Thai Immigration has announced that foreigners who are unable to return to their home countries due to Covid-19 or the ongoing war in Ukraine can apply for permission to extend their stay in Thailand until May 24.
While the entire Western world and some countries in Asia strongly condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine, a sovereign country, Thailand does not. Prime Minister Prayut says that Thailand remains neutral.
I only see sporadic attention to the situation in Ukraine on Thai TV. Now that is very far away, I understand that, but Thailand can also be hit if the world economy takes a hit. It can also disrupt the recovery of tourism. Or does the Thai not care much about what is happening elsewhere in the world?
News from Thailand – July 19, 2014
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• Man in Phrae bitten by extremely venomous violin spider
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• Rayong fishermen demand money because of an oil spill