PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: From October 1, 2022 passengers are no longer required to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test to enter Thailand, a meeting has confirmed. The meeting, convened by the National Communicable Disease Committee on September 21, also agreed to cease random sample testing of arriving passengers as well as mandatory…
Year: 2022
Prachuap household utility bills eligible for discounts under electric scheme
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Measures recently approved by the Thai Cabinet to mitigate rising energy prices by reducing household utility bills could offer temporary relief for tens of thousands of Prachuap households, and millions across the kingdom. The National News Bureau of Thailand reports that the measures, proposed by the Ministry of Energy, include discounts on…
Winning design of Prachuap’s tourism mascot is a pineapple-loving langur
MUEANG DISTRICT: September 15: A winning design for the new Prachuap Khiri Khan mascot to promote tourism – the dusky leaf monkey or spectacled langur – has been announced. The mascot’s name is “Nong En Doo” which roughly translates to “kind”, “loving” or “”merciful”. According to an announcement by Prachuap Khiri Khan Public Relations Department,…
Covid-19 officially not ‘dangerous’ from October 1
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has announced their intention to downgrade the official status of Covid-19 as “a “dangerous communicable disease” to “communicable disease under surveillance” starting October 1. The announcement, as reported by Bangkok Post and confirmed by the Royal Thai Government, has bolstered expectations for the coming “high season” for tourism, which traditionally…
Hua Hin direct flight connection with Phuket to open up Prachuap Khiri Khan
HUA HIN: September 15, 2022: Thailand expats, tourists and locals look forward to enhanced access to and from Prachuap Khiri Khan with the highly-anticipated launch of twice-weekly direct flights between Hua Hin (HHQ) and Phuket (HKT). According to an announcement in June, as reported by the Royal Coast Review, the initiative, which “is not coming…
Sustained Covid measures urged for food delivery service
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: September 14: Don’t expect to have any googly-eyed, intimate moments with your beloved Thai food delivery person any time soon. The Prachuap Khiri Khan Public Relations Department (PRD) on its Facebook page asked for sustained cooperation in adhering to the Public Health Department’s strict sanitation measures concerning food businesses, and specifically food…
‘Faster’ refurbished Japanese trains to service Hua Hin from October
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Starting this October, getting to Hua Hin from Bangkok by train could get quicker, as the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is planning to trial service with its recently acquired refurbished Japanese diesel trains. Hua Hin is one of three special trial routes planned to usher tourists to and from Bangkok; the…
Chonburi ‘Sharks’ sink teeth into Prachuap’s ‘Killer Wasps’: Thai Football
CHONBURI, THAILAND: September 10: PT Prachuap FC were unable to overcome their rivals and collect any points from their away match in Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard on Saturday Played to a crowd of 3,992 at the Chonburi UTA Stadium in Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard, the Gameday 5 contest of the 30-match Thai Premier League 2022 season yielded…
Prachuap Governor inspects ‘reopening readiness’ of Dan Singkhon checkpoint
KHLONG WAN, MUEANG: Prachuap Khiri Khan Governor Dr. Sathien Charoenruen led a team of officials to inspect the readiness of personnel and facilities in anticipation of reopening Dan Singkhon border checkpoint to cross-border trade and traffic. The Thailand-side border checkpoint – officially named “Dan Singkhon Boundary Post” (ด้านผรมแดนสิขร) – was closed in December 2020 by…