19 Four Chinese nationals have been arrested on charges of using forged travel documents at a Thai border town of Mae Sot.
9 The Cabinet has increased the liability limits for air passengers to 5.4 million baht in the event of death or injury.
11 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Thailand to monitor the value of baht closely.
13 Road casualties during New Year holidays declined because more people spent their New Year transitional period at temples, according to authorities.
20 Highways were congested as New Year vacationers were returning to Bangkok after their long holidays.
11 The Labour Ministry plans to send 100,000 Thai people to work overseas this year.
12 The government’s policy for stores to stop giving away single-use plastic bags can negatively affect small and medium-sized plastic bag producers
10 The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand has invited stargazers to watch the Quadrantids meteor showers, which peaks on the night of Jan 3-4.
12 The Department of Primary Industries and Mines prepares three rock sources with 30 billion tons of supply in Rayong province
12 The Thai government is pushing for the removal of marijuana and kratom from the list of narcotics, paving the way for more effective medical uses.
6 Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has offered alms to Buddhist monks in a ceremony organised by the Thai Red Cross Society to mark the arrival of the New Year.
12 People want to spend their New Year countdown moment with Prime Minister Prayut and rocker Artiwara Kongmalai, aka Toon Body Slam, according to a survey.
