Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand awaits decision to allow international quarantine-free travel
The Tourism and Sports Ministry wants to directly offer subsidies to tour companies that sell packages to the elderly to help inject liquidity faster...
Phuket and Koh Samui receive first vaccine shots today
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has announced that priority groups in 18 provinces received the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.
They were Samut Sakhon,...
33 injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Bangkok...
BANGKOK - According to Erawan emergency center, at least 33 people, including 23 policemen and 10 anti-government protesters, were injured in clashes in front...
Bangkok starts 66,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccination for its medical personnel
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) that received 66,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine started the inoculation with its medical personnel.
Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang witnessed the...
Mayor confident Pattaya safe for tourism now that COVID-19 vaccines have...
Pattaya received its first few doses of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine, which will be given to area medical personnel.
Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome said March 1...
Pattaya gets first Covid-19 vaccine jabs
The first 35,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were distributed to 13 provinces and no severe side effects have been reported among recipients so far,...
Newly formed Thai Airlines Association names inaugural President
The newly formed Thai Airlines Association has appointed Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President of Bangkok Airways, as its inaugural president.
Jointly established by seven founding members...
Pattaya must do all it can to keep the city alive...
As one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world it was most unfortunate that Pattaya had to endure the whole year of...
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Mirror Foundation calls for volunteers as northern wildfires strain air quality
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – The Mirror Foundation in Chiang Rai province is calling for more volunteers to support ongoing wildfire suppression efforts in northern...
Government stands firm on airport rail and U-Tapao projects as EEC investment push targets...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the government will not amend contracts for the high-speed rail project linking...
Blazing heat grips Pattaya as Thailand sizzles with 42°C in the North
PATTAYA, Thailand – Summer heat is intensifying across the country, with Pattaya facing hot and hazy conditions while northern Thailand sees temperatures soar as...
Thai PM signals nighttime fuel station closures after Songkran to conserve energy
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government is preparing to introduce energy-saving measures that could see fuel stations nationwide close overnight, but only after the Songkran...
Pattaya built for everyone now struggles with what that means
PATTAYA, Thailand – Scroll through any Pattaya forum and a pattern quickly emerges — admiration, frustration, nostalgia, and blunt criticism all colliding in the...