108 Point deduction begins today on the drivers who violate traffic rules.
342 A student was fatally stabbed at Ban Lao Witthayakhan School in Nong Kaew sub-district of Muang district.
275 An automotive painting plant caught fire and its damage was estimated at about 100 million baht.
158 Surachai Sutthitham, president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, said the ex-farm prices of pigs would rise by 2-4 baht per kilogram on Jan 14 on higher costs.
106 The first flight from China after the COVID-19 pandemic will land in the country on Jan 9 with about 200 visitors from Xiamen and they will be among 300,000 arrivals from China expected in the first quarter of this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
115 Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his condolences for the death of one soldier and the serious injury of another during their demining mission near the Thai-Cambodian border in the Northeast.
535 Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand was well prepared to welcome visitors from around the world including those who would start to arrive from China next week while relevant officials would be monitoring the COVID-19 situation.
110 Local tourism-related operators said they were not concerned about the expected arrivals of Chinese visitors but they urged authorities to arrange for adequate flights and guarantee safety.
189 Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob signed an order to form a fact-finding committee to investigate a project to change the nameplate of the Bang Sue Grand Station and the logo of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
75 Officials are hunting for the owner of a sailboat which damaged coral in the Hat Nopparat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park.
191 The United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, also known in Thai as Ruam Thai Sang Chart, will introduce Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as its member at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on Jan 9.
190 Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said measures to welcome Chinese visitors would be concluded without any discrimination today and they would be advised to buy health insurance.
