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South Korea will push for fast inbound entry for foreign workers and expand the quota for businesses to hire foreigners to resolve workforce shortages in the industrial sector, economic policymakers said Monday.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Monday issued a notice to airlines on the relaxation of entry rules from July 1.

With Thailand easing rules for entry, Phuket will likely attract as many as 5 million foreign tourists this year, making up 50 per cent of the pre-Covid arrivals, according to the island resort province’s Tourism and Sports Office.

Air travel to Thailand will surge from Sunday when entry restrictions are eased but plane fares will likely rise due to higher fuel prices, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).

WASHINGTON - The White House announced on Monday that it would be lifting blanket travel restrictions on visitors from Europe, Britain and other countries that had been imposed at the start of the pandemic.

Six Chinese were arrested in Tak’s Mae Sot district today (September 3) after illegally entering Thailand via the Myanmar border.

The Ministry of Labour has been given the nod to allow migrant labour into the country and it has clarified on the guidelines. Department of Employment director-general Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul said that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday had approved bringing foreign labourers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to work as per the Department’s proposal.

Japan has extended denial of entry to nationals of 129 countries, including Thailand, until July 31. The Thai embassy and consulates in Tokyo reported on Wednesday (July 1) the announcement by Japan's foreign ministry.

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprasarn said he would ask the Cabinet to consider exempting Chinese and Indian tourists from an entry visa for a year to boost tourism.

A woman went online to advise fellow Thai nationals not to decorate their passports with pink Hello Kitty stamps because Taiwan will not let you in.

Taiwan’s foreign ministry has announced the extension of its trial 14-day visa-free entry programme for nationals from Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines until July next year.