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Both sides of the political divide agree a General Election will be called before the end of 2022

The key question that may determine the outcome of the election will be the voting system used with the fate of two bills being progressed through parliament very much holding the key to that. This week, the leader of the Pheu Thai Party estimated that the bills should be finalised by July although many astute political observers doubt very much whether the election voting laws, as they are currently framed, handing the voting advantage to the Pheu Thai Party, will make it through the parliamentary process before the House of Representatives is dissolved. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/29/voting-laws-driving-general-election-date/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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29 abr 2022
8:52

Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass from June 1st as Thailand seeks tourism-driven economic growth

The economy is very much depending on a stronger performance this year by the foreign tourism industry. The proposal to scrap the Thailand Pass regime will mean that incoming visitors by air will complete a TM6 entry form declaring their status as was the case before 2020 while the Immigration Bureau will again be responsible for screening visitors after they arrive in the kingdom from incoming flights. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/28/plan-to-scrap-thailand-pass-june-1st/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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29 abr 2022
7:43

Anutin may agree to abolish Thailand Pass but wants all foreign tourists to have booster shots

Calls for a wider reopening are coming at a time when Thai political parties are gearing up for a General Election likely to be called before the end of 2022. As Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul has been seen as hawkish on efforts to introduce public health measures designed to boost the economy. On Tuesday, he also questioned whether foreign tourism demand could be regenerated so quickly, saying the kingdom was like a restaurant reopening after being closed for some time. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/27/anutin-may-agree-to-abolish-thailand-pass/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.
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27 abr 2022
11:24

Thailand Pass stalling visitors who wish to travel after May 1st as industry wants the app scrapped

More foreign tourists are part of the answer for Thailand’s still challenged economy. Figures released by the government show falling unemployment in line with rising foreign tourist numbers from the beginning of the year. However, the kingdom needs all the purchasing power it can get with a record household debt and the rising danger of a price shock after May with inflation still running at elevated levels. The Vice President of the Tourism Council of Thailand, Wichit Prakobkosol, says that as many as 12 million foreign tourists can be attracted to Thailand in 2022 if the government responds positively. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/26/thailand-pass-stalls-visitors-after-may-1st/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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26 abr 2022
8:47

Policeman jailed, sacked from the force over death of young doctor at a zebra crossing in Bangkok

Police Corporal Norawich Buadok was charged with reckless driving causing death in February after public outcry over the incident. The court heard, on Monday, that he was riding an unregistered, untaxed motorbike at speed, without insurance and in the wrong lane when he careered into the popular young ophthalmologist who worked at Chulalongkorn University. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/25/policeman-jailed-over-zebra-crossing-death/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.
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25 abr 2022
7:06

Pheu Thai calls for a landslide win but a crisis is a rising prospect if new voting laws flounder in parliament

Failure to pass two laws amending the country’s voting process is not only a possibility but also very much fraught with danger, one that is being openly alluded to by key government ministers such as Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. The surreal situation is bound to leave the country’s largest political party Pheu Thai facing a dilemma when it lays down a no-confidence motion against the government next week, a vote the government is by no means assured of winning and which could torpedo the passage of the two laws leading to a crisis. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/24/pheu-thai-landslide-plan-may-end-in-crisis/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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25 abr 2022
12:48

Test and Go scrapped, a giant step by officials that removes testing for incoming air passengers

Unvaccinated travellers still face 5 days quarantine, a prior negative test and an RT-PCR test on Day 4 or 5 but on Friday, the decision to scrap ‘Test and Go’ completely is making May 1st another D-Day for the recovery of Thailand’s massive foreign tourism industry which is already seeing passenger levels at Suvarnabhumi Airport at up to 25% of levels seen in 2019. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/22/test-and-go-scrapped-big-step-for-incoming-tourism/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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22 abr 2022
11:37

Elite Thai police units arrest Ukrainian tax evaders living in Phuket after raiding their luxury villa

The operation on Tuesday was launched by units of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Hanuman task force in liaison with the US Department of Homeland Security. The two men, a 37-year-old and 39 year old, were implicated in sheltering illegal aliens and running an illegal employment racket in Florida from 2007 and 2021 which turned over ฿2.5 billion while failing to pay taxes due. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/21/ukrainian-tax-evaders-arrested-in-phuket/ James Morris reports from Phuket.
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21 abr 2022
4:02

US ASEAN summit as ‘dangerous directions’ now emerging in Asia as China’s regional power rises

The summit is being seen as a chance by the United States to reset its relationship with ASEAN and its member states but the bloc is often used by those states, including Thailand, as a shield for avoiding hard questions about China in the region and accords more with China’s foreign policy which is to achieve hegemony through closer economic and geographic integration. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/20/us-asean-summit-to-discuss-a-rising-china/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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20 abr 2022
36:22

Decision time on plans to ease further restrictions on foreign tourists with strong conflicting views at this time

Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday was more cautious when he confirmed that the government was moving towards endemic status but stressed that conditions must be right in all provinces and that decision-makers must listen to medical and scientific panels set up to advise them under law. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/04/18/decision-time-on-easier-access-for-tourists/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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20 abr 2022
7:19
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