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A health official in protective clothing talks to a woman at a health quarantine checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi Airport on April 16, 2020.

International Flights May Resume By September: Aviation Chief

BANGKOK — International flights are likely to resume as late as September, a top civilian aviation regulator said Wednesday.
Tourists visit Wat Rong Kun in Chiang Rai province on Oct. 5, 2018.

Business Guilds Advise Caution Over Coronavirus ‘Travel Bubble’

BANGKOK — Business associations on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider a proposal to allow foreign visitors to Thailand without having to go through coronavirus quarantine measures.

Zero New Infections as Thailand Enters ‘Phase 4’

BANGKOK — Thailand reported zero new infections Monday, the same day most businesses reopen and curfew is repealed under “Phase 4” of lockdown easing.

Bounty Hunters Turn in Friends, Bloggers Who Post Booze Pics

BANGKOK — An admin who ran a Facebook page educating Thais on different types of craft beer said he was surprised health officials demanded a fine of 50,000 baht for “advertising” alcohol on social media. Officials told him they received a tip-off from someone.

Beaches at Phuket to Reopen as COVID-19 Cases Subside

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Phuket Provincial Governor Phatkhapong Thaviphat on Sunday announced that Phuket beaches will reopen this Tuesday as there had not been a single new infection on the island for the past 15 days.

17 Thais Returnees from Middle East Found With COVID-19

BANGKOK — Seventeen Thais who recently returned from the Middle East were found with the coronavirus – the highest number of infections in recent weeks.
A quarantine officer screens passengers at the arrival hall of Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 4, 2020.

Army to Evac More Thais Stranded Overseas in Pandemic

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Defence on Tuesday said it aims to bring back more Thais stranded in other countries, from 400 a day to 500 from June 5.
Tourists wait for a ferry on Koh Chang.

Tourists Trickling Back to Thailand’s Empty Beaches

TRAT — With the threat of coronavirus declining each day, tourists are now making way back to Thailand’s beaches and islands.

Thais Caught in U.S. Unrest Over Police Brutality

LOS ANGELES — A Thai restaurant in the U.S. city of Los Angeles was looted Sunday local time as protests and unrest raged across the country, the owner said.

Without Tourists Feeding Them, Starving Monkeys Overrun Hua Hin

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN —Municipal officials Thursday requested an urgent aid package for a group of locals left starving by the coronavirus: thousands...

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