24 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.
8 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.
40 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.
16 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.
25 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.
74 Police arrested 35 demonstrators and seized 20 motorcycles in a crackdown on unrest among protesters on Sunday (Aug 22).
30 Thailand logged 17,491 new COVID-19 cases and 242 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported.
19 The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation confirmed a luxury floating hotel was removed from the Khwae Noi River in the Sai Yok National Park.
42 Anti-government protesters traveled in their “car mob” to three embassies to file complaints on government responses to rallies and COVID-19 vaccines.
59 A researchers’ team of the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) has sought approval from the Food and Drug Administration to test its new inhaled COVID-19 vaccines on humans.
15 The total COVID-19 cases in the country exceeded 1 million as it logged 19,851 new cases and 240 new fatalities over the past 24 hours.
26 Police and officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) arrested two men for allegedly selling antiviral drug favipiravir made in China and Japan without permission.
