Krungsri Bank becomes fourth major bank to stop foreign currency exchange
Following the lead of several banks, Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL) has also temporarily suspended its currency exchange services at all branches and forex booths nationwide, starting at 1 pm today (March 13 ,...
Thai government puts on hold plan to cancel visa on arrival and visa free...
Bangkok-
The government has put on hold its plan to suspend visa on arrival (VoA) for 18 countries and visa-free entry from high-risk areas (South Korea, Hong Kong and Italy) after an urgent meeting on Thursday (March...
Russian Embassies state Russian citizens can still enter Thailand for thirty days without visits...
Moscow-
Confusion has abound after yesterday Thailand withdrew visa on arrival for eighteen countries, including Russia, and cancelled three countries visa exemptions.
The confusion primarily rests in the fact that since 2005 Russia has had a...
Thai Tourism Authority heavily considering officially moving Songkran to July 4-7 this year
Bangkok-
As province after province continue to cancel official Songkran events and airline flights around the world are cancelled due to concerns of the Covid19 Coronavirus the Thai Government and Thai Tourism Authority is heavily...
SCB Bank shuts down all foreign currency exchange in Thailand due to Covid19 Coronavirus
Thailand-
SCB has become the third Bank in Thailand to shut down all their currency exchange booths and quarantine their staff for fourteen days.
The first bank to do so was Kasikorn Bank over the weekend.
Yesterday...
Krungthai Bank joins Kasikorn Bank with suspending all foreign currency exchange
Thailand-
Krungthai Bank has stepped up its Covid-19 measures, including suspending currency exchange service at all branches and closing its 53 FX booths nationwide from 2 pm today (March 11) until further notice.
Staff involved in...
Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemptions for 3 others...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday canceled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the country’s interior minister said.
Previously,...
Pattaya Restaurant industry starting to feel financial pain from Covid-19 Coronavirus
Thailand-
The Pattaya Restaurant Industry...and indeed all of Thailand... is starting to feel the pain from the outbreak of the Covid-19 Coronavirus and may suffer a financial loss of as much as 400 million baht...
Bangkok airways decreases many flight routes due to current economic situation
The following is a press release from the Tourism Authority of Thailand:
Bangkok, 10 March, 2020 – Bangkok Airways has announced a decrease in flight frequency as well as flight termination on certain domestic and international...
February Thailand Tourism numbers released, down 44.3 percent
Bangkok-
The number of tourist arrivals in Thailand fell 44.3% in February from a year earlier, primarily due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Monday this week.
Visitors from China,...
