Thailand News Today | 400+ Bars Apply To Re-open as Restaurants

The president of the Airlines Association of Thailand says the government should enable the Test & Go entry scheme to renew as soon as potential.  โซล่าเซลล์ราคาถูก  was suspended on December 21 because the Omicron Covid variant was just beginning to unfold rapidly throughout the globe. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, who is also the boss of Bangkok Airways, says the scheme was working well, attracting more international guests to the dominion, and airlines are anxious to see it rebooted.Puttipong says the federal government must assess the severity of Omicron and resume Test & Go primarily based on the number of serious infections. Since the scheme’s suspension, worldwide arrivals should choose between mandatory quarantine in Bangkok or one of many country’s sandbox schemes, all within the south. If they opt for one of many sandbox entry schemes, they have to spend a minimum of 7 nights in Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga or Koh Samui after which test negative for Covid-19 before being free to travel elsewhere in Thailand.Puttipong is urging the federal government to alter its strategy to the Omicron variant because of the milder sickness in vaccinated individuals. He points out that airlines already use stringent well being safety measures. Domestically, there’s also been a drop off in flights as some passengers resolve to play it safe presently.Meanwhile the boss of Thai Lion Air, says the government’s strategy to the Omicron variant – in particular, the decision to droop Test & Go – has created significant uncertainty for the aviation sector. He provides that TLA has no plans to restart worldwide flights right now and is looking on the federal government to provide extra help for domestic tourism, by introducing stimulus measures and subsidies that will encourage more people to travel in-country.—-The jury’s out on Thailand’s new 300 baht tourism charge, with foreigners expressing reservations about its introduction. The Thai authorities has confirmed that every one abroad arrivals should pay the 300-baht levy from April 1…. Perfect day to launch something I would have thought. If you take a glance at a lot of the social media, many foreigners usually are not so fussed concerning the actual charge, just how will in all probability be spent.Last week a authorities spokesman beforehand stated that the fee shall be used to develop and upgrade vacationer sights, creating disabled access and adding amenities such as public toilets. He says people flying into the kingdom will have the fee included in their airfare, while these coming by land or sea will have to hand over the dosh on the border. The tourist tax isn’t a first and travellers have been paying a wide range of arrival and departure taxes in Thailand for decades.——Thailand’s annual Cobra Gold army train, the place Thai soldiers practice the US and different foreign troops on jungle survival expertise, is being scaled down this year because of the current Covid situation.The massive, multinational army exercise has been known for its snake decapitating demonstration the place soldiers drink the contemporary blood from the headless snake earlier than cooking the meat… properly, the Thai media love covering that facet anyway. Last August, after calls to stop the snake demonstration and other grotesque traditions that involved killing animals, PETA announced that not a single animal was killed within the 2021 Cobra Gold train.The Royal Thai Armed Forces say Cobra Gold, which is run in coordination with the US military for the explanation that Eighties, shall be downsized this year to three,600 troops with 1,700 of them from the US and other taking part countries whereas the opposite 1,900 might be Thai troopers. The event will run from February 20 to March 5.—-More than four hundred bars, nightclubs, and entertainment venues in Bangkok have utilized for permission to reopen as eating places, sneaking through a loophole whereby eating places in Blue Zones are able to serve alcohol, no less than till 9pm as of at present. The venues have been closed since last April because of strict illness control measures. The authorities delayed its plan to permit bars and nightclubs to reopen in mid-January due to the latest outbreak in Thailand, but determined to permit the venues to apply for permission to reopen as eating places, as long as they made all of the modifications required to fulfill requirements for SHA+ approved eating places right now.A complete of 413 former bars and golf equipment have applied for permission to reopen as restaurants and a few are still being assessed by officials.All staff members will must be vaccinated and customers who're unvaccinated should show a unfavorable ATK take a look at result before getting into. The space additionally needs to be airy and spacious enough for social distancing. Restaurants serving booze after 9pm can face a fine of up to 7,000 baht for his or her first offence. But, as we’ve seen, the enforcement of these rules has been inconsistent… at greatest.—-Despite central government recommending colleges transfer to house studying until January 31, schools in Phuket have been advised they will re-open, despite the high number of Covid infections on the island. The Ministry of Education had advised Thailand’s schools to droop in-classroom learning as a outcome of latest surge, however the Phuket governor has issued an order allowing faculties on the southern island to re-open.A copy of the order was posted on the Facebook web page of the Phuket Information Centre yesterday, stating that colleges on the island can resume onsite learning for faculty kids of all ages. According to the post, the governor issued the order with the approval of the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee. The latest order from the Phuket governor is in impact until the end of this month.—-The authorities has suggested netizens to be cautious after the Revenue Department’s Twitter account was hacked by unknown cyber attackers. This time the hackers deleted almost all earlier tweets on the account and changed its title to Revenue/NFT. They then posted just one tweet, which learn, “I’m trying to collaborate with NFT projects. DM (direct message) me if you’re interested in paid promotion!”It’s not but recognized who was behind the assault but NFT stands for non-fungible token on the planet of cryptocurrencies. The attack comes because the Thai authorities confirms new tax measures concentrating on the crypto market.Following the cyberattack, the Revenue Department advised the public to be wary of any tweets appearing on its account. The department additionally notified the Anti-Fake News Centre. The account now appears to have been restored and the Revenue Department has instructed the Anti-Fake News Centre to search out these behind it. Last week the government’s main news outlet, the NBT, had their Twitter account hacked with a pornagraphic image appearing… to the shock of many… maybe the delight of some.—-And Thailand is now utilizing synthetic intelligence to unfold Buddhist messages. Meet Phra Mana AI, Thailand’s first virtual monk. He appears about 30 years previous, however says he understands the “teenage world.” The AI abbot shares easy-to-understand doctrine in an effort to focus on the new technology.He simply had his first interview with Thai media, telling reporters that his Thai creator and developent group were inspired by virtual influencers in different nations. His creation is aimed att