Filipino teachers recognized in Chonburi’s annual “Outstanding Teachers 2020” award

11 Filipino teachers at Satit Udomseuksa School have been awarded at the annual “Private School Administrators and Teachers of the Year 2020” in Chonburi Province.

Transport ministry orders full refund to passengers affected by COVID-19 during Songkran

The Transport Ministry has ordered all departments providing public transport services to grant a full fare refund to those who wish to cancel their tickets purchased before the Songkran holiday.

Airlines urge TH gov’t to shut domestic travel during Songkran

Airlines are urging the government to shut down domestic travel during the Songkran holiday period to prevent a third wave of Covid-19, or else Thailand's tourism will risk losing more over the long run.

Bangkok cancels Songkran festivities, shuts entertainment venues on Khaosan Road

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to cancel all Songkran activities scheduled in all districts of the province in a bid to curb Covid-19 from spreading further after a new cluster of cases linked to entertainment venues in Thong Lo swiftly spread to other areas, deputy governor Kriangyos Sudlabha said on Wednesday.

THAI Manila-Bangkok flights on April 22, May 6, 13 & 20

Thai Airways (THAI) will be having flights from Manila to Bangkok on April 22, May 6, 13 & 20 as confirmed by THAI offices in Manila and Bangkok.

List of COVID-19 outbreak clusters in Bangkok

If you have been to these places during the two weeks, please consider getting tested or self-quarantining.

OFW collapses while gathering with friends, dies of stroke in Chachoengsao

An OFW who was eating porridge with other Filipino friends on Tuesday collapsed and died in Phanum Sarakham province, April 6.

Monk trapped in flooded cave in Phitsanuloke

A forest monk, who took refuge inside a cave in Noen Maprang district of Thailand’s northern province of Phitsanuloke during a pilgrimage, has become trapped by flood waters.

196 entertainment venues in Bangkok ordered shut over Covid-19 from April 6-19

Entertainment venues in three Bangkok districts have been ordered closed from April 6-19 to contain the spread of Covid-19, city governor Aswin Kwanmuang announced on Monday.

PAL MNL-BKK-MNL flight updates as of April 5

The letter PinoyThaiyo sent to the Philippine Embassy on April 1 has been endorsed to DFA which sits on IATF that decides on all COVID-19 matters in the Philippines. PAL Thailand has also escalated the issue of lack of flight to PAL HQ.

First foreign tourists in over a year arrive in Phuket

A group of foreign tourists, mostly German, arrived on Thailand’s popular resort island of Phuket on Saturday, April 3.

Thailand commemorates Chakri Memorial Day on April 6

Thailand will commemorate Chakri Memorial Day on Tuesday, April 6.

OFW collapses, dies in court after playing basketball

The wife Joy Aguirre Jamero and their two young daughters are in need of financial help and prayers. Any assistance will be appreciated by family and friends.

Update on PAL MNL-BKK-MNL flights

For updates, you can email ticket@palbkk.com, follow PinoyThaiyo Facebook Page or add/message pinoythaiyo on LINE.

Thailand to reopen for international tourists

Here's the official press release on Thailand's reopening for international tourists, posted on the Thai Government Public Relations Department.

PH Embassy Consular Mission in Chiang Mai on May 3

The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok will conduct a Consular Mission on Saturday, April 3 at Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, Chiangklan Muang, Chiang Mai.