Archive For The “Miscellany” Category
A Thai AirAsia plane sits on the tarmac at Don Mueang airport on Friday. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Thai AirAsia will suspend operations on all domestic routes from April 1-30, the airline announced on Friday. The budget airline said it will temporarily suspend the flights during the period as part of the cooperation with the…
Thailand reported 91 new coronavirus cases and 1 fatality, bringing the total to 1,136 cases and 5 deaths, a health official said on Friday. The latest death was of a patient in Narathiwat province bordering Malaysia, the health official said. The new infections consist of 30 patients linked to previous cases and…
Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Gen. Pornpipat Benyasri today issued a stern warning to all Thai people to stay home and to practice strict social distancing to avoid exposing themselves to the coronavirus or risk facing a full lockdown of the country. The warning came as Thailand entered the first day…
To help try maintain social distancing in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Thailand, Thai immigration is reminding foreigners that 90 day reporting can be done online and by mail. Online There is a long running topic about 90 day reporting online here. However, for those that are not aware, the online…
Ticket sales for all public transport buses will be suspended from March 26 to April 30 in compliance with the government’s declaration of a state of emergency which takes effect on Thursday (March 26), the president of Transport Co Ltd, Jirasak Yaovatsakul, said. He added that the company will also enforce social distancing…
General view of Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Provincial governors throughout Thailand on Wednesday announced further measures in order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19….
Thai immigration is requesting foreigners in Thailand submit their 90 day reports online or by post in order to reduce overcrowding. Offices nationwide have been inundated with foreigners desperately trying to renew their visas after their travel plans disrupted due to the coronavirus. This week thousands of foreigners descended on Thai…
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced the state of emergency and measures to control the novel coronavirus through TV Pool on Wednesday afternoon. Thailand has banned the entry of foreigners and the government may impose a 24-hour curfew as its next step to tackle the spread of Covid-19 under the Emergency Decree which goes into effect…
Thailand has recorded 107 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 934, a health official said on Wednesday. The new cases consist of 27 patients linked to previous cases, 13 new cases including imported ones, and 67 people who tested positive and are awaiting investigation into how they contracted the disease, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public…
Thailand will be in an emergency mode from March 26 for a month to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told a news conference on Tuesday. The emergency decree will mean the prime minister will have the executive power to declare further measures to contain the virus, including giving extra authority…