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Malaysian tourists topple Indians in terms of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Malaysian tourists toppled Indians in terms of the number of foreign tourism arrivals in Thailand, while 4-5 million tourists visited Thailand in total from Q1 to Q3, the director of the Pattaya Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270555-malaysian-tourists-topple-indians-in-terms-of-foreign-tourists-arriving-in-thailand/

Photo from kaojorleuk-media.com Bangkok gets tough with motorcyclists riding or parking on pavements The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is getting tough with motorcyclists who either ride or park on the capital’s pavements, with fines of up to 5,000 baht. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270573-bangkok-gets-tough-with-motorcyclists-riding-or-parking-on-pavements/

Thirty two TONS of drugs destroyed - it was all worth 29 BILLION baht Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on the destroying of thirty two tons of drugs seized in 120 cases. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270539-thirty-two-tons-of-drugs-destroyed-it-was-all-worth-29-billion-baht/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on the destroying of thirty two tons of drugs seized in 120 cases. Heavily armed commandoes stood by. Guest of honor among several invited guests to help with transparency was Food and Drug Administration secretary general Dr Phaisan Dankhum. The drugs were destroyed in processes at the Akkhie Prakan company in Bang Poo, Samut Prakan. Among the drugs were 21,270 kilos of Ya Ba (meth mixed with caffeine), 9,396 kilos of "Ice" (crystal meth), 561 kilos of heroin, 89 kilos of ecstasy and 278 kilos of opium. The value of all the drugs destroyed was estimated at 29 billion baht. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Ten year old attacked over a year with knives and coat hangers - for not doing the housework properly 77kaoded Thai Caption: A victim of moods Reporters from 77kaoded went to Songkhla in the far south of Thailand after receiving reports of the repeated assault of a 10 year old girl. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270538-ten-year-old-attacked-over-a-year-with-knives-and-coat-hangers-for-not-doing-the-housework-properly/

77kaoded Thai Caption: A victim of moods Reporters from 77kaoded went to Songkhla in the far south of Thailand after receiving reports of the repeated assault of a 10 year old girl. Harirak, 32, a relative said that his niece Alisa had been attacked by a teen called May, 17, at another property over the course of a year. Picture: 77kaoded The assaults have only just come to light and a police report has been filed. The press were called in in the hope that police would act. It is alleged that the ten year old was attacked with weapons such as an Itoh knife, another knife, coat hangers and a broom handle. She showed reporters her extensive injuries and bruising to her head, eye and back. Picture: 77kaoded The media also had a picture of the alleged assailant who they said had fled with her tomboy girlfriend. The little girl's crime? Not doing the housework correctly to the teen woman's exacting standards. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Picture: 77kaoded Picture: 77kaoded

Lottery fever: Now lady hopes for more magic numbers from her auspicious plants Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reporters hotfooted it to Udon Thani in NE Thailand after the latest reports of a Thai seeing winning lottery numbers in plants. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270534-lottery-fever-now-lady-hopes-for-more-magic-numbers-from-her-auspicious-plants/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reporters hotfooted it to Udon Thani in NE Thailand after the latest reports of a Thai seeing winning lottery numbers in plants. Arunee in Nong Mek sub-district claims that ever since she got a bunch of Ton Wan plants (a kind of variegated or striped leaf plant) she had had nothing but good luck in her life. The latest came in the last lottery draw when she saw 4 and 2 in the leaves. Picture: Siam Rath Hey presto! 42 came up in the all important two digit stakes. So what should you gamble on for tomorrow's draw (Sept 1st)? Arunee said she had divined 91 or 19 or 61 or 16. It seemed to depend on which way you were looking at the plant. Good Luck! -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Chiang Mai video: Seven teens arrested after violence against skateboarders in downtown area Picture: Thai Rath Chiang Mai police announced that they had arrested seven children aged 14-16 after they attacked another group of young people on Saturday night in Muang district. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270531-chiang-mai-video- seven-teens-arrested-after-violence-against-skateboarders-in-downtown-area/

Picture: Thai Rath Chiang Mai police announced that they had arrested seven children aged 14-16 after they attacked another group of young people on Saturday night in Muang district. The other group were playing on skateboards while sheltering from the rain in an area adjacent to the Three Kings Monument, reported Thai Rath. Two children were injured. CCTV published by Thai Rath is helping police formulate their case against those responsible for injuring two other people. The media said the attack happened after "swearing, daring and staring at people in the face". Police are awaiting injury reports before filing charges. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Parents left heartbroken after daughter, 7, found dead in van at private school - mother suspects foul play Daily News Thai Caption: Parents heartbroken A mother suspects foul play after her daughter was found dead at the end of a school day in a van that had been parked since morning. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270530-parents-left-heartbroken-after-daughter-7-found-dead-in-van-at-private-school-mother-suspects-foul-play/

Daily News Thai Caption: Parents heartbroken A mother suspects foul play after her daughter was found dead at the end of a school day in a van that had been parked since morning. She has told police that she thinks her daughter may have been attacked and made to look as though she had spent all day in the van. Earlier Phan Thong, Chonburi, police major Prasert Kulabutradee had been alerted about the death of a child at a well known private school in the area. Along with rescue services they found the dead body of "A" aged just 7 on the seat behind the driver. She was face down, pale, with blood coming out of her mouth. Next to the child - in primary class 2/2 - was a school bag and a water cup, reported Daily News (the story was also widely reported across Thai television). Police interviewed teachers and the driver who gave evidence that the van had picked up children from home and it was believed they had all alighted on arrival at school. After that the driver went to park in another area ahead of the home run later in the day. At 4 pm the driver went back to the vehicle, found the unresponsive and clearly dead child and alerted the head teacher and the authorities. Later the mother of the girl filed a report with the Phan Thong police against the school and those responsible. She told investigators that following the incident three teachers had come to her house but would not reveal precisely what had happened. One asked callously: "Does she have an underlying medical condition?" When pressed about what had happened it was admitted that "your child is not breathing now". The mother said this sent her into shock but still the teachers would not give more details. The mother said that this was far more than a child suffocating in a van after being forgotten, as bad as that is. She said her child is quite large and would have been easily seen. She wants to know if her child was attacked then put in the van to make it appear she had died there. She said she had paid good money for a private education for her child and expected a far greater duty of care than this for her only daughter. She said that she would take the case to the limit of the law. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Video: Condo repairman drags woman into her room after she forgets keycard - friend saves her from rape Picture: Sanook The elder sister of a first year college student went to the Bang Bua Thong police after inaction concerning an alleged attempted rape. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270527-video-condo-repairman-drags-woman-into-her-room-after-she-forgets-keycard-friend-saves-her-from-rape/

Picture: Sanook The elder sister of a first year college student went to the Bang Bua Thong police after inaction concerning an alleged attempted rape. Sunantha, 24, had CCTV footage from a condominium in the area on August 19th. The footage can be viewed here after it was published by Sanook. It shows a repairman enter the lift with her sister named only as "Ying" aged 18. He seems to aim a playful punch at the younger lady before following with her to her room and taking her arm. It is alleged that thereafter he tried to rape Ying after dragging her into the room. She was only saved by the intervention of a male friend who arrived, reported Sanook. Sunantha was concerned that the case was going nowhere and that the condo repairman was still in his job. The alleged assailant was named as a 30-35 year old man called Thitiwat. Ying had contacted him to open a door after she had forgotten her keycard, the man had gone with her in the lift to her room in Building B on the eighth floor. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Thai pig farmers call for genuine crackdown on smuggled pork Pig farmers are demanding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives aggressively cracks down on unscrupulous traders, who have been flooding the domestic market with smuggled pork which, they claim, will ruin the country’s pig rearing business in the long run. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270525-thai-pig-farmers-call-for-genuine-crackdown-on-smuggled-pork/

Pig farmers are demanding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives aggressively cracks down on unscrupulous traders, who have been flooding the domestic market with smuggled pork which, they claim, will ruin the country’s pig rearing business in the long run. The demand was addressed to Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on by the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and pig farmers’ associations, representing farmers in five regions of the country. Surachai Sutthitham, president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, told the media yesterday (Tuesday) that smuggled pork is normally sold in markets at between 130 and 135 baht/kg, compared to 190-200 baht/kg for locally-produced pork. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pig-farmers-call-for-genuine-crackdown-on-smuggled-pork/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Building bridges with Saudi Arabia: Bangkok governor dresses as an Arab as Blue Diamond affair fades Picture: Thai Rath Bangkok's governor has dressed up as an Arab. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270522-building-bridges-with-saudi-arabia-bangkok-governor-dresses-as-an-arab-as-blue-diamond-affair-fades/

Picture: Thai Rath Bangkok's governor has dressed up as an Arab. Chadchart Sittipunt was at an exhibition entitled "Building Bridges between Thailand and Saudi Arabia". Thai Rath said he was determined to make the Thai capital welcoming for people of all nations and ethnic diversities. The title came with English in brackets of: Efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in serving Muslim Brothers. The event was organised by the Saudi Embassy and Chadchart was met by H.E. Mr Essam Saleh H. Algetale representing the embassy. The event has run in Suan Luang district (Ramkhamhaeng Soi 2) at the Foundation for Islamic Center of Thailand since August 12th and closes today. ASEAN NOW notes that diplomatic relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia have entered a new era since the hatchet was finally buried over an infamous saga called the Blue Diamond Affair. Unresolved crimes embittered relations that were triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the House of Saud by a Thai employee. The thief was jailed for seven years serving just three in Thailand and when stolen items from the 91 kg haul of jewelry were returned the Blue Diamond was missing and about half of the gems were fake. Rumors were rife that Thai police and VIPs took the jewels for themselves. Many murders of Saudis dogged the case but most were unsolved. A lieutenant general in the RTP who investigated the case was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of the wife and son of a gems dealer though the sentence was later commuted to 50 years in prison. Six other policemen were convicted of involvement in various murders. On January 26th of this year full diplomatic relations were finally restored. Since then there have been several high level meetings with many centering on the start of Thai workers once again being welcomed back to employment in Saudi Arabia. Plus Saudis being encouraged to holiday in Thailand and Thais being allowed on the hajj pilgrimage. Suspened PM Prayuth Chan-ocha has visited Riyadh. The Bangkok governor's garb can be seen as another step in the rapprochement between the two countries. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Major Thai agencies predicting repeat of Bangkok's "2011 Great Flood" - city will disappear altogether by 2100 unless govt acts Naew Na Thai Caption: Warning about repeat of Great Flood 2011 - Bangkok to disappear from world maps by 2100 Some of the direst warnings in more than a decade have been issued from two major Thai sources regarding severe flooding this year in Bangkok, the Thai capital. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270517-major-thai-agencies-predicting-repeat-of-bangkoks-2011-great-flood-city-will-disappear-altogether-by-2100-unless-govt-acts/

Naew Na Thai Caption: Warning about repeat of Great Flood 2011 - Bangkok to disappear from world maps by 2100 Some of the direst warnings in more than a decade have been issued from two major Thai sources regarding severe flooding this year in Bangkok, the Thai capital. The warnings are not from some conspiracy theorists; they emanate from Professor Seri Supharathit director of the Center for Climate Change and Disaster at Rangsit University and the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee. Expected rain over the next three months will be heavier and longer lasting than normal, likely heralding the worst deluges in 100 years. This will result in a different form of flooding to the Great Flood of 2011 but no less disastrous for the Thai capital that is responsible for 40% of Thailand's GDP. The organisations went further. They said that the Thai government needs to act now to follow other countries' leads in erecting sea walls and barriers over the next 30 years. And not just minor defences - major work. Prof Seri said one is needed to be erected from Pattaya to Cha-Am. This would create a massive fresh water lake in the Gulf of Thailand changing industries and tourism for ever. Without such drastic and foresightful action Bangkok will simply disappear from the world map as predicted by world climate change bodies. The alternative to action is moving the capital elsewhere. Prof Seri said that a large amount of rain and at least 2-3 major storm weather events are predicted for September to November. These will dump huge amounts of water on the central region and with the Pasak Dam already full the water will have to go somewhere. And that is towards Bangkok. But he said that though there is a high likelihood of another great flood to match the devastation caused in 2011 the flooding will be different, reported Naew Na. In that year, ASEAN NOW notes, the northern suburbs of Bangkok like Don Muang saw the flooding begin in October. The skies above the city were clear and there was almost no rainfall at the time. the rainy season was over. File photo. Credit: Wikipedia The water came as runoff from the north where heavier than usual rain earlier spelled disaster for Bangkok as gates were opened and the suburbs were sacrificed for the sake of the central business area of the city. The water came not from overhead but gurgling up from the drains. Within hours and days it rose and rose until kayaks and boats were the only way to get around Don Muang, for example. In November of that year more inner suburbs like Chatuchak started flooding in the same manner. From the ground up. Within a day the entire area of Ratchayothin was under 50-70 centimeters of water. It was eerily quite and the weather was beautiful. But you needed a boat or wading in deep filthy water just to get to the end of your soi where the main roads were equally inundated and some city buses were the only means of transport. In Bangkok's surrounding areas like Pathum Thani great swathes of land were under three meters of water throughout the last three months of 2011. Huge damage was done to properties and motor vehicles, many of which were parked in inner Bangkok condos or on expressways for months. Schools closed or moved sites. Literally millions had to stop working. Prof Seri said this year would be different caused more directly by rain in the Central Region. Exactly how much and of what duration remains to be seen but the portents from countries and cities already flooded are dire. The liklihood of a repeat of 2011 albeit under differing curcumstances is "highly probable". He said it is time for new bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt to tell the public the facts about where and when low lying areas are likely to be under a meter of water. He said this was not scaremongering and would not cause panic. The city's residents will well remember 2011 that was a PR disaster though lack of warnings and political bickering. The public need to be told straight by politicians what they might expect in the coming months. Two to three major storms are expected to hit with what has happened in Seoul in South Korea and other cities providing ample warning for Thailand. Seri harped back to the 1980s when Gen Chamlong Srimuang was governor of Bangkok and the city experienced its worst flooding in 100 years. (In fact in May 1986 there was some of the worst flooding after the biggest seven hour deluge in recorded history). These events can now be linked to climate change. Seri said that Bangkok in 2022 has a high likelihood of a "worst in 100 years flooding event" like in Chamlong's era. He said that the government has failed to issue proper guidelines and is being slow to act. This can be seen against the current political shenanigans whereby politicians seem more concerned about themselves and their futures rather than the potential plight of the people in and around Bangkok. There are few viable measures in place with the government still thinking about farmer's protests that took place in Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Suphanburi in 2021 regarding the opening of floodgates. Seri expressed concern that the rice harvest in the Chao Praya basin might not be collected in time as flooding of the fields may make this impossible. File photo He called on the government to act now and not wait a moment longer. Not just for this year's potential for disaster but for the next eighty years. He pointed to to warnings from the International Committee on Climate Change that said without action Bangkok will be 100% under water by 2100. Global warming has placed the city on "Code Red". The Thai goverment can decide to move the capital or act to save it. If decisions are made now then they have thirty years to enact measures. The goverment needs to accept what has been done for decades in places with more forward thinking and planning - like the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Decisive action needs to be made on sea defences and walls. He said that a giant defensive wall from Pattaya in Chonburi to Cha-Am in Phetchaburi needs to be constructed to save Bangkok. This will ultimately create a huge freshwater basin that will change economic activity for ever. Sea fishermen will have to change their industries and the whole area will need to be developed for a different form of tourism. Such far reaching ideas are necessary or great swathes of lowland areas will slip under the waves, as has already started. ASEAN NOW suggests that Thailand's authorities have a very poor track record in heeding warning from its own scientists let alone foreigners. Back in 2011 the Dutch offered their expertise in the building of defences but were largely ignored by the Thais who preferred to save face over saving their own nation. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Domestic political turmoil poses challenge in hosting APEC Summit As Thailand waits anxiously for a court verdict that will determine the political future of General Prayut Chan-o-cha and whether he stays on as the country’s prime minister, the clock is ticking towards another major event to be hosted by Thailand — the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in November. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270516-domestic-political-turmoil-poses-challenge-in-hosting-apec-summit/

As Thailand waits anxiously for a court verdict that will determine the political future of General Prayut Chan-o-cha and whether he stays on as the country’s prime minister, the clock is ticking towards another major event to be hosted by Thailand — the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in November. Thailand’s experience with domestic political turbulence and its fallout on the hosting of international events not too long ago come to mind. Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai tried to assuage concerns about the summit by stating that the country had enough time to sort out its issues, and the hosting of the event would not be affected by domestic politics. The Constitutional Court is expected to deliver its judgment by the end of September on whether the general, who seized power in a coup and became prime minister in 2014, would have completed eight years on the job, the maximum allowed by the 2017 Constitution. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/domestic-political-turmoil-poses-challenge-in-hosting-apec-summit/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thailand grants visa extension for tourists to stimulate upcoming high season Effective from 1 October, 2022, until 31 March, 2023, for tourists from countries/territories entitled for a visa exemption and visa on arrival to Thailand. TAT Newsroom Bangkok, 31 August, 2022 – Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the proposal by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to extend the period of stay to 45 days for tourists from countries/territories entitled for visa exemption, and to 30 days for those eligible for a Visa on Arrival (VOA). This will be in effect from 1 October, 2022, until 31 March, 2023. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270515-thailand-grants-visa-extension-for-tourists-to-stimulate-upcoming-high-season/

Effective from 1 October, 2022, until 31 March, 2023, for tourists from countries/territories entitled for a visa exemption and visa on arrival to Thailand. TAT Newsroom Bangkok, 31 August, 2022 – Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the proposal by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to extend the period of stay to 45 days for tourists from countries/territories entitled for visa exemption, and to 30 days for those eligible for a Visa on Arrival (VOA). This will be in effect from 1 October, 2022, until 31 March, 2023. TAT has proposed the extension to stimulate the upcoming high season, which normally runs from October until March. During the specially granted 6-month period, the length of stay per time will be extended from 30 days to 45 days for passport holders of the following countries/territories who may enter Thailand under a tourist visa exemption scheme: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UAE, UK, Ukraine, and USA. Also, during the same 6-month period, the length of stay per time will be extended from 15 days to 30 days for passport holders of the following countries/territories who may apply for a VOA: Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, and Vanuatu. In addition, passport holders of the following countries/ territories may enter Thailand without a visa under a bilateral agreement: Cambodia (14 days), Myanmar (14 days), Hong Kong (30 days), Lao PDR. (30 days, Macau (30 days), Mongolia (30 days), Russia (30 days and VOA), Vietnam (30 days), Argentina (90 days), Brazil (90 days), Chile (90 days), Korea (ROK) (90 days), and Peru (90 days). Kindly note that nationals of certain countries/territories are required to apply for a visa only at the Royal Thai Embassy or the Royal Consulate-General in their country of residence or at the designated Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate-General. Therefore, travellers are advised to contact the nearest Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate-General to find out if they are eligible to lodge the application. Information on the location and contact number of Royal Thai Embassies and Consulate-Generals is available at www.thaiembassy.org. To apply online, visitors may check their eligibility to do so at the official website of the Thailand Electronic Visa at www.thaievisa.go.th. Thailand warmly welcomes travellers from all countries/territories with proof of either a certificate of vaccination or, for unvaccinated individuals a negative RT-PCR or professional ATK test result within 72 hours of travel. These can be in a print or digital format. Random checks will be made on arrivals at Thailand’s international airports or land border checkpoints (in 22 provinces). While in Thailand, both vaccinated and unvaccinated/not fully vaccinated travellers are advised to strictly follow the health and safety standards. Travellers who are experiencing COVID-like symptoms should get tested. If testing positive, they must get the appropriate medical treatment. -- © Copyright TAT NEWS 2022-08-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!