This Sunday, May 17th, 2020, the Thai Government has announced that they are entering “Phase 2” of a four step plan to slowly unlock and re-open businesses closed across the country due to the threat of the Covid-19 Coronavirus.

The Public Health Ministry on Friday (May 15) announced that it has removed China, South Korea as well as Hong Kong and Macau from its list of countries with high risk of Covid-19 infection.

At a press conference in Bangkok this afternoon announcing some limited relaxation of restrictions and easing of lockdown measures in Thailand that were meant to control the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, led by government spokesperson Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, several areas and items were named and flagged for re-opening.

There were seven new local coronavirus cases reported on Friday, but the number of deaths remained unchanged at 56.

Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority has signed an order which will allow the Phuket International Airport to re-open from the morning of Saturday, May 16, less than two days away. Two days ago officials from the local provincial hall participated in an inspection of all the changes and preparations made to cater for passenger travel in the Covid era.

BANGKOK — The labor union of Thailand’s debt-ridden flag carrier said on Thursday it no longer opposed the government’s bailout proposal, which could see the airline losing its state enterprise status.

Thailand’s biggest shopping-centre developers, led by Siam Piwat Co and the Central Group, are preparing to reopen malls as early as this weekend amid expectations the country will further ease a lockdown.

The Covid-19pandemic could cut Thailand’s automobile production by up to 50%, according to the Federation of Thai Industries.

SAMUT PRAKAN: Eighty-one Thais returned from Europe early on Thursday morning, were deemed to be free of fever and immediately taken into quarantine.

Phitsanulok will allow the shopping street in Muang district to reopen on Friday (May 16) after weeks of being shut to prevent the spread of Covid-19 under the government’s order.

PHUKET: This tourist island is seeking permission from Bangkok to reopen the airport, ports and permanent road access to the mainland after several days with no new Covid-19 infections detected.

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Robinson, the SET-listed department store operator under Central Group, is ready to reopen its department store and is committing to various measures to ensure customer shopping confidence.

Summer storms hit many parts of upper Thailand on Monday, killing one man and damaging farmland, houses and public utilities.

follow us in feedly As nations slowly get their heads around the first outbreaks of Covid-19, the attention is now pivoting to re-opening businesses. And re-opening borders for tourism. But, at least for the short term, the future of tourism will probably be regional travel bubbles – loose agreements between neighbouring nations to allow (reasonably) free travel between two or three countries. Staying isolated is not an option nations can afford long-term, and travel consultants predict it’s just a matter of time before other countries create travel bubbles of their own.