Thailand approves extension of visa amnesty until September 26

The Cabinet on Tuesday said it extended the amnesty for foreigners’ stay in Thailand amid the global coronavirus outbreak for a second time.

Thailand’s Minister of Labor resigns

Labor Minister M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul has quit the Cabinet, effective on Monday, July 20 becoming the fifth minister to resign.

95% of Thai people say ‘no foreigners’ to prevent 2nd wave of COVID-19

A vast majority of Thais — 94.51% — say foreigners should be barred from entering the country to prevent a second wave of the Covid-19 spread, according to an opinion survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University or Suan Dusit Poll. The poll was carried out online on July 14-18 on 1,459 people throughout the […]

Thailand to offer ‘grace period’ for foreigners’ visa extensions on a case by case basis

Foreign visitors still stranded in the kingdom by the Covid-19 pandemic will be allowed to apply for an extended short stay after their visas expire on July 31, the Immigration Bureau chief said on Friday.

SURVEY: Fourth Special Chartered Flight Bangkok-Manila on July 26

This is the Google Form for the registration of Filipinos who want to avail the Fourth Special Chartered Flight from Bangkok to Manila tentatively scheduled on 26 July 2020 (Sunday) in the evening.

COVID-19 test results negative so far in Rayong, Bangkok

About 2,500 people were tested for Covid-19 in Rayong and Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday following the double health scare, about half the results were in and so far all were negative, the Disease Control Department chief said on Friday.

Embassies won’t issue extension papers for citizens stranded in Thailand

Several embassies in Bangkok on Tuesday said they will not issue any further visa extension letters for their citizens when the overstay amnesty in the coronavirus pandemic expires on July 31

PM Prayut vows to step up COVID-19 measures after incident in Rayong

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has apologised to the people for lax Covid-91 measures which failed to effectively put dozens of foreign visitors in quarantine.

Thailand marks 50 days of no new COVID-19 local transmission

All new found coronavirus cases are imported abroad by Thai repatriates or those in the state quarantine.

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Some schools in Rayong closed starting Tuesday over COVID-19 Egyptian soldier

Six municipal schools and two nurseries in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong are to be closed starting July 14, Tuesday until further notice as a precautionary measure, after members of an Egyptian military delegation visited a mall and other venues in the province last week.

Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccine ready next year says Thai research team

A novel coronavirus vaccine being developed by a Thai research team in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania is expected to enter mass production by the end of next year

First wave of COVID-19 pandemic ends in Thailand

The first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand has ended as the country has reported zero local transmission of the disease for 48 consecutive days, said Sopon Iamsirithavorn, director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases.

Aranyaprathet border to open for traders 5 hours a day

Checkpoints are being reopened to Cambodian traders for five hours a day as border markets on the Thai side slowly return to business, according to local authorities.

Visa amnesty extension may not happen says Immigration spokesman

“There most likely will not be an extension. It’s all quiet on that front. It’s been a long time and we need to clear out people,” Phakkaphong said. “Thailand and the Thai government are already generous. No other country has this long of a visa amnesty.”

Public holidays on July 25-28 in Thailand

The Philippine Embassy will be closed on July 28.