Thailand is approaching Covid-19 redefinition as ‘endemic’ but with no exact timeframe, Public Health...
Bangkok -
Thailand's Covid-19 situation is improving and nearly calling the disease 'endemic' soon, the Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated today, May 11th.
The Minister told the Associated Press after the meeting of the National...
Phuket doctors state that a 12-year-old boy who went blind was NOT from a...
Phuket –
 A 62-year-old grandmother called the press for help after her 12-year-old boy in the Thalang district has gone blind after he reportedly received a second dose of the Covid -19 vaccine, according...
Phuket plans to announce Covid-19 as an endemic disease, Thai Central government urges patience
Phuket –
Phuket is planning to announce Covid-19 as an endemic disease after Covid -19 new and confirmed cases have continued to decrease in the province.
Our previous story on the Pattaya News’s sister website:
Phuket’s Deputy...
Thailand’s latest entry requirements as of Sunday May 1st, 2022
The following is a press release from the Tourism Authority of Thailand:
The following rules will be in effect from 1 May 2022, with specific requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated / not fully vaccinated travelers...
Tourism and Sports Minister to propose ‘Thailand Pass’ cancellation by June, but will stay...
Bangkok -
Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, is planning to propose the cancellation of the 'Thailand Pass' registration system by June 1st and the collection of the 300-baht 'land entry' fee at the...
Patong hotel operators plead with Thai government to delay full land tax rate for...
Patong —
Patong hotel operators in Patong pleaded with the government to delay a full land tax rate for two years, saying they will not be able to pay at least until the end of...
Phuket hotel workers gather to support hotel owner after hotel gets shut down for...
Patong –
Over a hundred Phuket hotel workers gathered at the Patong Bay Hill Resort Hotel in Patong, Phuket, to support hotel owner Preechawut (Prab) Keesin after the hotel was reported violating legal closing times...
Thai government cancels Test and Go, eases legal drinking hours, and more-Covid meeting recap
National –
Highlights of changes
Test and Go is gone, no pre-booking of hotels required (except for unvaccinated). A.K.A. no pre or post-arrival mandatory Covid-19 tests.
Thailand Pass remains mainly to prove insurance and vaccination...
Second day of Songkran sees less “public” water play in major tourist areas as...
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Bangkok municipal officials warned vendors on Khaosan Road of getting fined up to 100,000 baht for letting people play with water while a pro-democracy political group gathered at Khon Kaen to symbolically pour...
3,000 checkpoints set up across Thailand to prevent traffic accidents during 7 dangerous days...
National -
The Royal Thai Police has set up 3,000 checkpoints so far to prevent traffic accidents during the seven dangerous days of Songkran to help stop drunk driving.
The Royal Thai Police estimated that 6.7...
