81 About 1.86 million people applied for the government’s welfare cards for the poor on the first day of the registration.
82 People of Mon Cham mountain in this northern province complained against forest authorities’ plan to demolish five resort hotels which allegedly encroach on a forest and they denied they were proxies.
130 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the military on Monday kicked off jointly operation to remove water hyacinth, blocking waterways in preparation for potential heavy rains.
102 Niphon Bunyamanee resigned as deputy interior minister to fight a court case in which he was charged with failing to pay for multi-purpose road maintenance vehicles during his previous tenure as the president of the Songkhla provincial administrative organization.
150 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched its campaign for the separation of food waste from other garbage and also introduced its new garbage trucks that have special compartments to carry food waste.
106 Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon visited the southern province of Krabi to follow up water and oil palm situations and handed land right documents.
730 Traffic fines will be much higher, with the maximum rate of 4,000 baht, on Sept 5 when the newly amended Land Traffic Act will take effect, according to the police.
123 Police arrested a couple suspected of trafficking in Rohingya people as they sneaked into the country after escaping arrest since 2015.
202 Many parts of Phuket province were flooded, especially Thalang district where vehicles were covered by floodwater after persistent rain. Meanwhile, the management of Phuket airport warned air travelers to arrive early.
101 Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Ayutthaya province to inspect flood prevention efforts including the construction and maintenance of embankments by the military.
171 The Royal Irrigation Department warned people in 11 provinces of the rising level of the Chao Phraya River as it will increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya barrage on Sept 4.
156 From Sept 1 drug stores can dispense COVID-19 medicine by prescription only and relevant organizations will closely check the drug distribution, according to officials.
