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Calls for Pattaya to become a controlled Sandbox as hotel bookings drop
Whilst the southern island of Phuket appears to be a winner in the government’s recent, and selective, alterations to its Thailand Pass options, Thailand’s other main tourist hot spot outside Bangkok, Pattaya, has again been left out in the…
Thai vaccination now accepted in the EU Digital Covid Certificate
In a move that will help expats and travellers who have weathered the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand, the European Union is now accepting Covid-19 vaccination certificates and passports issued in Thailand as part of the EU Digital Covid…
Bangkok 14th worst air quality globally, more PM2.5 next week
Not quite as pride-inducing as being ranked the number 1 city for a workation in the world or the 4th best place to live in Southeast Asia, but Bangkok has recently been listed as having the 14th worst air pollution globally on the World…
Network of 7 Mekong Isan provinces joins forces with all sectors to pilot fish sanctuaries…
On December 20, 2021, Mr. Kaewboonkhong Kotiwet committee "Valerie Hak Phaeng River of" Wiang Cook Subdistrict, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai Province, the company disclosed that after the meeting to plan the completion of the…
Thailand’s previously approved Test & Go visitors allowed entry, Cambodians included
The government has clarified the position of about 200,000 intending visitors who earlier received permission to enter the country without quarantine via the now-suspended Test & Go program.
Sumanee Wacharasin, hazard communication…
Ayutthaya Historical Park celebrated its 30th year as a world’s heritage
The whole 3,000 Rai (approx. 1,186 acres or 4,800,000 sqm) of Ayutthaya Historical Park was announced to be the world heritage in the World Heritage Committee Meeting at Carthage, Tunisia on December 13th, 1991. This year, Phra Nakhon Si…
Governor of Phuket cancels plan to allow all night drinking on New Year’s Eve
Plans to allow the sale of alcohol throughout the night during New Year’s Eve on the southern island have been scrapped. Governor Narong Woonciew had recently issued an order confirming that the sale of alcohol would be extended from 11 pm…
Thailand suspends quarantine-free entry over Omicron fears
Thailand will suspend its quarantine-free entry scheme from Wednesday (Dec 22) amid concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Foreign visitors who had earlier registered for the Test and Go scheme can still enter the country…
Thailand reimposes mandatory quarantine for visitors following first omicron case locally
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta strain and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease.
“There…
Khlong Suan market, a place that preserves a glimpse of the past
The Khlong Suan Market, in Bang Bo District, Samut Prakan Province, goes back to King Rama V, around 1900, and has been open for service until now. For a total of more than 120 years, the atmosphere in the market is still preserved close to…