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Centara Names Award Winner

10 Nov, 2020

Centra by Centara Maris Resort Jomtien, owned by MJD, received “Hotel of the Year Awards 2020” having achieved the highest points out of Centara Group’s Hotels worldwide in Hospitality Experience Programme (HX) by SGS (Thailand).

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Quarantine Alone 'not Enough'

10 Nov, 2020

A top Ministry of Public Health official on Monday urged the public to maintain all health and safety practices adopted at the height of the domestic Covid-19 infection period, warning that quarantine alone will not keep the country safe.

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Covid Vaccine: First 'milestone' Vaccine Offers 90% Protection

09 Nov, 2020

The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows.

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State Pushes For Phuket Recovery

09 Nov, 2020

The government has pledged to accelerate its efforts to rehabilitate Phuket's tourism industry, which has been pounded by the pandemic on both its short-term and long-term goals.

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Education Ministry Shakes Up School Dress, Hairstyle Rules

08 Nov, 2020

The Education Ministry has amended regulations governing students' hairstyles and dress code after some children decried the previous code as an infringement of their human rights.

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Drop In Bangkok's Air Quality, 27th Worst Among World Cities

08 Nov, 2020

Bangkok's air quality has seen a deterioration which can affect sensitive groups, the latest readings show.

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Thailand’s Cool Season Will Be Cooler This Year

08 Nov, 2020

This year’s Thai-styled winter will be colder nationwide by an average of 1C, said Seree Supratid, director of the Climate Change & Disaster Center at Rangsit University.

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WHO Picks Thailand Among 4 Countries As Example Of Effective Covid-19 Handling

07 Nov, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has picked Thailand among four countries who have demonstrated efficient management of the Covid-19 outbreak to share their experiences and policies with other countries via video conference.

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Ministries To Propose Golf Club Quarantine Following Demand From Foreign Players

07 Nov, 2020

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, as well as the Ministry of Public Health, will propose to the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) to allow foreigners to quarantine in golf clubs, with an aim to serve golfers from four Asian countries.

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CCSA Panel Approves 10-day Quarantine

06 Nov, 2020

A subcommittee of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday approved reducing quarantine to 10 days for foreign tourists from countries with the same or slightly higher contagion risk as Thailand.

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IATA: We Have Hit A Wall

06 Nov, 2020

Passenger demand in September remained highly depressed down 72.8% according to the latest update from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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Baht Strengthens To Its Highest Against The Dollar In Over Nine Months

06 Nov, 2020

The baht opened at 30.78 to the US dollar on Friday, strengthening from 30.88 at close on Thursday.

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First Chinese Group Expected In Time For Year Of The Ox Under Travel Bubble

06 Nov, 2020

The Tourism and Sports Ministry will discuss the option of building a travel bubble for Chinese tourists with the Chinese Embassy, with the aim of drawing visitors from 22 provinces in China that have been free of Covid-19 for more than 150 days.

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Samui Declared Covid Free As French Woman Discharged From Hospital

06 Nov, 2020

The 57-year-old French tourist who tested positive for Covid-19 on October 21 has recovered and was discharged from Koh Samui Hospital in Surat Thani on Thursday.

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1st Group Of Chinese Tourists To Thailand Complete Quarantine

06 Nov, 2020

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday that the country’s first group of travelers since the COVID-19 border shutdown will begin to venture outdoors as they have completed a 14-day mandatory quarantine in Bangkok.

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‘SuperPark’ Closes Down For Good, Offers No Refunds

06 Nov, 2020

Customers who purchased tickets to an indoor playground at Iconsiam mall are demanding a refund after they abruptly announced its permanent closure.

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Thai Airways: Holy Flights, Dough Fritters And Home-made Bags

05 Nov, 2020

Thai Airways is getting creative as it looks to raise cash during the travel downturn.

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People Flock To Loei For Misty Mornings, Blooming Fields

05 Nov, 2020

Cool, rainy weather has brought many local tourists to Loei’s Phu Ruea mountain.

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Thai Airways Puts 34 Planes Up For Sale

05 Nov, 2020

Bankrupt Thai Airways International has put 34 passenger aircraft from its fleet up for sale, hoping to find buyers by the second quarter of next year.

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Living The Life As An Expat In Thailand

05 Nov, 2020

For expats in Thailand, paradise can be full of pitfalls

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Simian Park: New Habitat Built To House Stray Monkeys

05 Nov, 2020

A massive enclosure looking like something out of Jurassic Park will be a new home for some 1,000 monkeys right in the middle of a park in Satun province.

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State Rolls Out Thailand Riviera Plans

05 Nov, 2020

The Department of Rural Roads is launching a project to upgrade three routes across the country to stimulate the tourism industry and local economy.

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Closure Of Three Pagodas Pass Extended

04 Nov, 2020

The Three Pagodas border pass in Sangkhla Buri district will remain closed for two more weeks as provincial authorities continue to worry about the coronavirus outbreak in neighbouring Myanmar.

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Nok Air Gets Green Light To Restructure Debt

04 Nov, 2020

Thai budget carrier Nok Airlines Plc obtained court approval to proceed with a debt rehabilitation plan as it weathers a slump in passenger demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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AirAsia Tops Annual Awards

04 Nov, 2020

The 2020 World Travel Awards presentations are surviving the Covid-19 pandemic with AirAsia awarded Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline for the eighth consecutive year.

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Govt Considers Reopening Maya Bay To Tourists Next Year

04 Nov, 2020

The white sandy beaches of Krabi’s beautiful Maya Bay may be opened to tourists next year, though a panel of experts will first be consulted about the suitability of the plan.

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Govt Showers More Soft Loans On Shrivelling Tourism Sector

04 Nov, 2020

The Cabinet approved raising the ceiling for government soft loans from Bt20 million to Bt100 million. The Government Savings Bank (GSB) will apply annual interest of 0.01 per cent to banks who offer the loans to tourism businesses. The two-year loans are being offered by commercial banks at annual interest of 2 per cent.

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Low-cost Flights May Get Cheaper

04 Nov, 2020

Cabinet grants jet fuel tax reduction

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Isan Braces For Impact Of Storm Goni

04 Nov, 2020

Parts of the northeastern region bordering Laos and Cambodia could feel the influence of storm Goni after it makes landfall in Vietnam on Thursday.

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Northern Thailand’s Elderly Hilltribe People Struggle For Thai Citizenship

03 Nov, 2020

At 93 years, Chungyung Bekaku did not think she would ever get her Thai citizenship after living all her life in the hills of northern Thailand. She lives among other ethnic hilltribe people who are largely regarded as stateless by the government.

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