Chiang Mai Walks Back Promise to Pay Infected Tourists 100,000 Baht
CHIANG MAI — No cash handouts will be given to tourists who contracted the coronavirus while visiting the northern province as promised earlier, a tourism business guild said Monday.
Locals Are Protesting Field Hospitals. Doctors Say Their Fear is Unfounded.
BANGKOK — Efforts by health workers to set up field hospitals for coronavirus patients are being met with opposition from some local communities, complicating Thailand’s long term strategy to grapple with the outbreak.
Benefits Aplenty, and Punishment Rare, in the World of Police ‘Inactive Post’
It always plays out like a clockwork, a movement rehearsed as well as any police parade.
Registration for Vaccination Campaign to Open This Month
BANGKOK — Residents in Thailand will be able to sign up for the first round of vaccination against coronavirus at the end of January, the government announced Friday.
We Are Open: ‘Special Tourist Visa’ Is Still On Despite Outbreak
BANGKOK — Foreign tourists willing to brave the global pandemic and spend a vacation in Thailand are still welcomed, as long as they have all the required documents, a chief tourism official said Friday.
Songtaew Bus in Samut Sakhon Introduces Social Distancing
SAMUT SAKHON — An innovative songtaew bus in the epicenter of the second wave of outbreak is taking steps to transport its passengers in a safer way.
Beset by Virus, Samut Sakhon Says Field Hospitals are Inevitable
BANGKOK — Health officials in Samut Sakhon province, where reported coronavirus infections continue to rise sharply, said Thursday that they need field hospitals with at least 3,000 beds in order to grapple with the outbreak.
Man Shot Dead At Funeral For Refusing to Wear a Mask
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — An elderly man was charged with murder Thursday after police and witnesses said he gunned down a guest at a funeral for not wearing a face mask.
Gov’t: Install COVID Tracking App, or Get Prosecuted If Infected
BANGKOK — The government’s pandemic response center said it may soon give Thais a clear choice: install a movement surveillance application on your phone, or face jail term if you’re found infected with the virus without the app.
The Bike Stops Here: Gyms Hit Hard by 2nd COVID Shutdown
BANGKOK — Akachai Apaisrila used to be a freelance gym instructor, teaching dedicated gym goers fat-blasting zumba steps. But then, in one stroke, the coronavirus pandemic wiped out his income to zero.
