11 Thai former WBC super flyweight titlist Srisaket Nakornluang Promotion waited for his second COVID-19 test to confirm if he was infected with the disease.
5 COVID-19 vaccination started for children aged 5-11 years at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health and parents brought their children there for the inoculation.
15 The cleanup of oil slicks at Mae Ramphueng beach was successful and officials concerned were watching out for possible impacts on the Ao Phrao bay of Ko Samet island, according to the minister of natural resources and environment.
19 Pheu Thai Party’s candidate Surachart Thienthong won a by-election in Constituency 9 with 29,416 votes, according to an unofficial vote result from the Election Commission.
17 Government officials and police arrested many suspects, impounded properties and froze 50 bank accounts with financial transactions worth over 20 billion baht believed to be involved in an online gambling network.
41 The government has readied all systems to resume its quarantine-free Test & Go entry scheme for visitors on Feb 1, according to the government spokesman.
45 The chief of the Khao Yai National Park was transferred out of the park for holding a controversial party including a concert there, according to the minister of natural resources and environment.
24 A satellite photo supplied by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) showed oil slicks in the Map Ta Phut bay covered 47 square kilometers, nine times bigger than Ko Samet.
43 The National Communicable Disease Committee agrees to redefine COVID-19 as an endemic disease when situations meet criteria.
27 Southeast Insurance Co has not received permission to close down and must continue to insure all policyholders, according to the Office of the Insurance Commission.
26 The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and agencies concerned confirmed that oil slicks from a leaking undersea pipe off Rayong province would not be washed ashore like what had happened in 2013.
15 The Civil Court on Jan 27 opened its new division to hear particularly online shopping disputes and such lawsuits can be filed online around the clock.
