The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is set for a new governor after its incumbent head Veerathai Santiprabhob decided against seeking a second term.
No-go bars? In Thailand, sex work moves online as pandemic batters business
With the country’s infamous red light districts dimmed since the end of March, an untold number of Thai sex workers have found themselves searching for new ways to pay the bills.
Pandemic May Split Thailand’s Ruling Coalition, Says Opposition
Thailand’s ruling coalition is at risk of fracturing amid infighting stoked in part by criticism of its response to the Covid-19 induced economic crash, according to the main opposition party.
Thailand unveils ‘business class’ quarantine option
Wealthy returnees are being given the choice of a luxury upgrade for their mandatory quarantine, Thailand’s Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) revealed on Thursday (May …
Thailand lockdown: Jobless and trapped migrant workers in limbo
Thailand’s migrant workers face a precarious future as the country emerges from coronavirus restrictions. Thailand’s four million migrant workers are more vulnerable than ever after recent layoffs due …
Health and safety to come first for tourism in Thailand when travel resumes after Covid-19. Hygiene measures offer a clean break for visitors
A visitor to a beach Thailand wears a face mask. The country is promoting itself as a clean, safe destination for when tourism restarts. Photo: Jack Taylor/AFP via “M …
Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys
Could these monkeys hold the answers to controlling the novel coronavirus? Researchers in Thailand began testing a new vaccine on them on Saturday. Officials said it followed successful trials in mice …
A Deadly Virus From Africa Is Killing Horses in Thailand
When horses suddenly started dying in Thailand as the nation locked down to stem the spread of Covid-19, researchers feared the cause was another deadly bat-borne virus that could kill humans.
Coronavirus: Myanmar, Thailand and Laos stay flexible as businesses reopen with conditions
Walk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a web platform for contact tracing. Enter a shop in the same mall and you will have to go through …
South Africans in Thailand, Cambodia turn to private eye to get back home
South African Declan Miller, the manager of Crest Hawk Investigations, a Cambodia-based detective agency, said he had received multiple requests from South Africans in Cambodia and Thailand for …