Thai Business Operators Submit Complaints Against New Tourist Covid-19 Vaccine Entry Requirements

Arrivals Level at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan
Arrivals Level at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan. Photo: Exec8. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tourism-related business operators in Phuket, Phang Nga, and Krabi have petitioned relevant authorities to review new tourist requirements, saying it will bring many complications and [Read More…]

Phuket officers inspect businesses reportedly related to alleged Chinese ‘mafia’ boss ‘Tuhao’

Choeng Thale in Thalang District, Phuket
Choeng Thale in Thalang District, Phuket. Photo: Максим Улитин.

Law enforcement officers inspected multiple businesses in Phuket which are reportedly related to the alleged Chinese “mafia” boss ‘Tuhao’. Officers seized cars, beds, and computers. [Read More…]

Cannabis-related business entrepreneurs must be a Thai national aged over 20 years old with no recent illegal drug case history

Marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa)
Marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa). Photo: Jennifer Martin.

The Thai Cannabis Special Committee has specified that cannabis-related business entrepreneurs must be Thai nationals aged 20 years old or above and have never been [Read More…]

Full resumption of business, other activities allowed in Thailand

Siam Paragon, a famous shopping center and department store in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok
Siam Paragon, a famous shopping center and department store in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok. Photo: Lerdsuwa. CC BY-SA 3.0.

The government has declared the whole nation a green (Covid-19 surveillance) zone, allowing the full-scale resumption of business and other activities, as pre-arrival registration will [Read More…]

Further easing of COVID-19 controls expected

According to the Thai government preventive measures, restaurants are required to arrange a physical distancing at least 1.5 meter and if customers share the table, it is required to have a shield to separate encounter
According to the Thai government COVID-19 preventive measures, restaurants are required to arrange a physical distancing at least 1.5 meter and if customers share the table, it is required to have a shield to separate encounter. Photo: © ILO/Suwandee Nokpum / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The government will on Friday consider further relaxation of Covid-19 controls to allow more businesses and activities to resume, and possibly lower its Covid alert [Read More…]

Tourism ministry to improve tourism businesses’ adaptability while retaining Thai identity

Tuk tuk in front a temple in BKK
Tuk tuk in front a temple near the Giant Swing in Bangkok. Photo: pxhere.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The tourism sector is starting to show signs of a gradual recovery, owing to the reopening of the country to international tourists [Read More…]