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Ancient Whale Skeleton Found In Samut Sakhon

28 Nov, 2020

'Rare find' believed to be Bryde's whale from 3,000 to 5,000 years ago

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Quarantine In Thailand: The Good, The Bad And The Boring

28 Nov, 2020

Thai returnee from Germany describes quiet stay in once-raucous Pattaya

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Coming Back To Thailand? Here Are Some Of The Steps You Need To Know About.

26 Nov, 2020

Want to come back to Thailand? Whilst the borders are still closed to simple visa-on-arrival and general tourism, you CAN get back to the country at this time if you have the resources, patience and need to get the requisite paperwork together.

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Pattaya City Planning To Bring Down And Demolish The Abandoned Waterfront Condo

26 Nov, 2020

Pattaya City planning to bring down and demolish the abandoned Waterfront condo on Bali Hai Pier “ASAP” and bill the owners

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Hyatt Coming Soon To Phnom Penh

26 Nov, 2020

Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh is set to open in the Cambodian capital in early 2021, marking the brand’s first venture in the country.

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Thai Health Officials Want To See Smoking Banned In Residential Buildings

25 Nov, 2020

Health officials have said the laws in Thailand should be changed to ban smoking in residential buildings to protect residents and above all children.

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THAI Shelves U-Tapao MRO Until Aviation Sector Recovers

24 Nov, 2020

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) is suspending its joint investment plan for a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at U-Tapao Airport until the aviation sector recovers.

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Two Thai Vaccine Prototypes At Human Trial Stage, 5 Being Tested On Animals

24 Nov, 2020

The National Vaccine Institute has given a progress report on Thailand’s seven main Covid-19 vaccine programmes.

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Arkhom Predicts Two-year GDP Recovery

24 Nov, 2020

Gap of 9% to be recuperated

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Thailand May Have To Wait For Vaccines

24 Nov, 2020

Thailand may have to wait to acquire doses of Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines when they become available as batches are likely to be made available in the United States and Japan first before the rest of the world.

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Pandemic Respite For Thai ‘sea Gypsies’ Threatened By Mass Tourism

23 Nov, 2020

Coronavirus has wrought havoc across the world, but for Thailand’s “sea gypsies” it has brought welcome respite from the threat of mass tourism.

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Tourists Flock To Chiang Mai Royal Park Rajapruek Over The Long Weekend

23 Nov, 2020

Over the long holiday weekend, more than 1,500 tourists a day flocked to the Royal Park Rajapruek in Chiang Mai.

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Bank Of Thailand Takes Action To Curb Thai Baht’s Strength

23 Nov, 2020

The Bank of Thailand has moved forward measures, originally meant to begin early 2021, but most of which will now take effect from end of this month.

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EU Aviation Watchdog Sees Boeing 737 Max Approval In January

23 Nov, 2020

Europe's aviation safety regulator will probably approve the return of Boeing's 737 Max in January after studies and test flights showed the U.S. planemaker has fixed the faults that caused fatal crashes.

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Coming From A Country With Months Of Covid-19 Control Measures To Thailand Gave Me Bad Culture Shock And Anxiety

22 Nov, 2020

The following is a mail sent to The Pattaya News. The opinions and statements within are their own.

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Special Tourist Visa Stiff Income Requirement Being Wound Back

22 Nov, 2020

The hefty income requirement for Thailand’s Special Tourist Visa look like they’re being wound back following online backlash and low uptake.

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Luggage Handling Fees Only Apply To Cabs Heading To And From Bangkok Airports: Land Transport Dept

21 Nov, 2020

After the latest cab fare hike in the form of “special handling fees” won a mixture of amusement and dismay from the public, the Land Transport Department’s deputy director Tanee Suebrerk announced that this special fee only applies to metred taxis plying to and from Bangkok’s two airports.

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Cool Weather Helps Chiang Mai Tourism Recover From Covid-19 Slump

21 Nov, 2020

The tourism industry in Chiang Mai is gradually improving thanks to the cold weather and blossoming wild flowers that have been attracting tourists since early November.

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Thailand To Launch Largest Train Station In Southeast Asia

20 Nov, 2020

Thailand plans to launch the Bang Sue Grand Station, its mega infrastructure project in 2021 which will be the largest railway station in southeast Asia.

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Long Weekend, Busy Roads And Price Gouging

20 Nov, 2020

Airfare and accommodation costs have skyrocketed over this long weekend, an artificially added 2 days of holiday by the Thai government to stimulate the local travel economy.

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5m Join Holiday Exodus

20 Nov, 2020

About 5.29 million people set out on trips on Wednesday, a day before the long holiday began yesterday, according to the Transport Ministry's road safety centre.

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The Thai Tourism New Normal, Learning To Live With The Pandemic

20 Nov, 2020

Thailand’s world-class tourism industry, one of the twin drivers of our economy, is in a deep, coronavirus-induced coma, close to death.

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Central Bank Moves To Curtail Baht's Rise

20 Nov, 2020

The Bank of Thailand unveiled new measures on Friday aimed at balancing capital flows after warning a rapid jump in the baht risked undermining the economy amid renewed inflows into emerging markets.

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Bangkok Airways Reports Massive Q3 Loss

19 Nov, 2020

Bangkok Airways PCL’s third-quarter revenue totalled THB903 million down by 86.5% when compared with the same quarter in 2019. The third-quarter net loss reached THB1,585.1 million.

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We Must Establish Travel Bubbles – Thai Tourism Operators Demand Action

19 Nov, 2020

There has been a surge of domestic tourism in Thailand. But even that ‘surge’ is underwhelming when compared to the previous international traffic, 27% of it from China, in the ‘good old days’.

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Financial Requirement Of 500,000 Thai Baht For Six Months Reportedly Dropped For Sixty Day Thailand Single Entry Tourist Visa

19 Nov, 2020

Based on multiple reports, screenshots and statements made through various social media groups devoted to the sixty day tourist visa program, some embassies and consulates have dropped one of the biggest hurdles to the program for the “average” visitor-a requirement of having 500,000 Thai Baht in the bank for at least six months.

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Govt Extends Emergency To 2021 To Curb Virus Resurgence

18 Nov, 2020

The government will extend a nationwide state of emergency through Jan 15 to prevent a resurgence in coronavirus infections during the peak New Year’s travel period.

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High Season? What High Season? Thai Tourism Has A Gap Year.

18 Nov, 2020

High season. What’s happening to Thailand’s traditional tourist high season this year?

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Krabi’s Ao Nang Businesses Shut Up Or Sell Up

18 Nov, 2020

Ao Nang, Krabi’s tourist strip, is struggling under the strain of no customers or tourists.

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Cabinet Sets Aside Bt6 Billion To Buy 26 Million Covid-19 Vaccines From AstraZeneca

18 Nov, 2020

The Cabinet has earmarked Bt6.05 billion from the national budget for emergency and necessities to reserve 26 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca.

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