17 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will consider the relaxation of COVID-19 control measures this Friday.
10 The Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Board resolved to spend 1.2 billion baht to help micro-entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that were affected by COVID-19.
20 The Public Health Ministry accepted a request from the Thai Restaurant Association for eased disease control measures to support their business.
41 National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk dismissed Pol Col Thitisan Utthanaphon, chief of the Muang Nakhon Sawan police station, pending investigation into his alleged fatal extortion of money from a drug trafficking suspect.
20 The Food and Drug Administration in Thailand seeks more information about the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer after its American counterpart approved the full-scale administration of the vaccine for people aged 16 years and over.
21 The use and sales of kratom leaves were legalized in Thailand today and 1,038 inmates jailed earlier for their previous use were freed, according to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin.
6 Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said he let the Corrections Department decide whether anti-government protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chivarak who was infected with COVID-19 should receive treatment outside his prison or not.
29 AstraZeneca has confirmed with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that it will deliver 61 million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by this December.
14 COVID-19 might be already past its peak in Thailand and lockdown measures could be relaxed next month, according to the National Communicable Disease Committee.
15 Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin advised freelancers and self-employed people to quickly subscribe to the Social Security Fund within Aug 24 to receive 5,000-baht assistance in return.
60 Police arrested 35 demonstrators and seized 20 motorcycles in a crackdown on unrest among protesters on Sunday (Aug 22).
21 Thailand logged 17,491 new COVID-19 cases and 242 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported.
