Thailand to designate COVID-19 as a dangerous infectious disease Thailand is to formally declare COVID-19 as a dangerous infectious disease because there are signs that the situation may get worse in the next two months. […]
Tourist sector in Phuket reeling from lack of Chinese tourists Tourism-related businesses in Phuket have been hard hit by the sharp drop in the number of tourist arrivals, especially Chinese, as a direct result of […]
Nine day holiday for Songkran ditched by PM The idea of a nine day holiday over the Songkran festival this year, to promote domestic tourism following a sharp decline in tourist arrivals, especially from China, […]
Thai government considering officially extending Songkran Holiday this year to boost tourism The economic sector is discussing an extension of holidays during the Songkran festival – from April 11-19 – before it proposes the measure […]
Thailand welcomes cruise ship shunned in Vietnam over virus fears German cruise ship AIDAvita has been welcomed in Thailand, days after it was blocked from docking in Vietnam due to fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus […]
An 83-year-old American woman who was among 145 people to disembark the cruise ship MS Westerdam at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville port on Friday was today (Feb 15) confirmed as Malaysia’s 22nd COVID-19 case. The woman, along […]
Growth may be less than 2%, says central banker The economy may grow by less than 2% this year while exports are likely to contract, mainly from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a senior […]
Thailand risks slipping to 3rd place in rice exports Thailand risks losing its place as the world’s second biggest rice exporter this year thanks to weaker competitiveness and a lack of rice varieties to cater […]
Thailand refuses entry to cruise ship amid coronavirus concerns Thailand has barred passengers from Holland America’s cruise ship MS Westerdam from disembarking, its health minister said on Tuesday (Feb 11), the latest country to turn […]
Coronavirus in Thailand: 32 confirmed cases The Ministry of Public Health reported that Thailand has 32 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, 10 of whom have recovered and have been discharged from hospital. — NNT […]
Soldier kills 29 people in Thailand before being shot A soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations in and […]
Less than a week after describing the 2019 novel coronavirus as “just a flu”, Thailand Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul, has said foreign visitors to the country who fail to wear surgical masks “should […]