Airports of (AOT) expects the number of passengers to drop to 66.58 million and the number of flights to decline by 44.9% to 493,800 for its fiscal year ending in Septemb …
Thailand virus curbs: Tourist industry hit as visitors stay away
Many tourists who come to Thailand also visit its elephant camps. But with visitor numbers down, its owners are finding it hard to feed the animals. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from …
Thailand’s captive elephants face starvation amid COVID-19 tourism freeze
The COVID-19 crisis has brought tourism in Thailand to a halt, forcing at least 85 elephant camps in northern Thailand to close and lay off more than 5,000 staff. Captive elephants used in the tourism …
The Virus and the Press: Thailand’s View
This temporary measure is in accordance with existing Thai law and Thailand’s obligations under international law. It is not a restriction on freedom of expression, and is limited only to news stories …
Thailand sees record sea turtle numbers as tourists keep away
A record number of baby leatherback sea turtles have hatched in Thailand after the coronavirus pandemic kept tourists away from the country’s southern Phang Nga province, which is famous for its …
Empty Beaches from COVID-19 Lockdown Leads to Huge Spike in Sea Turtle Nests in Florida and Thailand
The absence of beachgoers offers turtles the chance to hatch without disturbance, while a lack of activity in the water enables adult turtles to mate closer to the shoreline.
Coronavirus lockdown boosts numbers of Thailand’s rare sea turtles
Largest number of nests of leatherbacks found in two decades as beaches emptied …
Malaysia and Thailand urged to help stranded Rohingya refugees
Amnesty International said it had received information about as many as five boats spotted off the coasts of Malaysia and southern Thailand in recent days, believed to be carrying hundreds of people.
Thailand expects liquidity support for Thai Airways next week
Thailand has a total of 2,672 cases and 46 fatalities. Thailand this week extended a ban on passenger flights until the end of April to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Thai Airways, which …
Thailand extends ban on passenger flights until end-April
Reuters/JORGE SILVA Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Thailand . BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has extended a ban on incoming passenger flights until the end of April …