FOLLOWING social media buzz on congestion at Phuket Airport and allegations of fees being charged to jump queues, the government today (June 3) said an automated passport control system will be unveiled there on June 13, according to Naewna newspaper. Ms. Ploytalay Laksmisangchan, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the government has
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American academic loses job at university
AN AMERICAN academic who is now not being prosecuted under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, has lost his job at Naresuan University with immigration police having also seized his passport, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 3). Thai Lawyers for Human Rights posted a message saying it had
Read moreThailand plans to sign vaccine passport deals next month
THAILANLD is expected to begin signing vaccine passport deals with low-incidence countries which had begun vaccinating their people against Covid-19, NNT said today (March 15). Department of Disease Control Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong has announced that Thailand was planning to enter into bilateral agreements on vaccine passports with other countries and the vaccine passport scheme
Read moreCoronavirus ‘immunity passports’ are a terrible idea that could backfire, experts warn
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) – Some governments are considering using a blood test to determine whether people can return to work, school and other public activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Lack of certain antibodies would mean you don’t have an “immunity passport” and are therefore not allowed to venture out in public. Those who
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