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Phuket liner let-in cops flak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2020
» More than 4,000 passengers and crew members from two cruise liners were allowed to alight in Phuket on Thursday, after public health officials said they had cleared them of the deadly coronavirus, prompting criticism of double standards after the Netherlands-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship was turned away on Wednesday.
Plush cruises eyed to boost tourism cash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2023
» Authorities are looking at cruise ships to support the recovery of the tourism sector, which will also be boosted by a new plan to cooperate with Netflix in launching a creative travel guide to attractive locations featured in movies, a government spokesman said yesterday.
Tourists cruising back to Koh Samui, PM pleased
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2022
» Surat Thani: Koh Samui yesterday welcomed the second of three cruise ships to the resort island since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, bringing more than 1,800 visitors vital for hastening the recovery of tourism.
HTMS Bhumibol escorting cruise ship
Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2020
» The frigate HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej was reported to be escorting the cruise ship Westerdam to an undisclosed port in Thailand to disembark its passengers.
'All aboard!' as cruise ships return
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/05/2022
» Authorities are preparing to allow cruise ships from the United States to dock in Phuket for the first time since the pandemic began, with the Spectrum of the Seas scheduled to arrive at the resort island next month.
Thais from liner found clear of Covid-19
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2020
» Two Thai passengers on board the luxury cruise ship Westerdam have no sign of the coronavirus, though a 83-year-old American passenger of the luxury cruise ship twice tested positive for Covid-19 by Malaysian health officials.
Dept revives ship terminal plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2023
» The Marine Department will reprise the Cruise Terminal Development Project to support marine tourism.
New measures to combat virus
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2020
» Thailand has stepped up control measures to combat the Covid-19 outbreak after the country reported six new cases in a single day on Wednesday, including two where the source of infection could not be identified.
Prayut says South meeting is no PR stunt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that his first mobile cabinet trip to the far South this week is not politically motivated, but is to discuss various high-value infrastructure projects.