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Rama II Road blamed for Hua Hin's decline
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered the Transport Ministry to speed up the construction along Rama II Road, after an online survey found congestion along the road is putting tourists off the resort town of Hua Hin.
Tourism threatened as risks pile up
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/10/2023
» War in Israel and reduced confidence after last week’s Bangkok mall shooting are expected to cause foreign arrivals to drop next week.
Bookings down as China slumps
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/08/2023
» China's economic troubles are hitting tourism during the Golden Week holiday in October, leading to less bookings, according to tourism operators.
Phuket diarrhoea outbreak eases
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/06/2023
» A diarrhoea outbreak in Phuket is easing, while health officials have not yet determined its cause.
Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/02/2023
» The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by some vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, the Department of Medical Sciences said.
China links Covid to 60,000 recent deaths
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2023
» Chinese health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, in the first major update released by the government since the loosening of its virus restrictions in early December.
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Gary Boyle, Published on 24/06/2022
» This week: sushi fraud, entry easing, university weed and a massive fish
Pandemic nearly over: experts
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/06/2022
» Thailand is ready to treat Covid-19 as an endemic disease, according to Dr Prasit Watanapa of Mahidol University.
New Covid cases fall for fifth day
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/04/2022
» The country registered 13,816 new Covid-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the fifth straight daily decline, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Tuesday morning.
Govt considers easing Covid restrictions
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/01/2022
» The government will lower the Covid-19 alert level and is considering easing more restrictions to boost the economy due to a slower infection rate.