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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:09:00 +0700
Govt mulls visa rule overhaul for expats, tourists, investors
The government could revamp immigration rules this year to make it easier for expats and long-term tourists to stay in the country, part of a strategy to boost investment and tourism revenue once the pandemic eases.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:43:00 +0700
Thailand adds 985 Covid cases Monday, new record
The government reported 985 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, a new daily record since the pandemic began, bringing the accumulated total to 33,610.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:32:00 +0700
Inoculation effort fails to impress
As various countries start to see positive results from mass vaccination programmes, Thais are getting angry following a surge in infections last week, prompting concerns about the possibility of stringent government measures to control the latest ou...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:30:00 +0700
Grim warning amid surge
More than 28,000 people could be infected by Covid-19 per day over the next month if no disease control measures are put in place during the current spike, which is thought to be more severe than the previous two rounds, a senior public health offici...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:22:00 +0700
Expert warns of jabs' limits
An expert is warning that the African and Brazilian variants of the Covid-19 virus must be prevented from spreading in the country, as several reports suggest that currently available vaccines aren't fully effective against the mutated strains of the...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0700
Rose of the North 'will bloom again'
Though Chiang Mai is suffering one of the worst spikes of Covid-19 cases in the third wave of infections that began in the capital city's night entertainment venues, now is not the time to be pointing fingers, said the president of the Tourism Counci...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:29:00 +0700
Chiang Mai adds 281 Covid cases, cancels some Songkran events
Officials in Chiang Mai on Sunday afternoon reported hundreds of new Covid-19 infections and said they had been forced to cancel some of the planned celebrations of next week's Thai New Year

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:26:00 +0700
Covid hotspot club managers in Bangkok jailed 2 months
The managers of Krystal Club and Emerald Club in Bangkok's Thong Lor area, where a new wave of Covid-19 in the country allegedly began, have been each sentenced to two months in jail without suspension, Metropolitan Police Sub-division 5 commander Po...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:51:00 +0700
Record-high 967 new Covid cases Sunday
The government reported 967 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the most ever recorded in a 24-hour period, for an accumulated total of 32,625 since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 97.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0700
Infected politicians 'should face probe'
A corruption watchdog has called on state agencies to investigate politicians who became infected with Covid-19 after attending bars in the Thong Lor area which is the epicentre of the new surge of infections.



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