Thailand aims to draw neighbours for one-day trips

13 Sept 06:18 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tourism and Sports are preparing guidelines to allow one-day trips from neighboring countries like Laos, Myanmar, and Malaysia, focusing on specific border crossings.
For its November 1st reopening, Thailand requires foreign arrivals from low-risk countries to be fully vaccinated, provide negative RT-PCR tests (pre-arrival and on-arrival), possess $50,000 health insurance, and have confirmed hotel bookings.
Operational preparations include airport drills to reduce congestion, mandatory RT-PCR tests for vaccinated children, and adherence to province-specific 'sandbox' conditions for visitors to the 17 ready provinces, with tourists covering their own test costs.

Uthenthawai students and alumni declare truce with Pathumwan rivals

Yesterday 20:34 Key points summarised by AI

Uthenthawai students and alumni have pledged to cease violent clashes with Pathumwan Institute rivals, coinciding with their campus's reopening after a 90-day closure.
The Minister of Higher Education is mediating the long-running conflict, while the campus closure has significantly disrupted in-person classes and laboratory work for over 1,000 students.
Uthenthawai resists relocation from its current site, citing a historical land grant from King Rama VI, despite Chulalongkorn University's plans to reclaim the land for an educational hub.
Concerns are mounting over the legality of the campus closure, its detrimental impact on uninvolved students, and the potential commercial development of the land, which critics argue contradicts the late King Rama VI's intentions.