Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand relaxes lockdown measures and reopens businesses to help revive economy
Thailand relaxed more virus-related social curbs on Wednesday, September 1st, in dozens of cities including Bangkok, in a move that may indicate that the...
Pattaya parks ready for joggers, cyclists
Nongprue workers spruced up Pattaya-area parks for their grand reopening Wednesday.
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration relaxed coronavirus restrictions on shopping malls, restaurants and...
Soup’s on again at Pattaya’s Chor Yim Dai
Soup was on at Pattaya’s Chor Yim Dai on the first day restaurants were allowed to reopen their dining rooms, with 300 bowls of...
Phuket open to fully vaccinated and tested Thai tourists Sept 8
Phuket will welcome Thai tourists from Sept 8 onwards and those who will stay longer than a week must be tested for COVID-19 there.
Phuket...
Foreign e-service operators must now pay Thailand Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Thailand’s Finance Ministry says Thailand will enforce the e-service tax law, which collects value-added tax (VAT) from foreign e-service operators, from September 1st.
According to...
Pattaya’s Sinopharm vaccine campaign a positive start towards herd immunity
Pattaya’s Sinopharm coronavirus vaccination campaign got underway Tuesday, but at just 2,000 doses a day, it will take weeks to inoculate the 30,000 people...
Pattaya to hold mayoral and council elections in November
Pattaya voters will go to the polls for the first time in more than nine years Nov. 28 to elect a new mayor and...
Regional police bust online casino brazenly operating in central Pattaya
A female homeowner and three other men were arrested when regional police raided a central Pattaya house being used as an online casino.
Supawadee Reungdej,...
Weakening Thai baht strengthens potential to achieve rice export target
The Thai Rice Exporters Association expects the weakening baht to help Thailand meet its target of exporting 6 million tons of rice this year,...
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Summer storms set to hit Pattaya as Thailand issues severe weather warning
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities have warned of incoming summer storms expected to impact eastern Thailand, including Pattaya, over the coming days, bringing a mix...
Thailand’s public hospital system under strain as ‘Slow Bankruptcy’ warning sounds alarm
PATTAYA, Thailand – A stark warning about Thailand’s public healthcare system is gaining attention after prominent voices highlighted what they describe as a looming...
Anutin hosts Singapore’s Chan Chun Sing for informal Bangkok breakfast diplomacy
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hosted Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defense Chan Chun Sing for breakfast at...
Thailand pushes education overhaul with human capital blueprint focused on lifelong skills
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Higher Education Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat presided over the "MOE Human Capital Blueprint Workshop" at the Khurusapha Auditorium...
Thailand frames 100-baht durian sales as plan to clear surplus and stabilize prices
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce has clarified a case involving an influencer selling durian at about 100 baht per fruit, stating that...