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  • Covid-19 NewsDeputy army chief proposes 15 day trial of lifting curfew
    ThaigerWednesday, June 10, 2020
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    Deputy army chief proposes 15 day trial of lifting curfew

    Deputy army chief Nathapol Nakpanit, who is also the deputy of the government’s administrative committee on Covid-19, told the Associated Press this morning the committee has proposed lifting the 11pm-3am curfew for a 15 day trial period. He didn’t give a specific date and spoke in advance of meetings to discuss the anticipated Phase 4 of lifting of restrictions. He…

  • Thailand NewsPrepare for delays in re-opening international borders
    ThaigerTuesday, June 9, 2020
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    Prepare for delays in re-opening international borders

    “The third or fourth quarter of 2020.” That’s as precise as deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak could say when Thailand would re-open its borders for foreign tourists. “…priority will be given to those arriving from coronavirus-free areas.” Mr. Somkid says that relaxing inbound travel restrictions is the first step to kickstart Thailand’s tourism industry. “The government has to be prudent in…

  • Covid-19 NewsInspection reveals some Bangkok massage shops flouting hygiene measures
    Maya TaylorMonday, June 8, 2020
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    Inspection reveals some Bangkok massage shops flouting hygiene measures

    An inspection of Bangkok massage shops has revealed that some premises are being too lax in their implementation of mandatory hygiene measures. The restrictions were introduced by the Government’s Covid-19 task force as massage shops were given the go-ahead to reopen at the beginning of June. However, checks carried out yesterday at several massage shops in the Bang Sue area…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya’s beaches have re-opened but no beach chairs yet
    Maya TaylorTuesday, June 2, 2020
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    Pattaya’s beaches have re-opened but no beach chairs yet

    After two months of being closed off as part of the Covid-19 lock-down measures, Pattaya’s beaches are once again open for everyone to enjoy. The beaches, in the normally swarmed tourist hotspot, reopened yesterday, with local officials hailing the day as a “success”, albeit a quiet one initially. The Pattaya News reports that some confusion was caused by signs that…

  • ExpatsForeigners with work permits to be allowed back into Thailand on case by case basis
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    Foreigners with work permits to be allowed back into Thailand on case by case basis

    Foreigners with work permits or permission from the Labour Ministry (and other some other government agencies) will be allowed to enter the country after registration, under phase 3 of the lockdown relaxation, which begins Monday. The Foreign Ministry made the announcement today. The Foreign Ministry has told Thailand’s foreign chambers of commerce about the relaxation. Eligible foreign nationals are invited…

  • Covid-19 NewsJuly 1 will end all lockdowns in Thailand, including international travel
    ThaigerThursday, May 28, 2020
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    July 1 will end all lockdowns in Thailand, including international travel

    The Thai government says it will lift all remaining business and activity lockdowns on July 1, according to the National Security Council chief. “This includes interprovincial and international travel, as well as the end of emergency decree and curfew.” The lift of all restrictions, imposed under the country’s emergency decree, would be a “complete reopening of the country”. Officials and…

  • Covid-19 NewsMassage shops, boxing stadiums may be allowed to reopen next week
    ThaigerThursday, May 28, 2020
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    Massage shops, boxing stadiums may be allowed to reopen next week

    But we won’t know until tomorrow. Phase 3 of the easing of Covid-19 emergency measures could finally see boxing stadiums, massage parlours, spas, cinemas and tutorial schools allowed to reopen next month. Pubs, bars and nightlife venues are expected to remain closed, well that’s the rumours for now anyway. The deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department says activities and…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment looks to domestic travel in phase 3 of easing Covid restrictions
    Maya TaylorThursday, May 28, 2020
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    Government looks to domestic travel in phase 3 of easing Covid restrictions

    A committee has been convened to agree which restrictions can be lifted as Thailand enters the third phase of its exit from lock-down. Addressing a press conference on behalf of the committee, General Somsak Roongsita says re-starting domestic tourism is one of the main priorities of the committee, which comprises public health officials, doctors and business leaders. While interprovincial buses…

  • Covid-19 NewsStudents to wear mask, get temperature checked at school
    Caitlin AshworthMonday, May 25, 2020
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    Students to wear mask, get temperature checked at school

    Students will need to wear a face mask and have their temperature checked before entering school. The Public Health and Education ministries recently put restrictions in place for the start of school set for July 1, according to Nation Thailand. Schools are categorised as a high risk area for the potential spread of the coronavirus. In general, cold and flu…

  • Politics NewsOpposition criticises Thai government over economic toll of Covid response
    Maya TaylorMonday, May 25, 2020
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    Opposition criticises Thai government over economic toll of Covid response

    Opposition party Pheu Thai has condemned the government’s management of the Covid-19 crisis, saying total shutdown has had a devastating effect on the country’s economy. In a report in Nation Thailand, Paopoom Rojanasakul, vice secretary-general of the party says the hard-hitting restrictions imposed across the country have led to high unemployment, with the International Monetary Fund saying Thailand’s economy is…

  • Covid-19 NewsCurfew may be shortened another hour – Midnight to 4am
    ThaigerSunday, May 24, 2020
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    Curfew may be shortened another hour – Midnight to 4am

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, headed up by the Thai PM, is mulling knocking off another hour from the national curfew. If it goes ahead the curfew would shortened from 11pm – 4am daily to Midnight – 4am daily. It could happen as early as June 1, along with other relaxations of restrictions. The National Security Council is being…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhase 3 of lockdown relaxations could begin June 1: CCSA
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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…

  • Thailand NewsCompetition Commission warns food delivery companies over unfair practices
    Maya TaylorTuesday, May 19, 2020
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    Competition Commission warns food delivery companies over unfair practices

    The Office of Trade Competition Commission says it’s keeping an eye on the practices of food delivery companies to ensure restaurants that are currently unable to serve food on their premises are not being ripped off. Nation Thailand reports that the OTCC says operators who hike up their commission will face hefty fines of up to 10% of their annual revenue.…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok City Hall allows 10 more types of business to reopen
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    Bangkok City Hall allows 10 more types of business to reopen

    The Bangkok Municipal Administration, aka. City Hall confirms that more businesses in the city will be allowed to reopen today, including most shops at malls, in keeping with the second phase of the nationwide relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. A BMA spokesman says its communicable disease control committee had eased restrictions on 10 business types. The businesses allowed to reopen are……

  • Covid-19 NewsOfficial list of businesses permitted to reopen tomorrow (Sunday)
    ThaigerSaturday, May 16, 2020
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    Official list of businesses permitted to reopen tomorrow (Sunday)

    Further to a story in The Thaiger yesterday, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as head of the CCSA, has listed the business and leisure activities which can resume from tomorrow, in the second phase of Covid-19 lockdown relaxations. The list, published in the Royal Gazette yesterday so becoming law, includes… Food and drink shops or stalls in restaurants, canteens,…

  • Covid-19 NewsShopping centres, department stores prepare to reopen tomorrow
    ThaigerSaturday, May 16, 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 NewsPhuket government officially requests the opening of land, water and air links
    AnukulWednesday, May 13, 2020
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    Phuket government officially requests the opening of land, water and air links

    The southern resort island province of Phuket will ask permission from Bangkok to reopen its airport, sea ports and permanent road access to the mainland (Sarasin Bridge) after several days with no new Covid-19 infections detected. The provincial governor says the province will ask the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand for approval to reopen the airport this Saturday. The CAAT ordered…

  • Covid-19 NewsAustralian government warns citizens not to let down their guard as restrictions ease
    Maya TaylorWednesday, May 13, 2020
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    Australian government warns citizens not to let down their guard as restrictions ease

    The Australian government is warning its citizens not to let their guard down as some restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus are lifted. The country has had 98 deaths from around 7,000 cases to date. Given the devastating figures coming from many other parts of the world, Australia (and neighbouring New Zealand) appear to…

  • Covid-19 NewsFormer deputy PM says government should focus on solutions, not threats
    ThaigerSunday, May 10, 2020
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    Former deputy PM says government should focus on solutions, not threats

    Thailand’s former Deputy PM Chaturon Chaisang yesterday posted on his Facebook page and other social media that, in his opinion, the government is focusing on threats versus solutions during the current Covid-19 crisis. His post has been widely shared and gained a lot of traction in Thai-language media. Chaisang, a former Minister of Education in addition to being a Deputy…

  • Covid-19 NewsMost Thais want restrictions lifted – NIDA poll
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    Most Thais want restrictions lifted – NIDA poll

    The National Institute of Development Association recently conducted a poll that asked 1,259 Thais from various walks of life about their thoughts on lifting the current Emergency Decree restrictions, such as the closure of businesses and the national curfew. The poll was taken from Thursday to May 9 and comprised Thai nationals over the age of 18 from various backgrounds,…

  • Covid-19 NewsDeputy PM says some restrictions could be eased before mid-May
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    Deputy PM says some restrictions could be eased before mid-May

    Speaking at the Covid-19 Coronavirus Situation Administration today, Deputy PM Wissanu Kreangam addressed rumours that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is considering easing some Covid19 restrictions before the middle of May. Meetings are taking place this afternoon between the CCSA and other government departments as the PM gathers medical advice from the CCSA and other experts on the feasibility of loosening some…

  • Covid-19 NewsPeople returning from Phuket to Krabi greeted with 14 day quarantine
    ThaigerWednesday, May 6, 2020
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    People returning from Phuket to Krabi greeted with 14 day quarantine

    Some Krabi residents, joining the exodus from Phuket after the Phuket opened its only land border at Sarasin Bridge last week, were greeted with a mandatory swab-test yesterday. 76 Krabi residents returned from Phuket yesterday, Krabi’s governor, Kitibadee Prawit, joined public health officials and Krabi Hospital’s director in overseeing collection of swab samples from a group of 76 returnees on…

  • Covid-19 NewsOfficials issue reminder of nationwide time restrictions on alcohol sales
    Maya TaylorTuesday, May 5, 2020
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    Officials issue reminder of nationwide time restrictions on alcohol sales

    With the alcohol ban having been lifted in all but a handful of provinces, government officials are warning retailers and consumers that the restrictions on what time alcohol can be sold still remain in place. It comes after one wholesaler in Nonthaburi, just outside Bangkok, was found to be selling alcohol outside of the legally authorised hours of 11am – 2pm…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket’s Bang Tao tambon erupts over continued restrictions
    ThaigerSaturday, May 2, 2020
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    Phuket’s Bang Tao tambon erupts over continued restrictions

    Angry villagers gathered in The Bang Tao subdistrict of the southern province of Phuket today to protest continued travel restrictions on their tambon and demand the right to travel more freely, like much of the rest of Phuket. The Muslim-majority beachside community of Bang Tao has become the island’s hotzone for Covid-19 infections since the closure of the Patong municipality…

  • Covid-19 NewsZero cases reported in Phuket today (Wednesday)
    ThaigerWednesday, April 29, 2020
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    Zero cases reported in Phuket today (Wednesday)

    Phuket has recorded no new cases of Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours. That’s great news after a number of new cases kept popping up in a cluster in the island’s Bang Tao community. The outgoing Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana announced yesterday afternoon that island officials would start opening up the island’s sub-districts with most travel restrictions between tambons…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket to remove most tambon travel restrictions
    ThaigerTuesday, April 28, 2020
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    Phuket to remove most tambon travel restrictions

    Phuket will start opening up again with most travel restrictions between sub-districts to be lifted, excepting five areas on the island which are still considered ‘at risk’. Phuket’s outgoing Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana announced the lifting of the restrictions for travel between the island’s tambons, introduced back on April 13. Checkpoints were set up restricting non-essential travel between the island’s 17…

  • Covid-19 NewsWhat does the extension of the Emergency Decree mean?
    ThaigerMonday, April 27, 2020
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    What does the extension of the Emergency Decree mean?

    The Covid-19 Centre for Situation Administration announced today that the Emergency Decree for Thailand will be extended, although it technically will not be official until announced in official channels. The announcement has caused many to believe the extension means that nearly all businesses must remain closed and all current restrictions, such as closures of public spaces and beaches, will not…

  • Covid-19 NewsAll eyes on Thai Cabinet as Covid-19 restrictions set to be reviewed tomorrow
    Maya TaylorMonday, April 27, 2020
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    All eyes on Thai Cabinet as Covid-19 restrictions set to be reviewed tomorrow

    “PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says he won’t be pressured into easing restrictions sooner than it is safe to do so, saying it is vital to avoid a second wave of infections.” Thailand’s state of emergency, in force since March 26, is set to be reviewed tomorrow when the Thai Cabinet meets. With the decree due to expire this Thursday, April 30,…

  • Covid-19 NewsColour-coding gives insight to Government’s post-April 30 strategy
    ThaigerSunday, April 26, 2020
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    Colour-coding gives insight to Government’s post-April 30 strategy

    The government and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is coding the 77 provinces of Thailand into colours. From green, where no Covid-19 cases have been found, up to red, where new, infected patients are discovered in the past 7 days. The National Security Council is expected to present a proposal tomorrow to possibly extend the Emergency Decree, Tourism and Sports Minister…

  • Covid-19 NewsPublic health must take priority – Thai PM
    ThaigerSaturday, April 25, 2020
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    Public health must take priority – Thai PM

    PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has stressed that public health will take priority when the government makes a decision on Tuesday whether to ease restriction imposed by the Emergency Decree to fight the spread of Covid-19. At a press briefing at Government House yesterday, Prayut said that although Thailand has, up to now, managed to flatten the infection curve, the nation “cannot…