Phuket's reopening kicks off
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Prayut tells public the risk is worth it
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2 Jul 2021 at 06:33
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomes foreign tourists from a Singapore Airlines flight at Phuket airport on Thursday. (Government House photo)
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has told the public that Thailand needs to accept the risk of reopening the country, kicking off with the so-called Phuket Sandbox scheme to welcome foreign tourists on Thursday.
The country is placing high hopes on a much-needed tourism revival via the sandbox, a model that allows vaccinated foreign travellers to visit without quarantine.
Gen Prayut was confident the country's tourism will be resuscitated if all parties involved succeed in pushing ahead with the scheme.