Travel agents push to end quarantine for tourists from countries at low risk for Covid-19Qui Hotel Travel agents are pushing to end the 14 day quarantine required for foreign tourists arriving from countries classified as a very low risk for spreading Covid-19, hoping the government will agree with the idea and start in December. The […]
Thailand News Today | Waiting for vaccine, new face of Thailand expats, teacher complaints | Oct 1Legacy Daily Thai news on The Thaiger. All the latest information about Thailand, Monday to Friday on Thaiger News Today. Thailand beaches may limit visitors until Covid-19 vaccine is available Beaches and national parks might not fully open to
Opening borders could cause a second Covid-19 outbreak, epidemiologist saysThai Post Opening Thailand’s borders to foreign tourists may open a “Pandora’s box” of Covid-19 infections, according to leading epidemiologist on the Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine Thira Woratanarat. After a 6 month ban on international tourists, the first group of travellers on the new Special
The Special Tourist Visa is now official and allows tourists in from October 1The Thaiger The Thai Government Gazette has officially recorded that long-stay tourists would now be allowed to come back to Thailand. The Cabinet approved the measure based on CCSA recommendation on September 15. Some people have already made early enquiries for the
Retiring army chief failed to fulfil promises of military reform after Korat mass shooting, critic saysThai PBS World The retiring Thailand army chief vowed to reform the military’s business operations after the February 8 mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima where an armed soldier shot and killed 30 people and injured 57 others. He failed to
Expat shift drives changes in Bangkok’s condo marketFresh Property Thailand’s dominant working expat nationality in past decades has been Japanese, currently making up 18% of expatriates in the country. But, while Japanese expatriate numbers are decreasing, a CBRE report notes that Chinese and Filipinos are on the rise. There were 28,560 Japanese expats in Thailand as of Q3
Buy a meal on a Thai Vietjet flight, get a 40% discount at a hotelThai Vietjet Now that the ban on inflight food and drink has been lifted for domestic flights, Thai Vietjet is offering deals to promote their meals. Those who buy a hot meal, either purchased onboard the flight or reserved online, will
Suvarnabhumi Airport extension ready by April, capacity to increase by 15 million passengersMatichon A new terminal extension at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is finishing up after construction was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The addition would not only reduce overcrowding, but also increase the amount of passengers at the airport. The Satellite Terminal 1, or
NO재팬 운동이 지속되면서 일본의 피해는 날이 갈수록 심각해지고 있습니다. 대체하기 쉬운 소비재부터 이익이 반토막 났죠. 한 예로 아사히 맥주를 수입하는 롯데 아사히는 2019년 매출이 50%나 감소하고 영업 손실은 198억에 달했습니다. 여행산업도 예외는 아니었습니다. 불매운동의 여파로 일본 여행이 눈에 띄게 감소하면서 피해를 호소하고 있죠. 그런데 NO재팬 이전에 NO코리안을 외친 곳이 있습니다. 한국인이 사랑하는 여행지에 꼽힐 정도
설렘 가득한 여행, 즐거운 추억으로만 가득 차기를 바라는 것은 당연한 일입니다. 하지만 낯선 문화와 장소에서 발생하는 다양한 일들 중에 좋은 경험만 있지는 않죠. 특히 여행을 준비할 때 각별히 주의해야 할 것이 바로 안전 문제입니다. 여행지에 대해 잘 모르고 떠나면 자칫 낯선 곳에서 위험한 순간을 맞닥뜨릴 수도 있기 때문입니다. 각종 범죄와 치안 문제 등으로 인해 여행
각 나라에는 저마다의 독특한 문화와 특징이 존재합니다. 이런 문화적 차이 때문에 한국에 온 미국인들이 그들과 정반대인 문화에 놀라는 경우가 종종 발생하는데요. 예컨대 한국인에게 일상이 되어 버린 ‘배달 문화’는 미국인들에게 충격으로 다가오기도 하죠. 반면에 한국인 역시 미국에 가거나 혹은 미국 드라마, 영화를 볼 때 그들의 문화에 충격을 받곤 하는데요. 그래서 오늘은 한국인들이 놀란 미국인의 행동에는 어떤
2016년부터 화제가 되었던 중국 5성급 호텔의 위생 논란을 아시나요? 종업원들은 변기솔로 물컵을 닦고 객실 바닥에서 이불을 개고 있었는데요. 심지어 수건으로 변기를 닦는 등 충격적인 실태가 연달아 보도된 적이 있습니다. 당시 많은 사람들이 뉴스로 소식을 접하고 경악을 금치 못했습니다. 하룻밤 숙박료가 한화 약 15만 원에서 최대 44만 원까지 이르는 특급 호텔이었음에도 불구하고 위생 관리 실태가 불량했는데요.
Pattaya men allegedly posed as police officers, extorted $50,000 from a womanLine Today A group of 4 men in Pattaya allegedly posed as police officers and extorted 50,000 baht from a woman. The 20 year old woman says the men claiming to be police officers raided her condominium and a friend visiting had drugs in
Facebook, Twitter may face charges for allegedly allowing lèse majesté contentStandard Facebook and Twitter could face charges for failing to block so called lèse majesté posts that allegedly violate Thailand’s Computer Crime Act. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society says the social media platforms were warned about Thailand’s laws regarding content that insults the
Thailand News Today | Visa amnesty, sealing Burmese border, Thai airways creditors | September 24The Thaiger Latest update for September 26 deadline of visa amnesty. Deadline set for THAI creditors A date has now been set for creditors to recover their money from Thai Airways. Applications for debt repayment through corporate bonds started yesterday. Applications
982 lèse majesté social media posts cited in police complaintLine Today Nearly 1,000 so called lèse majesté posts on social media have been cited in a police complaint for allegedly violating Thailand’s Computer Crime Act, some allegedly criticising and insulting the Thai Monarchy. The complaints were filed by Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta.
Armed men allegedly steal more than 100,000 baht from Ayutthaya monkLine Today Police are searching for men who allegedly robbed a monk at an Ayutthaya temple, taking off with more than 100,000 baht in cash. Thai media reports that 2 of the men have been arrested and police are still searching for the other 2
70% of Phuket’s tourism businesses are closed, many for goodThe Thaiger Most tourism businesses in Phuket have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and they probably won’t be up and running again until foreign tourists are let back in Thailand. Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew says around 70% of tourism businesses have closed, most of them
Raja salvage operation resumes, garbage truck, pick-up raised from seabedNation Thailand An operation to raise the sunken Raja 4 ferry and its cargo of vehicles from the seabed off Koh Samui has resumed, after being delayed due to bad weather. The ferry sank on the night of August 1 as it was transporting several garbage
Bangkok DJ dies in high speed crash on notorious ‘death road’INN News A well known local DJ died early this morning in a high speed car crash on a Bangkok road bend nicknamed “Curve of 100 Deaths.” Police say his car’s speedometer was found stuck at 200 kilometres per hour. Police suspect 33 year old
