8 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday laid down policy guidelines in a conference of ministers, senior state officials and head of the armed forces.
10 The Royal Thai Navy on Thursday held a rehearsal for the October’s Royal Barge procession as part of the nationwide celebration of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation.
7 Two suspects in a spate of Bangkok bombs were involved in an insurgent attack in Narathiwat in 2013, said National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda.
14 Indonesian President, ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi and ASEAN’s foreign ministers has celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the bloc.
5 The Transport Minister gave a nod with the proposal to increase taxi fares by 0.50 baht per kilometer for the first 1-10 km. distance.
8 The Thai government has admitted that it has failed to achieve its goal to reduce road deaths and injuries but vowed to push ahead road safety promotion in order to cut road traffic casualties by half within next year.
21 To lift its reputation as a world-class golf destination, Thailand has invited international golf tour operators to the fifth Thailand Golf Travel Mart (TGTM) being held in Chiang Mai city.
14 The Bank of Thailand (BOT) cuts its policy interest rate for the first time in more than four years, down from 1.75 to 1.5 percent.
7 Raging fires at peat swamp forests in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat have continued for 10 days as military personnel join the firefighting operations.
5 Executives of the Public Health Ministry received 4,500 bottles of marijuana oil from the Government Pharmaceutical Organization for free cancer treatment and research.
5 National Police Chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda will disclose progress made in the investigation into Bangkok’s bombings at a press conference tomorrow.
18 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said investigation into Bangkok bombings was progressing and the chief negotiator for southern peace talks remained unchanged.
