48 The Center for Medical Genomics of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital reported the first local case of COVID-19’s BA.2.75 sub-variant was detected in Trang.
96 The United States moved Thailand from Tier 2 Watch List last year to Tier 2 in its 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, reflecting Thai government and private sectors’ serious efforts to tackle human trafficking over the past year.
28 Department of Livestock Development and the Imported Food Safety Policy Bureau of South Korea signed an agreement on electronic livestock health certification via the blockchain system.
93 Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin warned Thai women not to be lured into forced prostitution by bogus job brokers who pretended to offer them spa jobs in the United Arab Emirates.
26 The Oil Fuel Fund board resolved to cap the retail diesel price at about 35 baht per liter this week.
11 The censure debate against some ministers has started with ministers from the Bhumjaithai Party being grilled first.
18 The Ministry of Public Health will allow private clinics to procure molnupiravir antivirals like private hospitals are doing to increase COVID-19 patients’ access to medicine.
39 The Department of Disease Control expects 7,000 long acting antibody (LAAB) doses to arrive on July 25 mainly for people with chronic kidney disease.
17 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has included the Thale Noi wetland pastoral buffalo agro-ecosystem among entries reaching the final round to vie for the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) status.
63 People are visiting the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the compound of the Grand Palace to see about 100 stone statues with Asian and Western characteristics that were recently discovered under the walls of the temple and already put on display.
20 The permanent secretary for public health convenes the Bangkok governor to discuss responses to rising COVID-19 infections.
58 Manchester United and Liverpool football clubs are ready for their first and historic match in Asia tonight.
