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Thailand to expand visa-free access, says Srettha
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2024
» The government plans to offer visa-free travel to citizens of several more countries, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday.
Govt to waive visas for Taiwan, India to boost tourism
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourists from India and Taiwan will be able to enter Thailand without a visa between Nov 10 and May 10 this year, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.
Elephant camp adds more jumbos as Chinese tourists return
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2023
» PHUKET: An elephant camp has purchased six new jumbos to welcome tourists and returning Chinese visitors, offering activities from elephant rides to elephant showers, the owner said.
World 'on brink' of recession
News, Reuters, Published on 12/01/2023
» WASHINGTON: The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia's war in Ukraine continues, and the world's major economic engines sputter.
From pigs’ heads to duck, Bangkok shop offers Lunar New Year treats in jelly
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2022
» As people get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a dessert shop in Bangkok is doing a roaring trade by moulding coconut milk jelly into pigs heads, grilled duck, steamed chicken and other items often served in a traditional feast.
Thailand, Indonesia to develop Covid-19 pill
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2022
» Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday the country planned to develop the anti-viral pill molnupiravir to combat Covid-19 infections amid rising infections driven by the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Elephant Santas pass out face masks at school
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2021
» AYUTTHAYA: Elephants wearing Santa hats and surgical masks passed out hand gel, face masks and balloons to students at a school's annual Christmas party, a Covid-era twist on a 15-year tradition in the country.
Thais resell private Covid vaccination slots as free supplies build
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2021
» Some in Thailand who had scrambled to book private hospital appointments to receive the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine have taken to social media to resell their slots after an influx of free government-supplied shots in recent weeks.
Thai FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for use in children aged 5-11
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2021
» Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday it has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children between the age of five and 11.
Govt to expedite Covid-19 boosters to ward off Omicron
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2021
» Authorities will halve to three months the time between administering a second Covid-19 vaccine shot and a booster, a health official said on Monday, to try to strengthen immunity in anticipation of a local spread of the Omicron variant.