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Dish & Drink KC: Two new options for Thai, plus Canary opens in midtown January 20, 2021 Courtesy Thai Now Delivery Chef Pam Liberda’s celebrated restaurant, Waldo Thai, has become a cornerstone in Waldo’s dining scene for its ingredient-driven and ambitious Thai cooking, as well as its cocktail program. Now, KC diners who prefer or need delivery, as well as more casual fare, have brand-new options from Liberda, including a spicy fried Thai chicken sandwich, saap saap fries (“tasty” fr...

COVID-19 Test Requirement for Travel to the United States Effective January 26, 2021, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States.  Air passengers are required to get a viral test (a test for current infection) within the three calendar days before their flight to the United States departs and provide written documentation of their laboratory test result (paper or e...

Thailand’s EEC closes in on becoming SEA’s 5G logistics hub By Half the 13,000 square kilometer zone area of the EEC will be covered by 5G by February 2021 Thailand now leads Southeast Asia into 5G and full logistic connectivity Thailand is well into its 5G development, with half of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) territory to see the rollout of the fifth-generation internet connectivity standard (5G) by next month. That will make Thailand the first in Southeast Asia to have commercial...

Thailand’s high-tech Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will this year become the first part of Southeast Asia to offer 5G telecommunications connectivity as it targets becoming the region’s gateway and digital innovation hub, EEC Secretary General Kanit Sangsubhan said. “Half the area of the EEC will be covered by 5G by February 2021,” Dr Kanit said. “The signal is already there and we are now working with companies and local residents to help offer them the best solution for their indi...

Egco diversifies into industrial estates published : 12 Jan 2021 at 04:00 3 Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, plans to diversify into a new industrial estate business in Rayong to fuel its growth in advanced energy businesses. The company yesterday signed a joint project development agreement with state-run Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) to set up Egco Rayong Industrial Estate C...

Domestic Travel Restrictions Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the Thai government and provincial governments are enacting a variety of emergency disease control measures.  The Thai government has extended its emergency decree until February 28, 2021.  A growing number of provinces are categorized by the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) as “red zones” (28 as of January 6, including Bangkok and Nonthaburi) and subject to disease control prevention measures,...

By Contributor - January 6, 2021 A negative result is required to bypass a brand-new quarantine rule for local travelers based in high-risk areas. A trishaw driver waits by the Old City Moat in Chiang Mai. (Photo: Adli Wahid/Unsplash) With Thailand battling a second wave of Covid-19, more than two dozen provinces have now imposed travel restrictions on domestic visitors from harder-hit areas of the country, including Bangkok. Health officials previously classified provinces w...

Nonthaburi Event: Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health continues to report a rise in new cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19, most of which are related to the outbreak at a seafood market at Samut Sakhon and a smaller cluster associated with a social gathering in Rayong.  On December 27, 121 new cases were reported, of which 94 were locally-transmitted.    U.S. citizens traveling over the holidays should monitor the news to stay abreast of the latest reports on Covid-19 cases and any cha...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report - 27 December 2020 [EN/TH] Format SPOTLIGHT • On the 27th of December 2020, 121 new cases of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were reported by the Ministry of Public Health. The total number of cases reported in Thailand is currently 6,141. • Of these cases, 68 % (4,161) have recovered, 1% (60) have died and 31 % (1,902) are still receiving treatment. No new deaths were reported. • The 121 laboratory-confirmed cases reported t...

Finally, a win for villagers 3 Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column published : 26 Dec 2020 at 04:00 3 After years of fighting for environmental justice, the efforts of Ratchaburi villagers who suffered contamination from a waste recycling firm have finally paid off. The Civil Court on Thursday handed down a landmark verdict in their favour, ordering the firm to pay millions of baht in compensation. Wax Garbage Recycle Center Company, which operates recycling and waste dis...