Transport Ministry has revealed that Bangkok’s Red Line rail project will commence services with a "soft" launch on Aug 2, offering commuters free rides for three months.
Health authorities on Monday said 50 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,166 new transmissions around Thailand occurred on Saturday, bringing the accumulated toll to 2,276 deaths and the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 289,233.
A record daily Covid-19 death toll of 61 and 6,087 new cases were reported over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Friday.
Phuket’s highly anticipated reopening to tourism is now officially in effect, with the launch today of the Phuket Sandbox programme that welcomes fully vaccinated international visitors to the destination with no need to quarantine.
Filipinos in Thailand may sign the electronic Book of Condolence (https://tinyurl.com/FilComOnlineCondolenceBookPNoy), which will remain open until 31 July 2021, in honor of the late former President.
July 24, 25, 26 and 28 are official holidays - Saturday July 24 is Asanha Bucha Day; July 25 the beginning of Buddhist Lent; Monday July 26 is a substitute holiday; and July 28 is His Majesty the King's birthday.
You will need to be fully vaccinated, that’s the key point, and rather than quarantining in a hotel room for 14 days, your ‘quarantine’ is now the huge tropical island of Phuket where the early adopters will be able to fully navigate after their arrival PCR test returns a negative result.
Hotel operators in Phuket say they are ready to reopen and have prepared measures to receive foreign visitors when the island province reopens under the Phuket Tourism Sandbox scheme on Thursday.
