Thailand

Thailand has revoked a weekend-announced entrance regulation requiring visitors to present confirmation of a COVID-19 vaccine, its health minister stated on Monday, January 9, citing adequate immunization rates in China and worldwide. Anutin Charnvirakul and a panel of health specialists have decided to reverse the new regulation, which was published on Saturday, January 7 by aviation authorities in anticipation of …

Thailand is preparing for more visitors after China reopened its border on Sunday by requiring international passengers to show proof they are completely immunized against COVID before traveling to Thailand. According to a statement released on Saturday by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), beginning early on Monday, all international arrivals would need to show proof of vaccination or …

According to a palace statement providing an update on the condition of the 44-year-old potential heir to the throne of Thailand, Princess Bajrakitiyabha, she has been unconscious for more than three weeks after falling due to a cardiac condition. According to a statement released by the palace late on Saturday, January 7, the Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s eldest child passed …

Thailand is reintroducing regulations requiring confirmation of Covid immunisation for visitors. The action comes in response to the announcement that China will loosen its travel restrictions starting on January 8 and no longer require incoming travellers to undergo quarantine. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnviraku was quoted by the Bangkok Post as saying: “New controls are necessary because Thailand is a …

Despite the temperature cooling and the ringing of holiday bells, there are few foreign tourists at Jim Thompson Farm, the popular getaway tourism destination three hours from Bangkok. The farm, which is only open for six weeks a year, draws tourists with its gorgeous flower fields and authentic local experiences. Even though the country has been completely accessible to foreign …

This is the daily routine at Ani Thailand, a two-acre private resort tucked away on the pristine island of Koh Yao Noi; every beautiful daybreak promises a new surprise, whether it is a stunning fire show, Thai culinary workshops, a street food-style evening buffet, or sidecar rides to breakfast in the midst of a vast rice field. The resort itself …

If Rudolph wanted to join a herd of elephants helping Santa Claus deliver presents in Thailand, he would need something more than a red nose—he would need a trunk. This week, as part of an annual tradition, mahouts dressed up as Santa Claus escorted the gentle giants to a school in the central region of Thailand where they distributed Christmas …

On Thursday, December 22, Thailand convened regional consultations to discuss the situation in army-controlled Myanmar, including rare overseas appearances by junta ministers. However, despite invites, several prominent members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) did not participate. Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia’s foreign ministries, as well as Vietnam’s deputy foreign minister, participated in the meetings hosted by Thailand’s foreign …

The Thai navy is hunting for 31 missing servicemen after their vessel sunk in heavy waves in the Gulf of Thailand. The HTMS Sukhothai sank Sunday evening while on patrol around 37 kilometers (22 miles) from the nation’s southern coast. The navy said that as of Monday afternoon, 75 personnel from the corvette had been rescued and 31 were still …

Tuesday (Dec. 20) rescuers in helicopters combed the Gulf of Thailand for scores of servicemen who went missing when their military vessel sank, hoping their life vests let them survive two nights in the rough waters. Seventy-six sailors were rescued from the water when the HTMS Sukhothai sank late Sunday in the Gulf of Thailand, approximately 37 kilometers southeast of …