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Thailand Pass app retained for foreign tourists but Thai nationals are to be exempted after June 1st

Minister Anutin told a public forum on Friday that the Thailand Pass application could still be scrapped but health officials need more time to examine the test data in respect of incoming tourists. Friday’s decision comes as Thailand continues to lag behind its regional peers in the recovery of the kingdom’s foreign tourism industry prompting growing concerns that something may be wrong or that the critical foreign tourism industry may have suffered long term damage because of this emergency despite the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announcing revised projections for up to 8 million foreign tourist arrivals this year with 1 million arrivals to May 9th. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/21/thailand-pass-retained-for-foreign-tourists/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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21 may 2022
9:21

Thai man arrested for brutal attack on Russian woman jogging in Nong Prue area near Pattaya

Police are waiting to fully interview the Russian woman who is being treated at the Bangkok Hospital in Pattaya after sustaining severe injuries at the hands of her enraged and frustrated attacker. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/20/man-arrested-for-attack-on-russian-woman/ News Desk report from Pattaya.
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20 may 2022
3:54

Sex drugs found in hotel room of Australian man who died from balcony fall on Tuesday in Phuket

Death of a young Australian man being treated by police as a tragic accident after an investigation this week which has reignited speculation about the dangers posed by hotel balconies in Thailand to partying foreign tourists. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/19/sex-drugs-found-in-room-of-dead-australian-billy-james-simmons/ James Morris reports from Phuket.
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20 may 2022
5:52

Thailand moves to defend its solar energy sector from a US probe into Chinese linked firms here

Current tariffs in the United States were introduced by Trump in 2018 with some having been retained after a review by the Biden administration in February this year. Currently, American firms can only supply 35% of the solar panels required in the United States as the country seeks to move towards ambitious clean energy goals by 2035 with demand increasing by over 9% a year. Politicians and even those within the industry itself argue this would not be possible without imported panels from Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/19/thailand-defends-solar-panel-industry-from-us-probe/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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20 may 2022
18:25

26 year old murders her grandmother after being confronted with bank theft charges by her relative

Details of the harrowing crime were given this week by senior police officers in Phetchaburi province who revealed that legal proceedings against Chantima Wongwatkee are underway for intentionally killing the older woman after she was discovered embezzling funds and committing fraud. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/17/26-year-old-murders-grandmother-over-bank-theft/ Carla Boonkong reports from Phetchaburi province.
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17 may 2022
4:41

Deadly Ko Samui waterfall claims another life on Saturday as Romanian woman falls to her death

All three dead tourists died while posing for photographs at the waterfall on different levels. Two died while trying to take selfie shots while one, Spaniard David Rocamundi Conesa from Barcelona died while posing for a shot to be taken by friends after they had climbed to the highest point of the Na Muang waterfall. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/16/deadly-ko-samui-waterfall-death-romanian-nane-losana-bodea/ James Morris reports from Ko Samui and Surat Thani.
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16 may 2022
6:00

Prayut unveils 3 ‘R’ strategy for a deeper and broader partnership with the US on the economy

In an address to an audience representing the growing US Thai community, he spoke of his government’s success in maintaining stability, introducing new legislation and democratic reforms while pursuing efforts to rebuild the Thai economy asking them to help forge stronger links including those bringing inward investment, between the United States and their country of origin. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/15/prayut-unveils-3-r-plan-for-deeper-us-links/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Washington DC.
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15 may 2022
8:15

Thai bond yields spike 20% as kingdom adopts a confident, pro growth pose amid capital flight

Patricia Mongkhonvanit of the Public Debt Management Office this week said that the government had been able to swap ฿140 billion worth of long and short term bills and instruments to suit the needs of individual investors as the government seeks to raise ฿1.4 trillion in this financial year which began on October 1st last. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/14/thai-bond-yields-spike-20-per-cent-capial-flight/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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14 may 2022
11:27

Face masks to be still needed in Thailand even after the emergency said Minster Anutin this week

Minister still on a mission about face masks. A key committee within the Ministry of Public Health is looking to make sure that the public, including foreign tourists, continues to wear face masks even after the virus has been declared endemic in the coming months which may still include some sort of mandate or legal provision in certain circumstances. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/13/anutin-says-face-masks-still-to-be-needed/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Nonthaburi.
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14 may 2022
10:24

US to unveil new economic relations framework for Asia at ASEAN Summit as China warns of war

US ASEAN Summit is a contrast to the 2016 event with some tough talking expected behind the scenes as the United States continues to pursue a more robust line in countering China with both military alliances and pacts as well as a new economic framework to deepen bilateral engagement with countries within the increasingly significant 10 nation bloc. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/11/united-states-to-unveil-new-framework-at-asean-summit/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok and Washington DC.
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12 may 2022
14:33
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