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Thailand aims to woo tourists, scraps pre-travel registration for visitors

The country's main Covid-19 task force approved the proposal to scrap the so-called Thailand Pass requirement for overseas tourists, Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn told reporters Friday

Thailand decriminalizes cannabis, becomes first Asian country to remove ban

Thailand on Thursday decriminalized cannabis, becoming the first Asian country to remove the ban on the drug

US to exempt tariffs on solar panels from Southeast Asian nations: Report

Biden will issue a proclamation on Monday that will allow solar panels to be imported to the US from Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam without risk of tariffs

US, 6 others say they support APEC, Thailand after Russian invasion protest

Representatives of seven nations, including those who walked out of APEC meeting in Bangkok to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine, said they support the organization and host nation Thailand

PV Sindhu out of Thailand Open after losing to Chen Yu Fei in semifinals

Star India shuttler PV Sindhu made an exit from Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals

India supplies non-J&J vaccines to Cambodia, Thailand under Quad umbrella

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines to Cambodia and Thailand under an initiative of the Quad group of countries, New Delhi said on Thursday, though not the Johnson & Johnson shot as originally planned.

Japan PM visits Thailand to discuss bilateral relations, Myanmar crisis

Japanese officials have said Kishida would also discuss a possible Reciprocal Access Agreement with Thailand, aimed at deepening their defense cooperation

Covid: K'taka orders measures for passengers arriving from Japan, Thailand

Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns, Karnataka government instructed officials to initiate surveillance measures for those arriving from Japan and Thailand, including RT-PCR tests

AirAsia to resume flights connecting India with Malaysia, Thailand

AirAsia on Wednesday said it is resuming flights connecting India with Malaysia and Thailand from this month

Weak local currencies rein in India, Thai rice export rates

India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $367 to $370 per tonne, down from last week's $371 to $378, edging lower on a depreciation in the rupee amid steady demand from key buyers

Weak local currencies rein in India, Thai export rates

India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $367 to $370 per tonne, down from last week's $371 to $378, edging lower on a depreciation in the rupee amid steady demand from key buyers

Thailand's lifting of pre-arrival Covid test could attract Indian tourists

According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), citing a survey by British travel group, Thomas Cook, Thailand was among the top three most desired destinations among Indians

IndiGo starts flights between India and Thailand after a span of two years

The airline said it will operate the Thailand flights under air bubble agreement till March 26 and thereafter as part of its scheduled commercial international operations

Indian golfer Kochhar stays in Top-10 at International Series in Thailand

Kochhar is still bogey free for the second day running and he is the best Indian at 11-under and was placed T-10

Thai economic recovery to continue but still fragile: Central bank minutes

Thailand's economy would continue to recover in 2022, but a rebound would remain fragile, as an Omicron outbreak puts less pressure on activity than earlier Covid waves, read Central Bank minutes.

Thailand's tourism-reliant economy likely returned to growth in Q4

Even with rising vaccination rates and the gradual easing of global travel restrictions, only a fraction of foreign tourists are expected this year compared with pre-Covid levels

Thailand purchase of F-35 jets depends on US govt: Lockheed Martin

In January, the Southeast Asian country's air force set aside about $413 million for procuring four of the jets

Thailand tries to keep costs in check amid food, energy price hike

Thai authorities have been trying to contain the price hike of necessities and goods, especially fresh meat and food, amid efforts to alleviate people's cost of living

Thailand records 1st cluster of Omicron variant in Kalasin province

Thailand reported its first cluster of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the northeastern Kalasin province, health officials said on Friday.

Myanmar army airstrikes send hundreds fleeing across a river into Thailand

Myanmar's military unleashed airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by ethnic guerrillas, sending hundreds of people fleeing across a river into Thailand