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  • Thailand NewsPrepare for delays in re-opening international borders
    ThaigerPublished: 14:32, 09 June 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 TaylorPublished: 12:02, 08 June 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 TaylorPublished: 09:45, 02 June 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…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment outlines new rules as massage parlours reopen for business
    Maya TaylorPublished: 16:34, 01 June 2020
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    Government outlines new rules as massage parlours reopen for business

    From today, you can once more enjoy a Thai massage, but there are strict conditions attached to the reopening of massage facilities. Suffice to say, it won’t be the same as the massage you had in the past. As the country enters phase 3 of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, massage parlours are required to register on the Department of…

  • Covid-19 NewsJuly 1 will end all lockdowns in Thailand, including international travel
    ThaigerPublished: 17:47, 28 May 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
    ThaigerPublished: 14:00, 28 May 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 TaylorPublished: 09:38, 28 May 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 NewsBank report predicts extended timeframe for Thai tourism recovery
    ThaigerPublished: 08:56, 27 May 2020
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    Bank report predicts extended timeframe for Thai tourism recovery

    As the severity of the current situation facing Thailand’s lucrative tourism industry starts to sink in, Kasikorn Bank Research Centre have released a report with some stark predictions. Thailand’s tourism and hospitality industry faces losses of 1.69 trillion baht in 2020 and recovery “may not be clearly evident” next year. The report also foreshadows strict ‘new normal’ procedures as government measures…

  • Politics NewsOpposition criticises Thai government over economic toll of Covid response
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:11, 25 May 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
    ThaigerPublished: 09:05, 24 May 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
    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 NewsSurvey finds Bangkok’s public transport lacking when it comes to safety measures
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:32, 22 May 2020
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    Survey finds Bangkok’s public transport lacking when it comes to safety measures

    A survey carried out by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation shows that some users of public transport in the capital are not confident new health guidelines are being adhered to. The biggest concern appears to be a lack of social distancing, blamed on a shortage of vehicles during peak times. A report in Nation Thailand says those considered “high risk”…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok City Hall allows 10 more types of business to reopen
    ThaigerPublished: 09:56, 17 May 2020
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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)
    ThaigerPublished: 16:33, 16 May 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
    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 NewsAustralian government warns citizens not to let down their guard as restrictions ease
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:30, 13 May 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
    ThaigerPublished: 14:00, 10 May 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
    ThaigerPublished: 12:45, 10 May 2020
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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 NewsThai Health Minister says China, South Korea no longer virus hotspots
    Maya TaylorPublished: 12:02, 08 May 2020
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    Thai Health Minister says China, South Korea no longer virus hotspots

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has provisionally approved a suggestion from Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that China and South Korea be removed from the list of Covid-19 “hotspots”. Nation Thailand reports that the number of confirmed cases in each country has now dropped into single digits and attempts are being made to re-establish economic and social ties between Thailand and the two…

  • Covid-19 NewsPeople returning from Phuket to Krabi greeted with 14 day quarantine
    ThaigerPublished: 08:46, 06 May 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 TaylorPublished: 12:23, 05 May 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
    ThaigerPublished: 21:22, 02 May 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 NewsSub-district restrictions remain intact for 5 locations in Phuket
    ThaigerPublished: 14:31, 30 April 2020
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    Sub-district restrictions remain intact for 5 locations in Phuket

    Phuket’s outgoing Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has confirmed that the island’s sub-district lockdowns will end tonight (or technically at 4am Friday morning because of the national curfews). But five ‘at risk’ locations on the island will remain closed off with checkpoints to curb any further re-ignition of the Covid-19 infections on the island. 3 more cases were announced for the island…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket to remove most tambon travel restrictions
    ThaigerPublished: 21:16, 28 April 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?
    ThaigerPublished: 17:27, 27 April 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 TaylorPublished: 10:37, 27 April 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,…

  • Tourism NewsAir Asia publishes fit-to-fly guidelines when they take to Asia’s skies again
    ThaigerPublished: 19:21, 26 April 2020
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    Air Asia publishes fit-to-fly guidelines when they take to Asia’s skies again

    Captain Ling Liong Tien, the Chief Safety Officer @ AirAsia, has sent out an email to customers laying down a detailed list of new requirements for early-adopters in the post-covid regional travel world. It doesn’t look like a lot of fun, but there will at least be a means for airlines, airline staff, and passengers, to again take to the skies…

  • Covid-19 NewsPublic health must take priority – Thai PM
    ThaigerPublished: 10:26, 25 April 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…

  • Covid-19 NewsBuriram and Chon Buri get ready for easing of restrictions starting May 1
    ThaigerPublished: 10:53, 24 April 2020
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    Buriram and Chon Buri get ready for easing of restrictions starting May 1

    “Anyone leaving the province will have the stickers removed and, upon their return to the province, will have to enter quarantine..” – Buriram Governor Two of Thailand’s provinces have already declared they will begin relaxing provincial ‘lockdowns’ from May 1. Buri Ram, in the north east, and Chon Buri, south east of Bangkok, have separately announced a progressive relaxing of lockdown…