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Surat Thani Bans Travel By Migrant Workers

21 Dec, 2020

Migrant workers have been banned from moving in or out of the province until further notice, and employers have been told to screen them all for Covid-19, Surat Thani governor Wichawut Jinto said on Monday.

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Samut Sakhon To Suffer Huge Financial Losses

21 Dec, 2020

New lockdown forecast to cost province 1 billion baht per day

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Asks For New Year’s Countdown Events To Be Cancelled, Asks People To Work From Home For 14 Days

20 Dec, 2020

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked for cooperation with the public on several Covid19 prevention measures.

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Bangsaen Cancels New Year Countdown Celebrations, Pattaya Waiting And Monitoring Situation In Samut Sakhon

20 Dec, 2020

Bangsaen has announced they will suspend the popular New Year’s Celebrations and countdown festival due to concerns about the recent breakout of Covid-19 in Samut Sakhon.

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Thai Public Health Ministry Updates Total Number Of Cases Of Covid-19 Linked To Samut Sakhon Market At 689

20 Dec, 2020

The Thai Public Health Ministry gave an update this afternoon regarding Covid-19 and a cluster that has emerged primarily in the migrant worker community at a seafood market in Samut Sakhon.

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Thailand Tourism Is Changed Forever

20 Dec, 2020

Last week the Thai government Minister’s speech shows me that tourism will never be allowed to recover to previous levels. The writing is definitely on the wall, windows and front door, that there has been a major policy shift in government thinking by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha’s cabinet.

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10,000 To Be Tested After Samut Sakhon Outbreak Spreads To Bangkok

20 Dec, 2020

Thailand confirmed 576 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, including 516 migrant worker cases linked to the outbreak in Samut Sakhon announced the day before.

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Samut Sakhon Goes Into Lockdown

20 Dec, 2020

Infections surge to 548 after tests

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First Local Election In Six Years Due Sunday

20 Dec, 2020

Turnout figures, voter response to Progressive Movement among factors to watch

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516 New Cases In Samut Sakhon

19 Dec, 2020

Covid detected through testing of migrant workers but most are asymptomatic

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Capella Bangkok Top Spot For Luxury?

19 Dec, 2020

New kid on the block Capella Bangkok is the one to watch according to Luxury Travel Intelligence’s latest list of the World’s Best (and Worst) New Luxury Hotels 2020.

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Migrants Likely Spread Bug, Says Anutin

19 Dec, 2020

Thousands of workers from Myanmar based in seafood hub of Samut Sakhon

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Thailand Eases Curbs On Travel

18 Dec, 2020

Bid to boost flagging tourism industry

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Fancy A Festive Staycation On Phi Phi?

18 Dec, 2020

Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort is inviting Thai residents to swap Christmas trees for coconut palms this year in Krabi.

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How Two Green Pets Have Won The Hearts Of Visitors To Koh Tao

18 Dec, 2020

When you think of "Koh Tao", beautiful beaches, clear water, coral reefs, and scuba diving immediately come to mind.

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Travel Subsidy To Resume Quickly

18 Dec, 2020

Tourism ministry says struggling hotels need help and fraud can be brought under control

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Crowne Plaza Expands Thai Footprint

17 Dec, 2020

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a franchise agreement with long-term partner Kew Green and real estate developer Siamese Asset to expand its Crowne Plaza brand in Bangkok.

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Thailand Unique Throughout Southeast Asia In Its Visa Amnesty Policy For Stranded Foreigners

17 Dec, 2020

Thai authorities have issued detailed and ongoing instructions, from March to October 2020, about the visa plight of foreigners unwilling or unable to quit the country.

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Thai Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Says Quarantine And Strict Entry Will Extend “well Into Next Year”

17 Dec, 2020

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that strict quarantine and other requirements will last well into 2021 while also commenting on overall statistics around Covid-19 and Thailand.

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CCSA Offers Incentives Like Visa Extension To Make Up For 14 Days Lost In Quarantine

17 Dec, 2020

The Centre for the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Thursday that some types of visa have been reactivated, the certificate of entry (CoE) validity extended and sports tournaments have been given the go-ahead.

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Fewer People Leaving Bangkok This New Year's, Says Bus Company

17 Dec, 2020

Inter-provincial bus company Transport Co expects fewer people to travel upcountry during the New Year break this year due to two consecutive long weekends, the Covid-19 outbreak and resulting financial problems.

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Axe To Fall On Subsidy-cheating Tourism Operators

16 Dec, 2020

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand on Wednesday asked police to prosecute operators of 312 hotels and 202 shops for fraud in the government's "We Travel Together" subsidy scheme.

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Free Rides On New Monorail, Green Line Line Extension

16 Dec, 2020

Commuters can enjoy free travel for a time on two new rail routes which were opened on Wednesday - the new Green Line extension, and the Gold Line, the country's first driverless monorail.

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BTS Green Line Extension, BMA Gold Line Now Officially Open

16 Dec, 2020

The BTS Green Line extension, from Phaholyothin 59 to Khu Khot station, and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s Gold Line from Krung Thonburi to Klong San stations were officially launched on Wednesday.

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BOI Proposes New Smart Visa Rules To Lure Foreign Talent, Digital Nomads

16 Dec, 2020

The Board of Investment (BOI) will ask the Cabinet to approve new smart visa rules designed to attract more overseas talent to work in Thailand.

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Quality Tourism: 8 Provinces To Offer Medical Marijuana Tour

16 Dec, 2020

Two Thai ministries on Tuesday said they have laid grounds in launching the first medical marijuana tour in Southeast Asia next year as they finalised a draft programme for plantations across Thailand.

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1m Room Nights In Stimulus Delayed

16 Dec, 2020

Indications of fraud put snag in campaign

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Prayut Visits New Train Station, Tests Red Line

15 Dec, 2020

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has visited the country’s largest transport hub under construction and taken a test ride of the Red Line’s Bang Sue-Rangsit section.

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New Year Celebrations Allowed, All Provinces Covid-safe

15 Dec, 2020

All provinces are Covid-safe for tourists and people can enjoy the New Year celebrations, with local infections at a Bangkok hospital and imported cases from Tachilek all under control, the Disease Control Department announced on Tuesday.

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Will Having Proof Of Taking A Covid-19 Vaccine Let You Enter Thailand Without A Quarantine, Insurance, Etc?

15 Dec, 2020

The following is a feature article which gathers statements that have been made so far by the Thai Government in regards to Covid-19 and a Covid-19 vaccine.

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