21 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) signed a 6.52-billion-baht contract to buy 50 locomotives from the SFR consortium to replace old locomotives.
8 The Education Ministry welcomes students for talks as a student network across the country has planned to stage a protest outside the Education Ministry on Sept 5, said Education Minister, Nataphon Teepsuwan.
15 Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to include marijuana extract in the National List of Essential Medicines to cut the expenses of patients and increase their access to medicine.
33 The Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports are promoting tourism with the 3C principle of Care, Clean and Clear to ensure good health for tourists.
32 Ubon Ratchathani governor remains vigilant to strict control border crossings to prevent recurrence of Covid-19.
44 The Thai tourism is recovering but has not been restored to its normal level yet, according to the Economic Intelligence Center of Siam Commercial Bank which urges for more stimulus measures.
58 Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha has ordered the Royal Thai Navy to consider delaying the controversial purchase of two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht from China, says government spokesman, Anucha Burapachaisri.
51 Health officials in areas bordering Myanmar have been ordered to watch out for illegal migrants as the coronavirus disease 2019 is spreading in the neighboring country.
19 The minister of natural resources and environment officially launched a project to return animals to the wild at the Thung Kramang field in the Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary in the northeastern province.
27 The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Pollution Control Department are researching on preventing and mitigating fine dust.
61 Five mobile phone networks start to send natural disaster warnings in three languages for the sake of public safety.
26 Thailand logged a new case of coronavirus disease 2019, a returnee from the Netherlands, and the total cases rose to 3,411.
