Thailand grants automatic visa extensions for foreigners affected by COVID-19 crisis
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to inform foreigners in Thailand who have been affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that they will be granted automatic visa extensions. The measure, which was announced this evening, 8 April, 2020, in the Royal Thai Government Gazette with immediate effect,…
Officials in Northern Thailand working around the clock to put out forest fires
The Governor of Chiang Mai, Charoenrit Sanguansat, had a meeting with related units to discuss the forest fire situation at Doi Suthep – Pui National Park, after nearby areas were hit by fires several times last week. Although officials have been able to extinguish the blazes, new fires have flared…
Chiang Rai authorities help workers from Myanmar stranded in Mae Sai to return home after closure of border crossing
– As borders closed, many migrant workers from Myanmar working in Thailand tried to return to their country. Some didn’t make it in time, and are now stranded at the Mae Sai Thailand-Myanmar border crossing in Chiang Rai, waiting for Myanmar authorities to reopen the border. The authorities decided to…
Thai government prepares for Thai returnees
The Thai government has prepared to receive Thai nationals returning from abroad by taking into consideration the number of returnees and Thailand’s capacity on communicable disease control. Following the government’s decision to extend a ban on incoming flights to Thailand until April 18, to help contain the spread of the…
With mentions of Ramayana, sanjeevani booti, Brazilian President Bolsonaro writes to PM Modi on Hanuman Jayanti
Brazilian President Jair M Bolsonaro has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID-19 crisis with references to Ramayana and comparing Indian efforts to contain the pandemic to Hanuman and mythical ‘sanjeevani booti’. Brazilian President Jair M Bolsonaro has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID-19 crisis with references…