50 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reinforced its embankments and installed pumps along the Chao Phraya River to protect riverside communities from high tide overflow.
24 The country reopening was satisfactory in its first week as Thailand received more than 20,000 visitors, only 15 of whom were infected with COVID-19, according to the government spokesman.
21 Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang apologized for the flooding that resulted from overflow from the Chao Phraya River.
48 Bangkok’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage reported overflows from many canals in Bangkok and Muang district of Samut Prakan due to the high tide.
23 Prime Minister PrayuBt Chan-o-cha happily acknowledged the administration of 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and Thailand ranked 18th globally and 3rd in Southeast Asia by its vaccination coverage.
16 Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha discussed with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern full bilateral cooperation and the transfer of the APEC chairmanship to Thailand next year during a video conference.
27 The rice price situation is likely to improve thanks to many positive factors including weaker baht, country reopening and receding floods, according to the Department of Internal Trade.
63 RT-PCR tests cleared 90 students and teachers at Khamsoipitthayasan School of COVID-19 infection suspected in their earlier antigen tests.
53 The cabinet approved a 3.6-billion-baht budget for the local development of ChulaCov19 and Baiya vaccines to cope with COVID-19.
22 The Criminal Court is in the process of hearing petitions to have bail revoked for four anti-government demonstration leaders.
60 More than 50 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested in the northern province of Chiang Mai just after they walked across the border into Fang district.
27 The Commerce Ministry is confident that the shortage of fresh vegetables will end soon and pending that it deploys mobile markets to sell vegetables at reasonable prices.
