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  • Tourism NewsHeavyweight doctors oppose Phuket plan to admit tourists
    ThaigerPublished: 12:55, 23 August 2020
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    Heavyweight doctors oppose Phuket plan to admit tourists

    A number of prominent physicians, some advisors to the Ministry of Public Health and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, have posted on social media this weekend that they strongly oppose opening Thailand to tourists in any way, shape or form. Their concerns follow the government’s announcement yesterday of its plan to cautiously reopen the southern resort island of Phuket…

  • World NewsSE Asia’s most popular islands still ‘on hold’ as they wait to re-open to international tourists
    ThaigerPublished: 08:06, 19 August 2020
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    SE Asia’s most popular islands still ‘on hold’ as they wait to re-open to international tourists

    Foreign tourists may be allowed back on to Boracay’s famed beaches in the Philippines as early as October. Meanwhile the Indonesian beach resort of Bali has shelved any immediate plans to re-open the island. In Thailand, the beaches of Phuket remain largely empty whilst the provincial government tries to promote the island as a “safe and sealed” destination to limited…

  • Covid-19 NewsExtension of visa amnesty, extension of emergency decree
    ThaigerPublished: 16:26, 21 July 2020
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    Extension of visa amnesty, extension of emergency decree

    In a big day of important announcements, the Cabinet has approved an extension to the emergency decree as well as an extension to the visa amnesty for foreigners. The extension of the visa amnesty will now run until September 26. It now allows foreigners to stay in Thailand without renewing their visa as long as their visa did not expire before…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand pries open its borders for Phase 6 of re-openings
    ThaigerPublished: 08:03, 21 July 2020
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    Thailand pries open its borders for Phase 6 of re-openings

    Phase 6 is on the way which will allow more groups of foreigners back into Thailand and pry open the borders another incremental step. The next phase will allow the entry of foreign migrant workers from neighbouring countries to ease a current labour shortage. The two industries for migrant worker re-entry are the construction industry and food export businesses. CCSA spokesman…

  • Covid-19 NewsEmergency Decree, Phase 6 to be discussed in coming weeks: CCSA
    ThaigerPublished: 16:44, 19 July 2020
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    Emergency Decree, Phase 6 to be discussed in coming weeks: CCSA

    Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said in a press conference this morning that discussions on the Emergency Decree and a “Phase 6” of lifting Covid-19 restrictions and reopening the country are expected in the upcoming weeks. A meeting is expected of the committees, including the CCSA and the National Security Council, responsible for easing…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand’s over-zealous virus control is killing the economy
    ThaigerPublished: 14:17, 17 July 2020
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    Thailand’s over-zealous virus control is killing the economy

    Investors and economists are saying that “fear” and concerns over a second wave of Covid-19 is stopping Thailand’s economy recover. “Thailand should overcome concern of a second wave of Covid-19 and instead relax restrictions on foreign investors and tourists in order to shore up its falling economy.” Prominent local investor Dr. Niwes Hemvachiravarakorn says that the Thai Government… “shouldn’t worry…

  • Covid-19 NewsEntertainment industry calls for 2am closing times
    ThaigerPublished: 09:26, 13 July 2020
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    Entertainment industry calls for 2am closing times

    A leading representative of Thailand’s entertainment and nightlife industry is urging the Department of Disease Control to allow the country’s entertainment venues to close at 2 am instead of the current closing time of midnight. The meeting was held yesterday at the Chatuchak Newspaper building and called “Brainstorming to help save the economy and revive tourism.” Thanawat Srisuk, the industry…

  • Covid-19 News“Travel bubbles” to require minimum 2 week stay
    ThaigerPublished: 12:08, 11 July 2020
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    “Travel bubbles” to require minimum 2 week stay

    “Travel bubble” tourists who visit Thailand during its soft and timid reopening phase, tentatively scheduled for August, may have to spend 14 days in designated areas. Then, a negative test for Covid-19 after 2 weeks would free them up to go anywhere in the Kingdom. Thailand’s tourism and sports minister says he’s met with PM Prayut Chan-o-cha about creating travel…

  • Economy NewsThai nightlife grapples with “new normal”
    ThaigerPublished: 12:27, 02 July 2020
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    Thai nightlife grapples with “new normal”

    Thailand’s nightlife scene is grappling with a ‘new normal’ as changes upon its recent reopening see facemasks joining the normal bikini wear in red-light districts across the Kingdom. After being forced to close for more than 3 months in order to stop the spread of Covid-19, bars, karaoke venues and massage parlours are in the latest category of businesses allowed to…

  • Covid-19 NewsThe Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has approved extending the Emergency Decree
    AnukulPublished: 15:00, 29 June 2020
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    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has approved extending the Emergency Decree

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has approved the proposal from the National Security Council last week to extend the emergency decree until the end of July. The decision was made at a meeting this morning with PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and other relevant officials. Read more about last weeks proposal HERE. The CCSA says the extension was necessary because the…

  • Covid-19 NewsSouth Korea reverses reopening amid new Covid-19 outbreaks
    ThaigerPublished: 11:09, 29 May 2020
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    South Korea reverses reopening amid new Covid-19 outbreaks

    Less than a month after relaxing physical distancing requirements on May 6, South Korea is restoring the measures in the greater Seoul area, including Incheon and Gyeonggi provinces, until at least June 14, as new flare-ups of Covid-19 emerge across the metropolitan region. Its daily tally jumped to 79, the highest since early April. Making the announcement yesterday, South Korea’s…

  • Covid-19 NewsDeputy PM says politics not involved in Emergency Decree extension
    ThaigerPublished: 11:12, 26 May 2020
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    Deputy PM says politics not involved in Emergency Decree extension

    “There is a week to go before entering the third phase of relaxation. Whether a further easing will occur depends on this week. I want to urge everyone to keep their guard up at all times.” With the second month of Thailand’s national state of emergency coming to a close, a deputy PM says fear of second wave of Covid-19…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhase 3 of lockdown relaxations could begin June 1: CCSA
    ThaigerPublished: 09:59, 23 May 2020
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    Phase 3 of lockdown relaxations could begin June 1: CCSA

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration confirmed yesterday, that Phase 3 of lockdown relaxation will take effect on June 1, after 5 relevant procedures are completed. CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin says the procedures would be executed from today to May 31. The first procedure is the collection of information on the Covid-19 situation by officials involved with the lockdown…

  • Covid-19 NewsBars, nightlife venues may reopen early to mid-June if virus remains in check
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:29, 21 May 2020
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    Bars, nightlife venues may reopen early to mid-June if virus remains in check

    Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is mulling the possibility of bars and other entertainment venues being allowed to reopen on or before the current proposed date of June 15. This is when the country is scheduled to enter Phase Four of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. According to a report in The Pattaya News, the CCSA says any decision…

  • Covid-19 NewsShopping centres, department stores prepare to reopen tomorrow
    ThaigerPublished: 10:51, 16 May 2020
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    Shopping centres, department stores prepare to reopen tomorrow

    Department stores, shopping centres and larger restaurants, as well as other businesses across the nation, will begin gradually reopening tomorrow after nearly 2 months of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the national state of emergency declared to fight it. The decision to go ahead with Phase 2 of the easing of restrictions was announced yesterday, but has yet…

  • Covid-19 NewsFull list of businesses allowed to reopen this Sunday
    ThaigerPublished: 19:59, 15 May 2020
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    Full list of businesses allowed to reopen this Sunday

    Quick. Read it before it changes. The government has announced which types of businesses will be allowed to reopen on Sunday as it begins “Phase 2” of its 4 step plan to slowly unlock and reopen businesses closed across the country due Covid-19. Mind you this is the list published today. There’s a whole day tomorrow for everything to change…

  • Covid-19 NewsWHO spokesman: Covid-19 may never be wiped out
    ThaigerPublished: 13:26, 14 May 2020
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    WHO spokesman: Covid-19 may never be wiped out

    As nations around the world begin gradually lifting lockdown restrictions enacted to stem the spread of Covid-19, the World Health Organisation is warning that the virus may never be completely wiped out. The virus was first detected in Wuhan in China in December last year and has now infected more than 4.3 million people and killed nearly 300,000 worldwide. The WHO’s…

  • World NewsRegional travel bubbles, the short-term tourism solution
    ThaigerPublished: 11:31, 13 May 2020
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    Regional travel bubbles, the short-term tourism solution

    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…

  • Covid-19 NewsThe next batch of reopenings in Thailand, coming this Sunday
    ThaigerPublished: 08:35, 12 May 2020
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    The next batch of reopenings in Thailand, coming this Sunday

    We should find out more today about the next raft of re-opening for Thailand’s businesses. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has been consulting with the private and public sector to make the next move as Thailand reboots its economy in a second phase of re-openings. The Thai cabinet will meet today to discuss the proposals. Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin says…

  • Covid-19 NewsChon Buri discharges last Covid-19 patient, now a “white zone”
    ThaigerPublished: 08:26, 09 May 2020
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    Chon Buri discharges last Covid-19 patient, now a “white zone”

    Authorities in Chon Buri announced yesterday that the last Covid-19 patient in the province has recovered and been discharged from hospital, making the entire province a designated “white zone – no recorded cases of Covid-19 in 14 days and not a single patient in hospital for treatment. Pattaya City has had no cases for 24 days and will reach the…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai citizens are flooding back through land borders
    AnukulPublished: 08:07, 22 April 2020
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    Thai citizens are flooding back through land borders

    Thai citizens who have been stranded in neighbouring countries due to Covid-19 pandemic are slowly returning to Thailand, mostly through the land border crossings that were reopened last Saturday. Since the ‘lockdown’ orders issued by both the Malaysian and Thai governments last month, only a few Thai workers had been able to return home. But last week, the Thai government…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen
    ThaigerPublished: 17:34, 27 March 2020
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    Bangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen

    Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA or City Hall as it’s more commonly known), is closing down more public venues around the capital, effective midnight tonight (Friday) until April 30, as it steps up measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Sites to remain closed are all sport arenas of both humans and animals (boxing arenas, cockfighting and fish fighting…

  • Krabi NewsCountdown to reopening – contracts awards for new Maya Bay infrastructure
    ThaigerPublished: 14:17, 17 February 2020
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    Countdown to reopening – contracts awards for new Maya Bay infrastructure

    by Sawat, Five Star Thailand Tours New plans are now being enacted which will lead to the re-opening of Maya Bay to tourism again. With a new development project in the works, it won’t be long until visitors will once again be able to visit ‘The Beach’, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Maya Bay was shut down to…