Indian tourists will be allowed visa-free entry to Thailand for a period of six months starting November 10, local media reported on Tuesday. The announcement was made following a decision by the Thai Cabinet, which agreed to exempt tourists from India and Taiwan from requiring an entry visa to stay in Thailand for up to 30 days, effective […]
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Thailand prepared to pull out of submarine deal with China
Thailand’s government has again stated that it is ready to cancel the languishing Chinese submarine deal if the conditions of the procurement cannot be met. The Thailand Navy commander-in-chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet last week said they are prepared to pull out of its submarine purchase project with China if the conditions of the […]
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Women’s Asia Cup: Deepti, Shafali Verma power all-round India to 74-run win over Thailand
Shafali Verma’s knock of 42 followed by Deepti Sharma’s three-wicket haul guided India to a 74 runs win over Thailand in the semifinal of the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup 2022 here at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. With this comprehensive victory, the Women in Blue secured a place in […]
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Women Asia Cup 2022: Amazing of Indian women’s team, won the match against Thailand
A few days ago, after defeating the Pakistani team, the Thailand women’s team had upset the women’s Asia Cup T20, it was completely battered as soon as it came in front of the Indian women’s cricket team. The Indian team easily achieved this target by losing 1 wicket in 6 […]
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Women’s Asia Cup: India captain Smriti Mandhana wins toss, opts to bowl against Thailand
India captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to field against Thailand in the ongoing T20 Women’s Asia Cup 2022 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday. Harmanpreet Kaur missed the game against Thailand due to a niggle, leaving Mandhana to lead the team. Thailand are currently in […]
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External Affairs Ministry issues advisory against fake job offers in Thailand
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday issued a warning about fake offers meant to entice Indian youths with lucrative jobs based in Thailand. The ministry said the target groups are IT skilled youth who are duped in the name of lucrative data entry jobs in Thailand through social media advertisements […]
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Fire at nightclub in eastern Thailand leaves at least 13 people dead
At least 13 people have died and over 40 have been injured as a result of heavy fire at a pub in the eastern Thai province of Chonburi. The incident took place at the Mountain B Pub in the Sattahip district, the Bangkok Post reported. There are no foreign citizens […]
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Thailand becomes first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis
Thailand on Thursday decriminalized cannabis, becoming the first Asian country to remove the ban on the drug. However, Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed that tough penalties will still apply to those who use the drug to get high and warned against smoking joints, reported CNN. Charnvirakul said he expected legal cannabis […]
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Indians want to visit Thailand, says Tourism Authority of Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reported last week that Thailand is one of the top three destinations Indians say they want to visit when going abroad. TAT quoted research on Indian travel needs conducted by British travel group, Thomas Cook, in June this year which revealed that of the 4,000 people surveyed, […]
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Thailand starts long awaited Covid-19 vaccination drive
Thailand kicked off a long-awaited mass vaccination campaign on Monday as the country battles its third and worst wave of the coronavirus epidemic. The government aims to administer six million doses of locally-made AstraZeneca and imported Sinovac vaccines this month, hoping to assuage worries about the slow roll-out and supply […]
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Thailand detects first domestic cases of UK coronavirus variant, says expert
Thailand has detected 24 cases of the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 first detected in Britain, a virologist said today, its first reported domestic transmission of the highly contagious variant. “This variant is very viral and can spread 1.7 times faster than the usual strain,” Yong Poovorawan, a senior virologist from Chulalongkorn […]
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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day, hoping tourists will return
Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya today, continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon and revive the key tourism industry. The feast marks the country’s Elephant Day, celebrating elephants […]
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Myanmar junta’s top diplomat in talks with Thailand, Indonesia
The Myanmar junta’s foreign minister visited Thailand yesterday as regional powers tried to broker an end to three weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a military coup. The talks came as an anti-coup protester died in detention, a local rescue organisation said. Four others have been killed in the crackdown. […]
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Thailand reports 157 new coronavirus cases, one death
Thailand today reported 157 new coronavirus cases, taking its total infections to 23,903. One additional death was reported, taking fatalities to 80 recorded overall, the coronavirus taskforce said. Thailand’s daily cases so far this week are among the lowest numbers reported since its latest and biggest outbreak emerged in mid-December.
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Thailand reports 819 new virus cases, 1 additional death
Thailand today reported 819 new coronavirus cases, taking its total infections to 15,465. One additional death was reported, bringing total fatalities to 76. More than 700 of the new infections were in Samut Sakhon province, the epicentre of the most recent outbreak, the Covid-19 taskforce said at a briefing.