9 Thai authorities have seized 21 star tortoises worth around 630,000 baht while being smuggled from Malaysia.
2 Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) orders new elections at six polling stations and vote recounts at two others after finding irregularities and incorrect vote counting in the March 24 election
8 A Chinese scam call center has been busted in a police raid at a house in Thailand’s Phuket province.
7 Thailand is facing severe drought as four provinces have been declared drought disaster areas.
4 Representatives of the European Union praised Thailand for expanding solutions to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Southeast Asia
2 Three Mongolians seen on CCTV camera pickpocketing passenger of Bangkok sky train have been arrested.
8 Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, expects the number of tourists in the North will drop by 10% this year due to smoke haze
3 Operators on Khao San road in Bangkok agree to suspend their Songkran festival celebrations this year to pave the way for coronation-related ceremonies
5 Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha has called for an integrated action on the border management among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), paving the way for the establishment of a joint regional mechanism on the more concrete border management in the future
6 The government is joining forces with the private sector to alleviate smog in the North as the royalty has raised concern about the severe air pollution, deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak said.
11 Thailand has sought cooperation from neighbouring Myanmar to fight haze problem caused by forest burning and farming activities in border areas
5 A Japanese scammer has been arrested in Thailand after fleeing a fraudulent charge in Nara, Japan.
