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Foreign Tourists OK With Phuket Sandbox

03 Jul, 2021

Visitors finally roam free on resort island

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Phuket Sandbox Trickle: Friday’s Arriving International Flights

03 Jul, 2021

The Phuket Sandbox scheme is off the ground and the desperately needed foreign travellers have begun to trickle back onto the Thai island.

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Governor Issues Overnight Alcohol Ban In Chonburi (Pattaya)

03 Jul, 2021

Once again, authorities are using alcohol consumption as an easy scapegoat for recent Covid-19 outbreaks, even though most new cases are found in alcohol-free construction sites and fresh food markets.

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Exodus Of Workers From Bangkok Causes New Infections Across Thailand, Mostly In Isaan

03 Jul, 2021

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reports that the exodus of workers from sealed construction sites in Bangkok has led to an increase in COVID-19 infections in 32 provinces, mostly in the Northeast.

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Outcry Over Vaccine Shortages

03 Jul, 2021

Anutin defends lack of mRNA shots

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GPO Submits Draft To Buy Moderna Jab

03 Jul, 2021

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) abruptly submitted a draft purchase contract for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to the Office of Attorney General (OAG) on Friday after the latter publicly stated it never received the contract.

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AZ Shortfall Raises Doubts About Jab Targets

03 Jul, 2021

Vaccine institute chief says 5-6m doses a month available, not 10m as planned

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Thailand Downgraded In US Human Trafficking Report

03 Jul, 2021

Foreign Ministry disappointed at lower tier

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Thai PM Pledges By Oct 15 Visitors From Abroad Can Travel In Thailand Without Any Quarantine

02 Jul, 2021

The Prayut government announced last Wednesday that Thailand will be open for tourists to visit within 120 days. This would mean that by the morning of October 15, visitors from local and abroad can travel in Thailand without any quarantine providing that they have been fully vaccinated.

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‘Colourful Phuket’ Festival To Welcome Sandbox Tourists

02 Jul, 2021

The month-long festival will include fireworks and fire shows at Patong Beach

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As The Sandox Launches, Patong Is Left Silent And In The Dark

02 Jul, 2021

As the first day of the Phuket Sandbox passed with much fanfare yesterday (July 1), Patong remained in the dark and shrouded in uncertainty

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Trat Launches '2 For 1' Tourism Promotion

02 Jul, 2021

The Tourism Authority's Trat office will launch a “stay one night, get one night free" campaign to attract visitors to the eastern seaboard province.

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First Sandbox Flight Arrives In Phuket

02 Jul, 2021

The first Phuket Sandbox travellers arrived on an Etihad Dreamliner Boeing 789 that touched down at the island’s international airport 1100 on Thursday

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Nok Air To File Financials End Of July

02 Jul, 2021

Nok Airways confirmed Wednesday the Stock Exchange of Thailand had posted a trading suspension sign on the airline’s securities effective Friday.

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Most Pattaya Expats Expect Their Covid-19 Jabs Sometime Next Year

02 Jul, 2021

The vast majority of Pattaya expats say they are very frustrated by the confusion about enrolment for coronavirus vaccination in the city, with just over half prophesying they won’t have their jabs anytime in 2021.

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Pattaya ‘sea Walkers’ To Be Restricted To 39 Zones

02 Jul, 2021

Pattaya will designate 39 spots where tourists can walk on the ocean bottom without, hopefully, further damaging the marine ecosystem.

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Direct Flights To Phuket From Europe And Middle East Arrive Today

02 Jul, 2021

Phuket’s highly anticipated reopening to tourism is now officially in effect, with the launch today of the Phuket Sandbox programme that welcomes fully vaccinated international visitors to the destination with no need to quarantine.

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Phuket Records 23 New COVID Infections In Past Week

02 Jul, 2021

The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has confirmed that Phuket recorded 11 new COVID infections on the island over the past two days (June 30-July 1), bringing the total number of infections over the past seven days to 23.

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Thai Workers Fleeing Lockdown Blamed For Spreading Covid-19

02 Jul, 2021

Thai Health officials are blaming Thai workers who fled their dormitories in Bangkok and nearby provinces for covid-19 outbreaks throughout Thailand.

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Existing Measures 'adequate' To Battle Rising Covid Toll

02 Jul, 2021

The government will not impose additional restrictions to curb the surge in Covid-19

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Transport Gets SHA Standard In Bid To Boost Tourism

02 Jul, 2021

The Transport Company has been guaranteed health safety by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, under the standard called Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA).

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Third Consecutive Day Of Record Covid Deaths As Thai Caseload Climbs

02 Jul, 2021

Thailand on Friday logged a third consecutive day of record Covid-19 deaths with 61 fatalities and 6,087 new infections, pushing the country’s total caseload to 270,921 infections and 2,141 deaths.

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Doctors Arrive In Capital Amid Surge In Cases

02 Jul, 2021

While the government is upbeat about its Phuket reopening scheme, health personnel in Greater Bangkok are struggling to deal with a surge of new Covid-19 infections and deaths.

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Phuket's Reopening Kicks Off

02 Jul, 2021

Prayut tells public the risk is worth it

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AoT Reports 71% Drop In Traffic Amid Covid

02 Jul, 2021

Airports of Thailand (AoT) revealed that air traffic at six of its airports dropped by 71% in the last fiscal year to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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First Phuket Sandbox Tourists Arrive

01 Jul, 2021

The first tourists to arrive in Thailand under the Phuket Sandbox scheme were 25 tourists arriving on Etihad Airways Flight EY430 from Abu Dhabi

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Phuket Sandbox Attracts Over 4,000 COE Applications

01 Jul, 2021

Some 4,100 potential travellers have applied for a Certificate of Entry (COE) via the Foreign Ministry’s website since opened on June 28 to accept applications for visitors under the Phuket Sandbox scheme.

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Travelers Going Out Of Bangkok Must Scan BKK COVID-19 QR Code At Checkpoints

01 Jul, 2021

A digital type of travel declaration form has been introduced for people traveling out of Bangkok

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Pattaya To Impose Standard Speedboat Fare To Koh Larn

01 Jul, 2021

Pattaya will set fares for speedboats operating between Bali Hai Pier and Koh Larn following complaints from tourists about prices and service.

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Phuket Officers Ordered To Police The Bridges For COVID Travellers

01 Jul, 2021

Police, soldiers, navy personnel and an assortment of other law-enforcement officers in Phuket have been given clear orders to ensure that any persons crossing the bridges onto or off Phuket comply with the COVID-19 protection measures.

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