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“The Covid-19 strip test takes only five to 15 minutes. If they test positive, they are sent to our hospital immediately, while those who test negative are asked to return for another test in three days,” Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University’s Covid-19 Emergency Operation Centre will launch Covid-19 strip test as of March 30th. Easing the burden on overworked medical personnel as the number of...

Wants 90-day report to be made online The Immigration Bureau (IB) wants foreign residents not to come to its offices to make their 90-day place of residence report after overcrowding put paid to its attempts at one-metre social distancing against Covid-19. Foreigners living in Thailand are being asked to process their 90-day reports at home via an online platform or, more traditionally, by post, IB...

Travelers from South Korea, Italy and Hong Kong now need visas to enter the kingdom, according to its interior minister However, the special administrative region’s Thai consulate later released a statement saying travelers from Hong Kong and Macau were still exempt Thailand’s interior minister on Wednesday said it would suspend its visa exemption policy for travellers from Hong...

The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. Tom Hanks tested positive for the coronavirus and the N.B.A. canceled its season over an infection concern. RIGHT NOW California recommended canceling gatherings with more than 250 people, including sports events, conferences, and concerts, through the end of...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus. Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn. She said since there was no known cure, the focus would fall on slowing the spread of the virus. "It's about winning time," she explained. Her...

CHARTCHAI PARASUK A columnist in BP and Freelance Economist shares his view on Covid-19 impact on Thailand's economy. As of Wednesday, there were 80,991 confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus known as Covid-19, spread across 41 countries and territories. But explaining health issues is not the purpose of this article. I will leave that to medical and infection experts. The purpose here is to...

The government is launching its first-ever cybersecurity office to combat hacking, amid growing concern over thieves targeting everything from everyday banking transactions to data in the Chim, Shop, Chai stimulus scheme. The move, which is aimed at bolstering state efforts to crack down on cybercrime, was agreed by the national commission on cybersecurity, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit...

Thailand has the biggest automotive industry in Southeast Asia and the 12th largest in the world. Most of those coming out of Thai factories, well just about all really, are standard internal combustion engines with a few ‘hybrid’ models sprinkled in there as well. The hybrids include electric motors and charging systems which saves fuel and load on the petrol engines. But there is a strong tilt...

Thailand has broken its annual tourism record with the arrival of 39 million international tourists this year, up from about 38mn last year. The 39 millionth tourist was from Russia. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said that the Kingdom remains one of the all-time favorite destinations of global travelers. In the closing days of 2019, 140,000 tourists are expected to arrive every...

With the best views of the phenomenon will be from Betong district of the southern border province of Yala. According to the National Astronomical Research Institute, the event can be viewed from: Chiang Rai    10.23am to 1.44pm Chiang Mai 10.19 am to 1.44 pm Nakhon Sawan 10.19 am to 1.53 pm Bangkok 10.19 am to 1.57 pm Prachuap Khiri Khan 10.16 am to 1.58 pm Khon Kaen 10.29 am to...