This southern tourist island has recorded about 100 new Covid-19 cases a day for about a week, nearly all of them members of vulnerable groups.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Monday announced changes to air and road travel in response to the extension of Covid-19 control measures.

The Public Health Ministry is seeking approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to allow restaurants to reopen to fully vaccinated diners as new infections have declined in the past few days.

Nok Air plans to add 5 billion baht in liquidity through a five-year rehabilitation plan starting next year as it prepares to shift segments to premium service.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing to launch Chiang Mai’s “Bubble & Sealed” tourism plan to welcome foreign tourists to four tourist districts, including Mueang district, Mae Rim district, Mae Taeng district, and Doi Tao district.

PM's 120-day target 'still within reach'

Chon Buri saw the rate of Covid-19 infections drop below 1,000 for the second day running, with 816 new cases and eight Covid deaths reported on Tuesday.

Thailand is preparing for life with Covid, with preliminary plans being drawn up to relax some restrictions and reopen its borders to vaccinated visitors even as new cases hover around 20,000 a day.

The Thai government is setting itself a November target for heard immunity through vaccination and infection in red areas across the country, a Ministry of Public Health source told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

Tourism stakeholders in Phuket believe the health ministry’s emergency approval of the Russian Sputnik vaccine could boost travel to the Thai island in the fourth quarter of the year.

Pattaya needs to overcome obstacles, including slow approval of standard operating procedures (SOPs), insufficient vaccinations and a spike in infections, as they could jeopardise its reopening plan this year.

The hydro-floating solar hybrid power plant on Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani province, with a capacity of 45 megawatts, will start operating from October, Boonyanit Wongrukmit, governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), said.

Pattaya City seems unlikely to reopen to tourism on Sept 1 as planned with local businesses blaming the delay on red tape and a sluggish Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

There were 233 more Covid-19 fatalities and 19,014 new cases over the past 24 hours

International travel in regional markets worldwide continued to decline during the first five months of this year, according to the latest data compiled by Statista.