44 The Department of Mineral Resources has confirmed that ammonite fossils were used to decorate sidewalks at a famous shopping arcade, Siam Square.
68 The committee of the state Fuel Oil Fund resolved to start the gradual increase in the diesel price from May 1 with the first increment of two baht per liter.
47 The Land Transport Federation of Thailand demanded the government extend its policy to cap the local diesel price at 30 baht per liter for a year; otherwise, they would have to raise their freight charges by at least 20% on May 1.
15 The Ministry of Finance revises its forecast of the economic growth rate this year to 3.5% as it expects the Russia-Ukraine conflict will fuel inflation.
32 No provinces have met criteria for the declaration of COVID-19 as an endemic disease, according to the Department of Disease Control.
173 The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives prepared the Royal Ploughing ceremonies for the blessing and morale of Thai farmers.
35 The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday, decided to relax disease controls from May 1, ending control (orange) zones during its meeting on Friday.
51 The Test & Go entry scheme including its compulsory RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 on arrival will end on May 1 and be replaced with simple self-antigen tests, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
38 Ayuth Sintoppant, director-general of the Corrections Department, dismissed a prison guard pending disciplinary and criminal investigations into alleged extortion against an inmate’s daughter.
19 The Layer Farmer Association said the ex-farm price of chicken eggs in mixed sizes rose from 3.40 baht to 3.50 baht per egg today.
17 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration will revoke a compulsory RT-PCR test upon arrival on foreign visitors and recommend they do an antigen test for COVID-19 in 24 hours instead.
20 The Democrat Party insists it will not intervene in investigation into sexual harassment and rape allegations against its former deputy leader and will help victims, according to its executive.
