55 The Royal Thai Police Office has worked out a new plan to handle the anti-government rally on Sept 19 and started to deploy about 10,000 officers at the demonstration venue.
21 Fourteen contacts of Myanmar migrants, who returned from Thailand to their home country and were found to be infected with Covid-19, tested negative for the coronavirus, said Ayutthaya governor Panu Yaemsri.
50 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha denied he issued a warning on the risks of COVID-19 transmission to threaten anti-government protesters.
13 The agriculture and cooperatives minister confirmed he did not prohibit farmers from growing rice but urged them to save water due to low supplies.
23 Thailand on Friday reported one new Covid19-related death.
28 Thailand has been added to England’s travel corridor exempt list. People arriving from Thailand in England will not need to self-isolate for two weeks from Saturday morning, said Foreign Affairs Ministry’s deputy spokesman Natapanu Noppakhun.
5 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked anti-government demonstrators to suspend their activities until the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis to end, warning their early movements could result in the disease spreading and failure to help the economy.
29 Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang urged Bangkok residents not to use their vehicles for World Car-Free day on September 22.
44 Thailand is bracing for the impacts of Tropical Storm Noul that could begin to trigger torrential rain in the Northeast early Friday morning.
20 The government will not allow violent clashes to happen during the anti-government rally planned for Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan says.
17 Permanent Secretary for Public Health ordered hospitals in the areas vulnerable to floods to prepare help for patients as tropical storm Noul is approaching the country.
12 Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha vowed to exercise patience and instructed officials to adopt soft and gentle approach in handling the anti governrment protest on Saturday.
