People travelling from Thailand to India will have to produce a negative Covid-19 test result starting from Jan 1, India’s health minister confirmed on Thursday. Thailand is one of five countries singled out, along with China (including Hong Kong), Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
At least 141 people have been killed when a suspension bridge collapsed over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat. More than 100 remain missing. Gujarat’s Minister of Housing and Rural Development, Brijesh Merja, has said that the priority now is to save those who fell into the water and to provide immediate […]
Two Indian businessmen invested 25 million baht to open Southeast Asia’s largest Indian restaurant, “MumbaiSe,” in Pattaya. MumbaiSe is located at the Stardice Pub on the Pattaya-Naklua road. It held an official opening ceremony at 7 PM last Saturday, October 29th, with many Pattaya officials in attendance, including Mayor Poramese Ngampiches. Full story: thepattayanews.com By […]
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, said Friday that his government is doing “everything it can” to conclude “as soon as possible” the war in Ukraine, initiated in February by a military invasion ordered by Moscow. This is what he has conveyed at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to the Indian Prime […]
Indian tourists represent the most foreign arrivals in Thailand so far this year. 100,884 arrived between January 1st and May 24th, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana today (Sunday). He said, however, that the Tourism Authority Thailand (TAT) will try to attract as many as 3,000 Indian tourists per month through pro-active tourism promotion and marketing […]
BANGKOK, April 21 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is satisfied with the “Air Travel Bubble” plan to promote tourism between Thailand and India as restrictions on international travel will be relaxed, according to the government spokesman. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the prime minister followed up the “Air Travel Bubble” initiative with India and […]
Ho Hoang Hung, who wanted to cross 2,000 kilometers from Thailand to India in a rubber dinghy just to see his wife, from whom he has been estranged for two years due to strict travel restrictions because of the pandemic. Without maps, compasses, GPS or spare clothes he left Vietnam, flew to Bangkok and took […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Cabinet has approved the establishment of an air travel bubble with India, which is scheduled to begin later this month. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek, the bubble, proposed by the Ministry of Transport, was forwarded to the Cabinet for consideration following the conclusion of the deal with Delhi. The […]
