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Phuket Sandbox Steady First Month

10 Aug, 2021

Over 14,000 foreign tourists visited Phuket under the island’s ‘sandbox project’, generating an estimated revenue of THB829 million according to the latest Tourism Authority of Thailand assessment at the weekend.

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TAT Relaunches Special Golf Tournaments For Expats In Thailand

10 Aug, 2021

The Amazing Thailand Expat Golf Tournament Series will be held at the Blue Canyon Country Club, Phuket on 18 August, 2021.

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THB1 Million Compensation For Family Of Murdered Swiss Tourist

10 Aug, 2021

The family of the Swiss tourist murdered in Phuket last Thursday will receive a compensation of THB1 million from the Foreign Tourists Assistance Fund

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US CDC Urges Avoiding Travel To Thailand, Other Countries Over Covid-19

10 Aug, 2021

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Israel, France, Thailand, Iceland and several other countries because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases in those nations.

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Record 235 New Covid Fatalities, 19,843 New Cases

10 Aug, 2021

Thailand logged 19,843 new coronavirus cases and a record 235 new Covid-19 fatalities over the previous 24 hours

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Over 23% Of Thai Population Have Got Their First Jab: Ministry

09 Aug, 2021

Phuket is the only province where most of the residents have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry reported on Monday.

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Expats All Age Groups In Thailand Are Increasingly Registering For Vaccines

09 Aug, 2021

Press Briefing of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on August 09, 2021.

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645,000 Pfizer Doses Distributed To Vulnerable Groups Across Thailand

09 Aug, 2021

From today (Aug 9) 645,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine would be distributed to the elderly people who were 60 years old and over, patients with seven chronic diseases who were 12 years old and more and the women who were pregnant for 12 weeks and longer in 13 provinces of maximum and strict COVID-19 control.

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Uncertainty Continues

09 Aug, 2021

With tourism hobbled, other sectors will have to step into the breach

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More Than 65,000 Children In Thailand Affected By Negative Fallout Of Covid-19 Pandemic

09 Aug, 2021

Director-General Supatcha said more than 65,000 children had been affected by COVID-19 between January and August 4th this year.

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Kaeng Hin Phoeng Rapids Closed To Tourists

09 Aug, 2021

The Kaeng Hin Phoeng rapids in Khao Yai National Park have been closed to tourists over safety and coronavirus concerns.

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More Than 57,000 Frontline Medics Given Pfizer Booster Shot

09 Aug, 2021

The Department of Disease Control said on Sunday that from August 4 to 7, more than 57,000 medical professionals who had previously got two jabs of Sinovac vaccine were given a dose of Pfizer vaccine to boost their immunity against Covid-19.

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Phuket Reels From Murder

09 Aug, 2021

'All-out' bid to boost tourist numbers

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149 Daily Covid Fatalities, 19,603 New Cases

09 Aug, 2021

There were 149 more Covid-19 fatalities and 19,603 new cases over the past 24 hours

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Govt Bans Coral-damaging Sunscreens

08 Aug, 2021

The Thai government this week banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral reefs in marine national parks.

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Over 35,000 Expats In Thailand Registered For Vaccination Via Expatvac Website

08 Aug, 2021

The registration site for COVID-19 vaccinations (expatvac.consular.go.th) was launched for foreign residents in all provinces and the applicants will be informed of the date and location for their first dose of vaccination in due course.

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Phuket Holds Candle-lit Ceremony In Remembrance Of Dead Swiss Tourist

08 Aug, 2021

Phuket Governor Narong Woonsiew led a group of provincial employees, hotel representatives and residents of Phuket on Friday night, to honour the memory of a Swiss tourist whose body was found near a waterfall on Thursday.

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138 Daily Covid Fatalities, 19,983 New Cases

08 Aug, 2021

There were 138 more Covid-19 fatalities and 19,983 new cases over the past 24 hours

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Internet Freedom Declines Further In Thailand

07 Aug, 2021

Online porn crackdown a major factor but censorship also on the rise, says Comparitech

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Hospitals To Send Covid Patients Home Earlier To Free Up Beds

07 Aug, 2021

Recovering Covid patients with no more symptoms will be sent home ten days after admission to make room for more new cases, the Ministry of Public Health said on Friday.

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Pattaya Becomes Heartbreak City As Thousands Left To Beg For Food

07 Aug, 2021

The hungry have taken the place of tourists in line at Bali Hai Pier. Holiday boats have been replaced by aid trucks filled with donated food as Pattaya crawls on its collective hands and knees through the crushing coronavirus third wave.

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Thailand Plans Sinopharm Vaccination Drive For Children And Teenagers

07 Aug, 2021

CRA secretary-general Nithi Mahanonda said the academy is preparing to propose, to Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), the approval of the use of the Sinopharm vaccine on children and teenagers.

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Record 212 Daily Covid Fatalities, 21,838 New Cases

07 Aug, 2021

There were record highs of 212 more Covid-19 fatalities and 21,838 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Saturday morning.

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Two Nasal Spray COVID-19 Vaccines Under Development By Thailand’s BIOTEC

07 Aug, 2021

Thai virologists, at the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), have been developing two candidate nasal spray vaccines, or vaccine inhalers

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Food Supply Reduced Amid COVID Spread At Processing Plants

07 Aug, 2021

Food supplies at markets and supermarkets are reducing amid partial closures and subsequent reduced production capacity at almost 100 food processing plants nationwide

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Murder Mystery Dents Sandbox Hopes

07 Aug, 2021

Confidence shaken as authorities treat the death of a 57-year-old Swiss woman as a homicide

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Hope For Chiang Mai Elephants Going Hungry During Pandemic

07 Aug, 2021

Chiang Mai’s elephants were handed a lifeline on Thursday after going hungry for months due to a lack of tourist income during the pandemic.

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Bangkok Opens 6 New Testing Units As Infections Surge

07 Aug, 2021

Bangkok is launching six more free Covid-19 testing stations as part of active case-finding in communities aimed at identifying and isolating infected people to stop the virus from spreading.

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China Stands Thailand’s Largest Export Market For Fruits With Highest Growth In Durian At 58% Y-o-y

06 Aug, 2021

Durian saw the biggest jump in exports, at 58.24% year on year, followed by longan at 51.43%, mango at 50.09% and bananas at 18.59%.

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Saiyok Floatel Ordered To Stop Floating In 30 Days

06 Aug, 2021

Luxury raft resort found to be encroaching on Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi

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