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Thailand has suspended its domestic travel subsidy program prior to the peak holiday season to investigate alleged irregularities in the government-funded program, which was meant to help the tourism industry affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the authorities are examining corruption complaints and grafting in the “We Travel Together” ...

The Governments of Laos and Thailand are planning to start building a 6th bridge in 2023 to connect the two banks of the Mekong River, connecting Sarawan Province, about 670 km Southeast of the capital Vientiane, with Ubon Ratchathani Province in Northeastern Thailand. Once completed, the 6th Lao-Thai Bridge is expected to promote border trade, investment, tourism and will strengthen ...

On Tuesday (Sept 17), the cabinet of Thailand has decided to allow foreign nationals holding long-term tourist visas to stay up to 270 days as the government plans to reopen the country to foreign tourists starting from next month to help the shattered economy and to support the major sectors which have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. After ...

To revive the badly affected tourism industry in Thailand, the government is finalizing a plan that will make it possible for retired and senior tourists from Europe to spend the upcoming winter in Thailand. Government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said that the government approved the plan in principle but it is still finalizing measures to reduce the risk of virus infection. ...

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism said in a statement that senior tourism officials of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) held the 1st Destination Mekong Summit to discuss various ways to revive tourism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit held on Tuesday (Aug 25) via video conference due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The GMS countries consist of Cambodia, China, ...

The Government of Thailand has confirmed on Tuesday (July 21) that it will extend the visa amnesty for foreign nationals in Thailand till September 26, 2020. It will be a huge relief for all foreign nationals stranded in Thailand due to global COVID-19 outbreak. Ms. Traisuree Taisaranakul, spokeswoman for government, has said, “The automatic visa extension will now be in ...

Koh Samui, Thailand’s second largest island, lies in the Gulf of Thailand and is known for its palm-fringed and white sand beaches, coconut groves and dense, mountainous rain forest, plus luxury resorts and posh spas. The landmark 12m-tall golden Big Buddha statue at Wat Phra Yai Temple is located on a tiny island connected to Ko Samui by a causeway. ...

The Prime Minister of Thailand, expressing his concerns about the future resumption of international travel under the Travel Bubble scheme, stressed vigorous screening of foreigners arriving under the proposed “Travel Bubble” Scheme. The “Travel Bubble” is a proposed limited resumption of international travel to and from countries where a bilateral agreements are made. Most of the countries opening their borders ...

After being temporarily suspended for nearly 3 months to limit the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has announced on Thursday (June 11) that all Thai trains are now allowed to resume services on all routes. The resumption of train services is a part of the third phase of easing restrictions in the ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has granted seven more airports to resume domestic flight operations effective from Saturday (June 6), said on its website. Mr. Chula Sukmanop, CAAT Director-General said, “The CAAT has green lighted the seven airports to resume domestic flights for now.” The seven domestic airports include Tak Airport (TKT), Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), Petchabun Airport ...