Phuket in mass COVID-19 vaccination drive ahead of tourism reopening
The island gears up for Jul 1, when vaccinated overseas visitors will no longer be required to quarantine
Thailand
page 3
Thailand to reopen Phuket to vaccinated tourists from July
Thailand will waive quarantine requirements for vaccinated foreign visitors arriving on the resort island of Phuket from July 1, the first key reopening for the tourism-reliant nation. A panel chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth …
Woman gets reinfected with coronavirus in central Thailand - reports
A Thai woman tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time one week after she recovered and was discharged from hospital, the Thai Rath news agency reported on Thursday, citing health authorities …
Coronavirus: to wear or not to wear face mask?
Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't
Russian children killed in speedboat collision in Thailand
Two Russian children died in a collision of two speedboats off a Thai resort island today. The victims were a 12-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl, Associated Press reported. According to the police, twenty other …
Thailand shooting: what is known so far?
A soldier has shot dead at least 20 people and injured several more in a gun rampage in north-eastern Thailand, Manchester Evening News reports. MPolice and army officers have since put a shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima on lockdown - …
Shooting renews in Korat
Soldiers and police have launched a joint hunt for Sergeant-Major Jakapan Thomma, who allegedly went on a shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima province, gunning down at least 16 people with some 15 people injured, The Nation …
Thai soldier opens fire and kills at least 10 people
A soldier in northern Thailand shot multiple people on Saturday, killing at least 10, and was holed up at a popular shopping mall, police said, CBS News reports. A police officer contacted by phone in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima said the …
Inmates to be trained in Thailand to counter coronavirus spread
Thailand's Corrections Department launched a project to provide healthcare training for 50 inmates so they can help doctors and nurses care for ailing inmates should they come down with China's coronavirus. Director-general …
Majority of ASEAN leaders ignore summit with U.S.
Leaders of seven of ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have skipped the ASEAN-U.S. summit, which is held on November 2-4 in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. The leaders of only three countries …
Lavrov and Cavusoglu meet in Thailand
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting in …
Thailand simplifies visa procedures for Georgian citizens
Visas on arrival will be available to Georgian citizens arriving in Thailand starting April 14, 2019, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported. It was noted that Georgian citizens will be able to spend up to 15 days in Thailand after …
Beijing to boost ties with neighbors amid a trade war escalation
China to create trade zone with Thailand and Laos as tariffs bite
Where Russians spent New Year holidays
The demand has increased in almost all directions compared to the previous year
Georgia and Thailand sign Memorandum of Mutual Understanding
Georgia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janelidze and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Don Pramudwinai signed the Memorandum of Mutual Understanding on the sidelines of …
Russia to deliver Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey
Eight Kamov Ka-32A11VS multirole helicopters will be delivered to Thailand and Turkey for the first time, Russian Helicopters rotocraft manufacturer said. "By now, Russian Helicopters Group has signed contracts for the delivery of …
Man sets himself on fire near Iranian embassy in Bangkok
A man set himself on fire in front of the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok. The man, who was apparently not of Thai ethnicity, reportedly poured fuel on himself and ignited it outside the embassy. His nationality was yet to be …
ATOR: Thailand, Cyprus and Turkey - most popular destinations for Russian tourists in 2016
The data of Rosstat and tourist offices indicate that Thailand was the most popular destination among tourists from Russia in 2016. About 866.6 thousand tourists traveled to this country, 28% more than in the previous year, according to the …
One killed, 30 wounded in terrorist attack in Thailand
One person was killed and 30 wounded when a bomb exploded late on Tuesday near a hotel in the southern Thai beach town of Pattani, police said. The blast is believed to have been caused by a car bomb at the Southern Hotel in …
Where did Russians travel this summer?
The Russian Tour Operators Association has summed up the preliminary results of the summer season
