PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: September 28: A total of 139 disaster refuge centers have been established across the province in anticipation for rain-induced flooding from the tropical depression Noru. As the typhoon-turned-depression ravaged through north-central Viet Nam, southern Laos and northeastern Thailand earlier this week, Thailand Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda summonsed all of the kingdom’s…
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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…
No Covid vaccine or test required for Thailand entry
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…