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Chonburi’s massage parlours and beauty businesses were allowed to reopen from Wednesday after the Covid-19 outbreak eased.

The Charawi Association for the Conservation of Thai Massage on Wednesday handed over a letter at Government House addressed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also chairman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, urging the government to help spa and massage parlour entrepreneurs who have been forced to shut down their businesses to prevent the new wave of Covid-19 from spreading.

Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Ladprao is promising the ultimate in pampering by introducing a new “spa buffet”, which allows guests to mix and match popular services to create a perfect 120-minute treatment for themselves.

All massage parlours must register with the Department of Health Service Support via the website and complete a self-assessment e-certificate for officials to check-up on a regular basis.

The Public Health Ministry is urging massage parlours to hold off on employing foreign returnees for at least a month since their return from overseas.

Massage shop operators submitted a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday (April 29), asking the government to allow their businesses to reopen given the lockdown is being eased from Friday.

The Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health Services Support will ask the Finance Ministry to consider Bt5,000 handouts for traditional massage and spa employees who have been affected by the government’s shutdown order and not covered by social security, director-general Dr Thares Karasnairaviwong said today (April 13).

Thai massage was added to Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage yesterday (December 12) making it the second Thai culture heritage to make the list after Khon masked dance in 2018.

The Anantara Spa at the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel is reaching back to a cherished period of history with the “Siamese Warrior Massage”, which will be available throughout November.

Four Vietnamese women were arrested on Tuesday for lacking a permit for massage work at a traditional parlour in Ubon Ratchathani’s Muang district.

Thailand has already submitted its application for "Nuad Thai" traditional massage to be added to Unesco’s World Cultural Heritage list and the result should be out by November this year, said Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat on Tuesday.

MASSAGE CAN be dangerous for women at different stages of their pregnancy, the Public Health Ministry warned yesterday after a pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage and went into coma after getting a foot massage in Chiang Mai province.