59 The Ministry of Public Health will not declare COVID-19 an endemic disease on July 1, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
56 There were 1,917 traffic accidents, 1,869 injured people and 278 dead victims during the seven-day road safety campaign.
43 BANGKOK, April 18 (TNA) – The Bangkok South Criminal Court released former Democrat Party deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi on bail of 700,000 baht on the condition that he must not leave the country without its permission after he was charged with in a rape case and two sexual harassment cases.
19 BANGKOK, April 18 (TNA) – Mango sticky rice made top Twitter hashtags thanks to Danupha “Milli” Khanatheerakul who is the first Thai woman to perform in the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
78 The Department of Health expected the country to log 50,000 to 100,000 new COVID-19 cases daily following the Songkran festival and urged people to seriously protect themselves from the disease.
29 The country did not import Belgium-made Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs contaminated with salmonella bacteria, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
36 The Bank of Thailand informed the finance minister that inflation exceeded its expected level and should return to its normal pace late this year.
49 Smoke haze from Laos raised the levels of PM2.5 sharply in the Northeast while the fine dust exceeded its safe threshold in 34 provinces this morning, according to the Pollution Control Department.
14 The Ministry of Public Health encouraged people to use 2U measures to protect themselves from COVID-19 during the Songkran festival and also shortened the quarantine of high-risk people.
13 Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulated Thailand national futsal team for taking home its 16th AFF Futsal Championship title.
25 People increasingly used all modes of public transport including inter-provincial buses, trains and planes ahead of the Songkran festival from April 13.
16 The Public Health Ministry accepted 50,000 treatment courses of antiviral drug Paxlovid to help COVID-19 patients whose number can rise after the Songkran festival.
