BANGKOK, May 22, 2024: Foreign-owned, -operated or -controlled businesses in Prachuap Khiri Khan are among thousands being scrutinized nationwide for regulatory compliance as part of the latest crackdown. According to the Bangkok Post see original story at end) the Department of Business Development (DBD) on May 20 briefed diplomats and international organizations in Thailand on…
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Prachuap railway ‘on track’ for 2022 completion, 2023 service
MUEANG DISTRICT: September 20, 2022: Train commute times between Prachuap Khiri Khan and Bangkok could be cut in half by next year, when Prachuap railway dual-track service is expected to be fully operational. Swifter commute by locomotive will be possible with completion of dual-track construction, which is anticipated by the end of this year. The…
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…
Longer stays to be granted to boost ‘high season’ tourism
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Starting 1 October, 2022, and effective until 31 March, 2023, tourists from many countries will be offered extended stays in the kingdom as part of a measure to stimulate international tourism during the sixth-month tourism “high season”. The measure, which was proposed by Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and approved by Thailand’s…