THAI: News
Sep 27, 2020, 9:25 am
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Previously, TG950/951 has been operating as cargo only.
Sep 27, 2020, 9:34 am
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No just repatriation it could seem, a couple of Swedes were running around in total panic as they did not have their medical forms in order. Sounded more like they were vacationing than returning home. Had to lend them some phone time as they also managed to have their iPhone depleted of battery.
Sep 27, 2020, 9:42 am
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No just repatriation it could seem, a couple of Swedes were running around in total panic as they did not have their medical forms in order. Sounded more like they were vacationing than returning home. Had to lend them some phone time as they also managed to have their iPhone depleted of battery.
Sep 27, 2020, 9:47 am
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No ‘normal tourists’ are allowed onto flights to Thailand at the moment - if Swedish and panicking, they must be either a) not fulfilling the requirements and thus denied on the flights but not realising, or b) fulfilling the requirements but not having the correct documents sorted.
Sep 27, 2020, 2:34 pm
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Sep 27, 2020, 7:14 pm
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Sep 30, 2020, 4:42 am
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recent analyst's briefing podcast and presentation (dating back to 10.Sep 2020) can be found here:
Webcasts and Presentations | Thai Airway International (THAI) (in Thai language only)
Webcast: 1H 2020 Analyst Briefing, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
Webcasts and Presentations | Thai Airway International (THAI) (in Thai language only)
Webcast: 1H 2020 Analyst Briefing, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
Oct 2, 2020, 7:24 pm
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Oct 8, 2020, 7:59 pm
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Foreigners can fly to Thailand under the CoE scheme, assuming they are in one of the eleven-ish acceptable categories. O-A, O-X and APEC were just added 29 Sep.
There is also a TEM-Q scheme for Elite Visa holders, although not sure anyone has run that gauntlet yet.
STV-ers are on hold until closer to the end of the month, as of yesterday. Today? Who knows?
Some ~ 5,000 Thais did fly to CPH for seasonal berry picking employment in July - they were blocked at first. They are returning home now.
Dignity for returning berry pickers
About 500 out of more than 5,000 Thai wild berry pickers in Finland and Sweden have returned home and are receiving adequate Covid-19 screenings at various quarantine facilities in the kingdom, said the Labour Ministry.
A total of 498 workers from the Scandinavian countries arrived in the kingdom on Thursday. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said 4,741 others will return home over the next few weeks, by Oct 22, as their contracts have expired.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-berry-pickers
Thai nationals do need a fit to fly cert (which includes 48-hr COVID test affidavit), they do not need proof of insurance.
For Thai nationals, they may have access to State Quarantine facilities, free of charge. Hence the terms SQ and ASQ.
There is also a TEM-Q scheme for Elite Visa holders, although not sure anyone has run that gauntlet yet.
STV-ers are on hold until closer to the end of the month, as of yesterday. Today? Who knows?
Some ~ 5,000 Thais did fly to CPH for seasonal berry picking employment in July - they were blocked at first. They are returning home now.
Dignity for returning berry pickers
About 500 out of more than 5,000 Thai wild berry pickers in Finland and Sweden have returned home and are receiving adequate Covid-19 screenings at various quarantine facilities in the kingdom, said the Labour Ministry.
A total of 498 workers from the Scandinavian countries arrived in the kingdom on Thursday. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said 4,741 others will return home over the next few weeks, by Oct 22, as their contracts have expired.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-berry-pickers
Thai nationals do need a fit to fly cert (which includes 48-hr COVID test affidavit), they do not need proof of insurance.
For Thai nationals, they may have access to State Quarantine facilities, free of charge. Hence the terms SQ and ASQ.
Oct 9, 2020, 3:48 am
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Did not see any other embassy mentioning it.
Oct 9, 2020, 4:13 am
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Foreigners can fly to Thailand under the CoE scheme, assuming they are in one of the eleven-ish acceptable categories. O-A, O-X and APEC were just added 29 Sep.
There is also a TEM-Q scheme for Elite Visa holders, although not sure anyone has run that gauntlet yet.
STV-ers are on hold until closer to the end of the month, as of yesterday. Today? Who knows?
Some ~ 5,000 Thais did fly to CPH for seasonal berry picking employment in July - they were blocked at first. They are returning home now.
Dignity for returning berry pickers
About 500 out of more than 5,000 Thai wild berry pickers in Finland and Sweden have returned home and are receiving adequate Covid-19 screenings at various quarantine facilities in the kingdom, said the Labour Ministry.
A total of 498 workers from the Scandinavian countries arrived in the kingdom on Thursday. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said 4,741 others will return home over the next few weeks, by Oct 22, as their contracts have expired.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-berry-pickers
Thai nationals do need a fit to fly cert (which includes 48-hr COVID test affidavit), they do not need proof of insurance.
For Thai nationals, they may have access to State Quarantine facilities, free of charge. Hence the terms SQ and ASQ.
There is also a TEM-Q scheme for Elite Visa holders, although not sure anyone has run that gauntlet yet.
STV-ers are on hold until closer to the end of the month, as of yesterday. Today? Who knows?
Some ~ 5,000 Thais did fly to CPH for seasonal berry picking employment in July - they were blocked at first. They are returning home now.
Dignity for returning berry pickers
About 500 out of more than 5,000 Thai wild berry pickers in Finland and Sweden have returned home and are receiving adequate Covid-19 screenings at various quarantine facilities in the kingdom, said the Labour Ministry.
A total of 498 workers from the Scandinavian countries arrived in the kingdom on Thursday. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said 4,741 others will return home over the next few weeks, by Oct 22, as their contracts have expired.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-berry-pickers
Thai nationals do need a fit to fly cert (which includes 48-hr COVID test affidavit), they do not need proof of insurance.
For Thai nationals, they may have access to State Quarantine facilities, free of charge. Hence the terms SQ and ASQ.
Oct 9, 2020, 5:59 pm
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There is a similar situation in New Zealand, where our horticultural industry is very reliant on seasonal workers to pick crops - mainly from the pacific islands, but also from Thailand/Philippines.
Oct 9, 2020, 6:27 pm
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I knew there was a lot of people coming to the Nordic countries from Eastern Europe for farm and seasonal farm work, I was a bit surprised at the distance travelled for seasonal work in that great numbers. I guess someone could actually do both the NZ and the Nordic season.
Oct 12, 2020, 6:00 am
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Oct 13, 2020, 8:45 pm
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"The Thai Airways International workers' union is protesting against the appointment of the THAI board chairman's wife to a higher position, saying it undermines trust in the beleaguered organisation. ..."