Thailand tightens curbs as COVID-19 cases spike
But now it is struggling to contain the virus spread.
The high infection rates in prisons came to light recently when an activist at the forefront of Thailand s democracy movement announced she had tested positive five days after being released from a Bangkok jail on bail.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, an opposition politician and former prime ministerial candidate, told DW that the government should have been aware that the situation would come to this point. If they had taken this into account, they would have been prepared months ago, he added.
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But provincial authorities say visitors will have to stay within two districts on the outskirts of the city.
Sunset in the fertile countryside outside Chiang Mai. (Photo: Arek Socha/Pixabay)
While Thailand’s current wave of coronavirus infections and a vaccine shortage have meant the delay of Phuket’s reopening to overseas arrivals, the
Bangkok Post has reported that tourism officials in Chiang Mai are confident a similar scheme in the north will be launched on schedule. The province expects to welcome international visitors on October 1, just in time for China’s week-long National Day holidays. But 400,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine will be needed to inoculate local residents before that can happen.
Chiang Mai sandbox on course for October
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Two districts chosen require 400,000 jabs
published : 6 May 2021 at 04:55 Park visitors enjoy the view from Doi Inthanon, Thailand s highest mountain peak.
The Chiang Mai sandbox model will go ahead as planned on Oct 1 and target tourists from Asia as operators expect to receive a windfall from the Phuket sandbox.
Punlop Saejew, president of the Tourism Council of Chiang Mai, said the sandbox will take place in Mae Rim and Mae Taeng districts, which have abundant natural resources but a low population density.
To commence with the plan, the two districts will require around 400,000 vaccine doses for local residents.
Teen con tragedy, net charmer nabbed, just deserts
published : 2 May 2021 at 04:00
Teen gamer thief now a killer
A Chiang Rai teenager is facing fraud charges after a young victim took his own life after losing all his money to him in a romance con.
Thanuphat James Maneesri, 18, of Huay Yod, Trang, drowned himself in a reservoir in the district on April 19. The youngster left a picture of a bank transfer slip on his phone, accompanied by the words fed up .
The find led police on a trial which took them to the run-down family home of Ton, 17, of Wiang Chiang Rung district, Chiang Rai, who had befriended James in February as they played the computer game ROM.