It is estimated that up to 20,000 individuals traveled to the island to take part in the festivities, which were the first since the full relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions and mask requirements. Locals will probably prolong the August Full Moon Party to two days as a result of the confusion. Attendance at the party considerably grew after the event’s climax in April, which coincided with the Songkran celebration and the Christian Easter vacation and attracted over 10,000 people. May and June saw slightly reduced attendance. Because the two days prior to the festival were Buddha Days, when drinking and partying are illegal, there were clear conflicts between foreigners who came to celebrate and local drink stands and bars trying to preserve the law. The August Full Moon Party was originally scheduled for August 12 due to the Queen Mother’s Birthday holiday, however since it is NOT a Buddha Day and…
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The physician, Nithipat Jearakul, is the director of the respiratory disease and tuberculosis department at Siriraj Hospital. According to Nithipat, the Omicron BA.5 sub variation is just as detrimental to the lungs as the earlier Delta version. However, the majority of those who get lung infections belong to at-risk groups. According to Nithipat, the majority of those who have BA.5 lung infections belong to the so-called “608” group. Pregnant women, those 60 years of age and older, and those with underlying illnesses are included in this. It also includes people who have had just one, two, or no vaccinations at all. Few individuals with lung infections, according to Nithipat, have received booster injections. “Getting enough booster shots can avert hospitalization and death,” he said. However, according to a government spokeswoman, the majority of Covid sufferers fall into the “green” category, meaning they only have minor or insignificant symptoms like a…
Additionally, Thailand and Airbnb will collaborate on educational projects that support responsible hosting and working remotely while traveling. The online hotel booking website’s “Live and Work Anywhere” campaign, which it launched earlier this year, attempts to draw attention to some of the world’s remote worker-friendly places. After more than two years of travel restrictions, the goal is to assist governments and destination marketing organizations in reviving tourism and supporting local economies. Twenty nations, including Thailand, are collaborating with Airbnb to make it simpler to live and work anywhere in the world. Later this year, a facility designed specifically for Thailand is anticipated to debut. On the list of Airbnb’s destination partners, there are representations from both large countries and smaller, lesser-known locales (see below). These partners were chosen because of their attraction to remote workers and their progressiveness in embracing new regulations that would appeal to a different type of…
A journey including elephants! Pupae commutes on the Ole every day to her school, which is just 500 meters from from her home. She reported that her classmates were stunned when they first saw the gigantic beast. She asserts that now that they are used to it, they anticipate seeing Ole when he picks her up for school. The male elephant that his daughter Pupae was caught on camera riding on is named Ole. According to Wisanchol, Pupae and Ole have a tight relationship because Pupae has known them both since she was a tiny child. Pupae has helped her family take care of Ole by feeding and bathing him. Pupae started riding Ole when she was 6 years old. An 11-year-old girl from Buriram province in northern Thailand has become a TikTok sensation by riding an elephant to school to help her family save money on gas. The daughter’s…
Thailand has seen substantial development since the first coffee tree was planted on Doi Inthanon near Chiang Mai. Designing the Future of Thai Coffee is the theme of the festival, Thailand Coffee Fest 2022. As Thailand’s economy for the beverage continues to grow, more specialty coffee beans are being produced there. It is coordinated by the Specialty Coffee Association of Thailand and the lifestyle magazine The Cloud. Visitors can register for tickets by going to this website: https://thailandcoffeefest.org/registration/, which is free to attend. At the festival, a barista with an award will showcase their coffee and prominent guests will make presentations. The next few days will be thrilling for coffee lovers in Bangkok. A four-day coffee festival has started today at Impact Exhibition Hall 5-7, which is located in the province of Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok’s central business district. The panelists will discuss topics related to coffee production and sustainability.…
The DRR built this 72-kilometer transit system. The final undertaking of the initial phase will be a 25 billion baht bridge linking the Koh Samui and Khanom towns in Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. The third project will involve building an elevated road that will stretch over 18 kilometers from Srinakarin Road to Suvarnabhumi Airport, with a completion cost of 43.1 billion baht. Exat will be in charge of overseeing the 17-kilometer bridge’s construction as well as securing funds through public-private partnerships. A 96.6 billion baht network of roads and river flyovers that will connect Samut Sakhon and Samut Prakan will also be under Exat’s management. The project was researched and developed by the DH. According to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, cooperation between the four departments would enable the projects to go more quickly and successfully. The DH-initiated project will be taken on by Exat and integrated into the…
Poj Aramwattananont, vice chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, announced that the need for workers is rising now that the government has almost completely eliminated all travel and business restrictions relating to the coronavirus in an effort to hasten the recovery of the economy. Thailand’s whole economy, from the export-oriented industries, manufacturing, processing, and construction, to the tourist and service-related sectors, is thought to be propelled by labor. Yesterday, the Thai Chamber of Commerce reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the country’s need for more migrant labor to support economic growth. Since the government stated it would fully reopen the country to foreign tourists, there are numerous important infrastructure projects currently under construction as well as a large number of jobs in the tourism and service industries that need to be filled. The department acknowledges the need for almost 500,000 more foreign employees in its manufacturing and service sectors to aid…
The president of the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission met with 80 small hotels in Patong to address how badly handled Covid-19 laws had cost them their buildings and businesses. Even during the “sandbox,” when larger hotels and chains were allowed to accept guests, many of the Patong hotels were not allowed to reopen. As a result, many of the hotels were foreclosed upon after accruing debt and becoming unable to pay. The delegation, which represented more than 200 hotels, walked the OPDC around Patong to witness some of the hotels that had gone into foreclosure, where premises had been confiscated, everything inside had been sold at auction, and companies had been completely destroyed. Many previously existing businesses were spared from being compelled to shut down because they couldn’t meet the building standards of the Hotels Act and were unable to operate as hotels. They were indebted and…
Padang Besar in Malaysia and Hat Yai in southern Thailand are connected by the Shuttle Train. Tickets are only 50 baht, or 7 Malaysian ringgits, and the trip takes around an hour. Two trains each day (number 947) will go from Thailand to Mayasia at 7:30am and 2:00pm (number 949). The service was briefly suspended by the Malaysian government in March 2020 as a Covid-19 prevention measure, however it will resume operations on Friday, July 15. Before boarding their train to Thailand, Malaysians traveling by train into that country must check in with Thai immigration officials at Padang Besar station. On Friday, the Shuttle Train that connects Thailand and Malaysia will restart operations after a two-year hiatus. The route, which is run by Thailand’s State Railway of Thailand (SRT), connects Hat Yai station in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, with Padang Besar station in Perlis, Malaysia. Because the service is anticipated…
The remodeling will be accomplished in three years. Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, 65 million domestic and international travelers passed through Suvarnabhumi’s arrival gates. The Thailand Pass, which formerly restricted entry into Thailand, was eliminated last month, but since then, flights and passengers at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport have only increased by an average of 10%. The main terminal’s capacity to receive and manage passengers will be significantly impacted by the “Eastern Expansion project,” which would cost 7.8 billion baht and take up 66,000 square meters of space. In order to boost Thailand’s annual arrival capacity to 15 million passengers, the main terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be upgraded on the east side. The Airports of Thailand board will get a final draft of the plan before it is submitted to the government for approval in the early 2023. When construction on the extension is complete in 2025, the airport’s capacity…