34 Officials were speeding up assistance for flood victims as flooding remained in two provinces, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
27 Fifteen core leaders of anti-government groups have been summoned by police to acknowledge the sedition charges for their roles in a recent rally.
62 Over 50 Myanmar workers have been arrested for illegal entry to Thailand as the surge of COVID-19 infections in Myanmar has prompted Thai authorities to tighten border control measures.
29 The National Police Policy Board unanimously approved a single nominee to be the new national police chief.
18 The Director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases has proposed the suspension of labor import from Myanmar until its coronavirus disease 2019 situation improves.
38 Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen.Prayut Chan-ocha pledged to offer 2.4-billion – baht in soft loans to seven airlines by October during a meeting with their executives on Friday.
18 Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) predicts that the gross domestic product will shrink by 10% this year and the economy will then recover in a U-shaped manner.
68 A deputy government spokesperson said the Phuket Model of welcoming foreign tourists would not be implemented in the near future and Thai people should go on vacation to help the local economy.
36 Thailand has an excellent system to screen arrivals for the coronavirus disease 2019 and people can be helpful by informing officials of illegal migrants, Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
23 The Cabinet has increased subsidy rate on accommodation and air tickets for travellers, registered with the tourism stimulus campaign “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together).
32 Thailand has stepped up its efforts to combat human trafficking with an aim to be upgraded to Tier 1 in the US Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP).
47 The gold robber who killed three people including a toddler in January is sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of nine charges.
