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Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that his ministry was considering replacing the current Thailand Pass system with a vaccine passport for screening foreign arrivals.

Pannika Wanich, a leading member of the Progressive Movement, went to the Phayathai police station on Thursday to seek clarification over an order for the Consular Affairs Department to revoke her passport.

Police have asked the Foreign Ministry to revoke the passports of three leaders of the Progressive Movement to prevent them from leaving the country after they were slapped with sedition charges.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) announced on June 1 that Thais who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 can apply for a vaccine passport that will allow them to travel overseas.

As of May 6, the Thai government has restored the mandatory 14-day quarantine for both vaccinated and unvaccinated arrivals in the country, regardless of their nationality.

The Royal Gazette has published guidelines on the issuance of a certificate of immunisation or a vaccine passport, which will be signed by Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control.

Japanese travellers are the most welcome worldwide, according to the latest results of the Henley Passport Index .

Digital vaccine certificates, also known as vaccine passports, are emerging as a solution with the potential to support business and society to continue to reopen across the country… and across the world, while minimising the risk of a new wave of infection. They present an opportunity to facilitate the return of individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 to restricted spaces such as work locations and open borders for international travel.

Most people do not know what a vaccine passport is, according to Bangkok Poll.

The Royal Gazette website on Wednesday published an announcement by the Foreign Affairs Ministry regarding the new fee rate for making a passport.

The tourism minister has asked the Public Health Ministry for approval to launch a vaccine passport system in a bid to kick-start the tourism industry this year.

The Foreign Ministry is offering a free translation service and also waiving certification fees for 19 types of documents, in what it calls a “New Year gift” for customers.