51 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) issued an announcement on Covid-19 control during the upcoming Songkran Thai New Year holiday from April 10-15.
9 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects to start implementing the third phase of the “We Travel Together” tourism stimulation scheme on May 1 pending the improvement of anti-graft tools.
23 The cabinet approved the Culture Ministry’s proposal to seek the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s intangible cultural heritage listing for spicy prawn soup, in Thai Tom Yum Kung.
34 His Majesty the King endorsed the appointment of four new ministers of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government.
43 The cabinet approved assistance worth 350 billion baht to help businesses affected by COVID-19 and it comprised soft loans and asset warehousing.
18 Local officials were helping more than 100 families whose houses were damaged by summer storms in Mae Hong Son and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces.
15 Officials found 395 COVID-19 cases among detainees at a facility of the Immigration Bureau in Bang Khen district, Bangkok.
53 The Immigration Bureau opened a field hospital as COVID-19 was spreading among detained illegal migrants.
53 Additional doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be sought for tourist destination provinces to boost the local economies, said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
72 Police arrested two Russian nationals in Pattaya for allegedly forging documents for visa extension.
14 The Criminal Court questioned Arnon Nampa and other detained anti-government rally leaders on his written complaint about safety while their lawyer expressed his concern about possible contempt of court by another rally leader, Parit Chiwarak.
37 A tour boat capsized in the Mekong River. Two passengers were missing and four others survived on the Lao side.
