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Scholars Of Sustenance and Big C supermarket partner up to rescue surplus food and feed the hungry across Thailand Supermarkets across the world are forced to throw away millions of tonnes of perfectly good food at the end of every day. The reasons for this can vary. Sometimes it’s because the food is not the […]

Quarantines are killing Thailand’s tourism industry, and not even a long holiday can offset 14 days of isolation Despite reopening to long-stay tourists in October, Thailand attracted relatively few arrivals By comparison, the Maldives, which is quarantine-free, has recorded relatively respectable visitor numbers In the halcyon days of 2019, Thailand welcomed almost 40 million holiday­­makers […]

Sattahip to Songkhla car ferry service set to begin by March 2021, Prachuap Khiri Khan misses out for now A major new ferry service is set to begin operations to and from the eastern seaboard and the far south of Thailand. Run by Seahorse Ferry Co Ltd the new service will connect the Chuk Samet […]

Foreigners have to pay more for Covid Tests in some of Thailand hospitals At least five hospitals in Bangkok apply a “dual pricing” policy on their coronavirus tests, charging foreigners more than their Thai counterparts, a survey by Khaosod English has found. Although the price of COVID-19 tests have largely gone down in general since […]

Coffee a big business in Thailand – Chumphon province the biggest producer The coffee market in Thailand has been expanding significantly, with new cafes popping up in every city. A report from Nestle (Thai) shows that the coffee market in the Kingdom has risen by 10.7 per cent or by Bt60 billion in 2020 alone, […]

Thailand’s Cabinet backs eight additional special holidays in 2021 to stimulate tourism The cabinet yesterday approved eight special holidays for next year, including regional ones, to stimulate tourism. Deputy government spokesperson, Traisuree Taisaranakul, said Friday Feb 12 would be a Lunar New Year holiday, which is not normally an official one. April 12, a Monday, […]

Thailand now welcomes Tourists from everywhere  newly amended Special Tourist Visa (STV) long-stay programme Tourists from everywhere are now welcome to visit Thailand, irrespective of their countries’ Covid-19 situation, under a newly amended Special Tourist Visa (STV) long-stay programme. However, these travellers still need to comply with Thailand’s 14-day mandatory quarantine, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada […]

Chonburi temple glass skywalk – New “landmark” opens to the public What has been described as a landmark for the province of Chonburi on Thailand’s eastern seaboard has opened. It is the 50 meter long glass skywalk, part of a 226 meter walkway 25 meters above the ground between a hill and a Buddhist monument […]

Thailand’s Cabinet gives green light to raise car speed limit on highways from 90 to 120kph By The Nation Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting approved a Transport Ministry draft for new speed limits on Thai roads. The draft ministerial regulation raises the speed limit on highways from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph – but only for […]