Phuket airport to reopen on May 16

Passengers entering Phuket are required to complete a form to allow officials to keep track of them for medical checks.

Thailand considers new curfew time from 11pm-4am

The government will on Friday discuss a proposal to shorten the 10pm-4am curfew by one hour to help boost the economy while a proposal to extend the state of emergency for another month will depend on whether Covid-19 curb relaxations are successful, according to a highly placed source. The 11pm-4am curfew proposal was formally discussed […]

Thailand reports one new COVID-19 infection on Thursday

The new case was a Chiang Mai man who had worked previously in Phuket.

180 adults, 2 children included in second repatriation from Thailand

A total of 367 Filipinos have already been repatriated.

Thai actor works as Grab delivery driver to support family during COVID-19

The entertainment industry is among the industries heavily affected by COVID-19 as filmings have been ordered to be halted and all public events were cancelled. So Thai actor Amp Pheerawas decided to sign up to become a Grab delivery driver after his friend, who is a pilot, invited him to do so.  Amp shared that […]

Thailand has no new COVID-19 infections for the first time

The Thai government said on Wednesday that it had discovered no new cases of coronavirus infections.

Thai gov’t forbids employers from locking out employees during state of emergency

The Ministry of Labor has issued a notification forbidding employers from locking out employees and forbidding employees from striking during the period of emergency situation, in accordance with the 2005 Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations.

Wreaths and condolences pour in for the late Philippine Honorary Consul Agkarajit

Royal sponsored cremation will be held at 2:00PM today, May 12.

Thailand-based OFW receives 200USD government aid from DOLE

Lacatan went back to the Philippines on February 8. Her work permit and Non B visa is valid until November 2020.

Philippine Honorary Consul Agkarajit Phanomvan Na Ayudhya passes away

Former Honorary Consul Agkarajit Phanomvan Na Ayudhya succumed to illness on Friday morning, May 8, in Chiang Mai, north of Thailand.  Consul Agkarajit, 68, was the Honorary Consul of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of the Philippines to the Upper North of Thailand from 2014 to 2019.  He was a reliable source of information […]

Thailand ‘community pantries’ spread in 43 provinces

The new phenomenon of the "community pantry", also known as "pantry of sharing", is rapidly increasing as Thais continue to donate daily necessities items to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Social distancing measures being observed at BTS Skytrain

Social distancing of at least 1.5 meters is applied to queues for ticket machines and counters at all 17 stations of the BTS Skytrain, which is now deploying all 98 trains, each contains four bogies – totaling 392 bogies – to cater to commuter demand.

Chatuchak Weekend Market reopens

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has allowed shops at the Weekend Market to reopen from 05.00 to 18.00 hr.

Larger premises like shopping malls could reopen on May 17

Shopping malls and large retail outlets selling construction materials will be allowed to reopen as lockdown mea­sures are eased further on May 17 if there is no surge in new infections, Bangkok Post reported. China and South Korea will also be the first countries to be removed from a list of the government’s dangerous communicable […]

Thai air force makes anti-covid taxi barriers

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has designed and presented special barriers to five taxi fleets in Bangkok for use in preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease between the driver and passengers in the backseat.

Thailand reports 3 new COVID-19 infections; 165 patients remain in hospitals

11 more patients have recovered from the virus bringing the total number of discharged patients to 2,772.