8 His Holiness Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on his four –day visit before leaving to Japan on Saturday.
21 Thailand Post has launched stamps to commemorate Pope Francis’s historic visit to Thailand, 35 years after the last visit of Pope John Paul II in 1984.
18 The Marine Department and Bangchak Corporation on Tuesday jointly conducted an oil-spill drill on the Chao Phraya River, simulating an emergency response by deploying a skimming vessel built by a Thai oil company.
7 A national park in the southern province of Phang-nga has planned to broadcast leatherback turtle’s egg-hatching live from Hat Thai Mueang Beach, in an attempt to raise public awareness on marine animal conservation.
28 A leading Thai commercial bank slashes its forecast for the country’s economic growth this year from 2.8 to 2.5 percent, due to the continuing slumps in export and private spending.
15 The Royal Thai Police has opened a command center to handle security during the visit of Pope Francis and 6,500 police officers were mobilized for the task.
8 Fine dust accumulated and became unhealthy in nine districts of Bangkok today.
14 The Department of Fisheries ordered his subordinates to strictly check crocodile farms nationwide to prevent the animals from escaping into public waterways.
9 The government plans to inject money into village and community funds to stimulate the economy.
12 Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn suffered from coronary artery disease and was admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
14 Over 300 Thai and Japanese business representatives attend a seminar of Small- and Medium-Enterprise (SME) promotion in Bangkok.
35 Thailand has signed a joint statement on mutual co-operation with the United States and Memoranda of Understanding on defence cooperation with China and Japan.
