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Sponsored Why 8 Atelier Residence is poised for growth: Phuket’s investment hotspot in the making
Phuket’s residential real estate market is no longer defined only by beachfront villas and short-stay resort condominiums. The island is now seeing sustained interest from international investors targeting long-term yields, capital stability, and access to full-scale lifestyle infrastructure. Looking at...
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Thailand News update | Hotel isolation for asymptomatic guests & Re-opening bars
Thailand’s bars were being told that they would have to wait until after January 15 to reopen. But the business owners and staff’s patience is going to be tested again after the health minister is trying to postpone that date as well. The hotel industry in Phuket is preparing to offer a hotel isolation for asymptomatic guests in a major…
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Test & Go suspension continues & Govt pushes nightclub re-opening delay | GMT
Test and Go scheme suspension allowing exemption form quarantine for tourists coming to Thailand is set to continue, the government is pushing for night club re-opening to be postponed around the country, A Russian women is attacked at a tourist attraction and Monks can enjoy new years too.
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Thailand News Today | Thai Officials Insist On More Restrictions
Thai officials continue to insist on more restrictions over a variant that is proving to be quite mild. Meanwhile, a former boxer is murdered and a Buddhist monk gets lit on whisky during New Year’s Day.
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Thailand News Update | Proposal to extend T&G postponement & New Chon Buri rules
Public health minister says… in the interests of health and safety, we have decided to delay the Test & Go scheme further. Proposal to go to CCSA. In Phuket, the local Public Health Office is urging tourism and business operators to strictly comply with all disease control measures, in particularly the regular use of rapid antigen test kits. The situation…
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Thailand news today | Samui urges government to reconsider entry schemes
Tourism operators on Koh Samui are urging the government to reconsider the suspension of the Test & Go entry scheme. The Public Health Ministry says the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in Thailand and has now been confirmed in 33 provinces.
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Thailand News Update | Omicron variant spreading rapidly in Thailand
Omicron infections in Thailand have now reached 740 cases across 33 provinces. The government’s road accident prevention campaign, known as the 7 Dangerous Days Campaign, officially kicked off yesterday and will last until January 4th. Plans for a one-time cash payout to aid registered nightlife workers made unemployed by Thailand’s Covid restrictions are coming to fruition with the first round…
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Thailand Omicron infections rapidly rise & payouts for nightlife workers | GMT
Omicron is on the rise in Thailand as infections rise across the country, registered sex workers are getting a 5000 BHT payout, Chantaburi is having a diarrhoea crisis and more of Thailands famous safety tips. All coming up on todays Good Morning Thailand with Jay and Natty.
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Thailand News Today | Possible added restrictions & Full Moon Party goes ahead
The Public Health Ministry says that despite early studies showing Omicron may result in milder illness. With New Year’s fast approaching and fears of restrictions hampering the all-out party festivities, Koh Phangan officials have put out a release announcing the rules and restrictions for the famous Full Moon Party New Year’s Countdown. Chiang Mai health officials are ordering hoteliers to…
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Thailand News Update | No curfews or lockdown ‘for now’ in Thailand
No hints of curfews or lockdowns yet but government officials are being told to work from home after the New Year and the government is asking the private sector to do the same. The entry programme still allows fully vaccinated travellers from approved countries to enter Thailand after passing an on-arrival RT-PCR test. Thailand is set to go ahead with…
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Work from home encouraged in Thailand & Electric motorbike taxi’s | GMT
The government officials in Thailand are to start working from home starting this new years. The health ministry has also come out to stay that online learning in schools might also be a possibility. Thailand is looking into electric motorbikes as a future alternative for motorbike usage in the country and taxi’s. All this coming up on todays good morning…
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Thailand News Today | Omicron slows down Thailands tourism for this new year
Thailand is preparing for a potential outbreak of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, —with plans to revive the home isolation programme. The normally optimistic Tourism Authority of Thailand is feeling slightly more downbeat amid concerns about a potential Omicron outbreak. The southern island of Phuket is getting ready to welcome renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who will help to ring in…
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Does Thailand recognise legal gay marriage from other countries?
Does Thailand care about civil partnerships or gay marriage? Does Thailand recognise legal gay marriage from other countries? When will parliament implement changes? Tim sits down with Benjamin Hart from Integrity Legal to talk about Civil Partnerships in Thailand.
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No cutoff date for approved Test&Go/Sandbox tourists to enter Thailand | GMT
There is no travel cutoff date for those approved to enter Thailand under the Test & Go or Sandbox entry schemes. Following the cancellation of Thailand’s “Test & Go” tourist scheme amidst fear of an Omicron outbreak, the Europe’s largest travel firm TUI Nordic announced it had cancelled scheduled chartered flights to Phuket from December to April next year. Stories involving…
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Thailand News Today | Worst case Omicron scenario & Tsunami prep dangers
Following the discovery of more cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in Thailand, the Public Health Ministry says it will outline worst-case scenarios in a statement expected tomorrow. 17 years after the Boxing Day tsunami devastated Thailand’s Andaman coast, the country remains unprepared for a repeat performance. A body of a foreign man, police estimate to be around 50 years…
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Thailand News Update | Covid flight risks & Forced labour in Thai prisons
Thai Department of Corrections denies brutal portrait of forced labour, violence, and coercion in Thailand’s prison system. 37 percent of Thais support no political party and believe there is no suitable leader for the role of prime minister. CCSA is warning that the chances of catching Covid-19 on flights has increased because of the more transmissible new Omicron variant. Health…
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Credit card payment for Bangkok transport & Sex app for Thailand’s deaf youths | GMT
The top 5 places to go visit for his new years in Thailand, Credit card payment for Bangkok transport is going to start very soon which will be beneficial to all thais and foreigners, Sex application guides for Thailands deaf youths and prisoners forced into labor at Thai prisons. Thats all coming up on todays GMT with Jay, Natty and…
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Thailand News Today | Phuket hotels punished for Covid oversights
Oxford University releases a study on AstraZeneca versus the Omicron variant. Meanwhile, Thailand pushes for Thai cannabis to be registered with UNESCO, and will Bangkok go ahead with its New Year countdown events?
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Eating Only Red and Green Thai Food Challenge – Thaiger Christmas Special
For 24hrs Natty will attempt to eat only red and green colour food in light of the festive season and the Christmas spirit. Join her for this Christmas special and learn some more of the wonders Thai food has to offer.
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Thailand News Update | Tourist tracking app failure & Omicron tourist in police custody
The 29-year-old Israeli in question was tested on arrival for Covid-19 and authorities reported he was positive with traces of the Omicron variant too. Meanwhile, a failure to coordinate tourist tracking apps is being blamed for some tourists who have avoided the health screening process, just like the situation with the missing Israeli tourist who left his hotel in Bangkok.
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Pattaya bar raided for the 6th time & New Year countdown is on | GMT
The BMA has decided not to cancel private sectors new year countdown parties, however city hall has cancelled their new year celebrations. A Pattaya bar was raided for the 6th time after the first 5 times to try and close down the bar have had no effect. A drug bust involving punching bags from Thailand to Australia and Cannabis. All…
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Will legalising prostitution benefit Thailand? | Lawyers, Guns & Money
What is the law regarding prostitution in Thailand? What gets a person in trouble with the law? How do the police deal with prostitution in Thailand? Would it be more beneficial for Thailand to have legal prostitution? Find out more in todays episode where Tim sits down with Benjamin Hart from Integrity Legal to talk about Prostitution in Thailand.
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Thailand News Update | Omicron Update & Impacts on Thai tourism
Thailand has suspended its Test & Go program that allowed vaccinated travellers to enter the country with only one night of quarantine, Singapore is also putting their quarantine-free travel plans on hold for now. Phuket seems to have emerged as a slight winner in the mess, with the Phuket Sandbox remaining open. A 29 year old Israeli tourist who escaped…
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The Fate of Thailand Tourism & Only in Thailand moments | GMT
GMT Ep.159 The fate of Thailand tourism. The Omicron variant has dominated the news in Thailand and caused a lot of restrictions to be made in order to keep the virus at bay. What does the future hold for Thailand and Thai tourism. A noise complaint leads to multiple drug busts, Following your GPS is not always a great idea…
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Thailand News Today | No more extended alcohol sales in Phuket for NY
The clash between the Burmese army and Karen rebels is expected to escalate. Meanwhile, a recent survey shows how Thais feel about Omicron during New Year festivities. A Department of Health poll shows that most Thais are worried that New Year celebrations will spark another wave of Covid infections. The Phuket News is reporting that plans to allow the sale of…
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Thailand News Update | No more test & go in Thailand, Omicron update
Registration closed at midnight last night for travellers wishing to enter Thailand under the Test & Go quarantine exemption programme and the Sandbox entry scheme, with the exception of Phuket. Super Typhoon Rai’s official death toll has risen to 375. A five year old girl was shot and killed while she was playing with her cousins at the village chief’s…
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Thailand suspends ‘Test & Go’ program | GMT
GMT Ep.158 Thailand has suspended the Test and Go entry program for tourists into Thailand. Thailand has also suspended the sandbox program except ‘Phuket sandbox’. Bangkok vaccination center in Thailand will be on a 7 day break for the new year holidays and sex workers in Thailand are protesting against the government. All these topics and more coming up on…
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Thailand News Today | Govt to review eligible countries for quarantine exemption
The Thai government is expected to review the list of countries eligible for the Test & Go entry scheme, while tourism operators have expressed their frustration and concern. Meanwhile, Thailand’s sex workers mail in their high heels to parliament house.
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How do you celebrate Christmas in Thailand? | Vox Pop | Ep. 03
How do people spend Christmas when they are in Thailand? What is the weirdest gift they have ever received? One wish for Thailand this Christmas. Welcome to voice of the people where Thaiger goes out on to the streets and asks the people what they think about the different aspects of Thailand.
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Is Thailand going back into quarantine? | GMT
GMT Ep.157 Test and go scheme that allows no quarantine for tourists to Thailand from a list of countries may be changed or even scrapped. We take a look at the impact this will have on the Thailand tourism industry. Maya bay to reopen with no swimming and possibly a fee. An earthquake in Laos cracks a 425 yers old…
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Thailand News Today | Test & Go quarantine exemption could get scrapped
Thailand’s first local transmission of the Omicron variant is a woman who contracted the virus from her husband who had travelled from Nigeria. Andrea Bocelli will perform at Phuket’s New Year countdown at Saphan Hin public park. Khao San Road are celebrating the welcome return of foreign tourists and say life is finally beginning to return to normal.
