21 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha convened the first meeting of the Centre for Economic Situation Administration while the private sector urged for immediate help for SMEs.
49 The Livestock Development Department is working seriously to ensure the safety of Thai meat amid reports of COVID-19-contaminated meat in other countries, according to the department chief.
43 The Thai government through the Foreign Ministry will donate US$50,000 or about 1.5 million baht to help victims of the huge blast in Beirut.
29 The Thai economic outlook may be the worst in the region thanks to heavy foreign dependency, said outgoing Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
20 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said his new cabinet would do its best to protect Thai citizens from the national economic crisis.
71 Phuket has been free of the coronavirus disease 2019 but still needs frequent tourism promotional campaigns because its tourism has not picked up, according to the mayor of Patong district.
25 Political demonstrations showed signs of legal violation and police were ready to handle a big rally on Aug 16, said a spokesman of the Royal Thai Police Office.
42 The Thai Cabinet on Thursday approved September 4 and 7 as a substitute holiday for the postponed Songkran festival, creating a four-day weekend from September 4 to 7.
20 The Justice Ministry is proceeding with its project to build an industrial estate where prisoners will work in order to relieve congestion in jails and prepare their return to society.
35 Public Transport can operate at full capacity from today onwards after the Center for Covid-19 Administration Situation (CCSA) has taken further steps in easing Covid-19 restrictions.
36 Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said there was no official confirmation about the report that a Thai man from Japan tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019.
10 The Education Ministry will assess resumption of full services at schools and is ready to close some schools if there is risks for spread of Covid-19, said Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan.
