Covid-19

On April 25, 42 migrant detainees in Sadao’s Immigration Detention Center (IDC) tested positive for Covid – in a period where the government’s reported daily infection rates have descended into the single digits. But the falling numbers may raise...

Thailand’s government passed an executive order late Wednesday mandating that all emergency decrees that it had enacted to be continued until the end of May.The executive order, published in the Royal Gazette and signed by Prime Minister Prayut...

The suicide rate in Thailand’s urban poor has seen a significant increase over the past month, according to a study commissioned by the TSRI in April.Out of the 38 suicide attempts during that period, there have been 28 deaths....

Our updated number of cases by region, current as of Tuesday morning, are listed below.Central region: Bangkok: 1493Nonthaburi: 157Samut Prakan: 111Pathum Thani: 39Nakhon Pathom: 22Samut Sakhon: 12Nakhon Sawan: 9Phitsanulok: 6Suphan Buri: 6Saraburi: 5Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 4Phetchabun: 3Sukhothai: 3Lopburi: 2Nakhon...

Forget Thaksin vs Abhisit. Most people already have. Forget Thanathorn vs Prayut. Soon people will as well. Forget democracy vs theocracy, or if you like democracy vs authoritarianism, these arguments are irrelevant at best and a distraction at worst....

The government announced on Tuesday that they will not postpone the four holidays taking place in May.Recommendations made by the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on postponing Labor Day (May 1), Coronation Day (May 5), Visakha Bucha Day...

Thailand’s government said on Tuesday that it had discovered 7 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,938.It is the second day in a row that new infection numbers have been in the single digits.There...

The coronavirus outbreak has disproportionately affected the poor and the working class around the world. The same is true in Thailand.In this photo essay, Dominic captures the struggle of Bangkok's working class as government policies during the outbreak...

Our updated number of cases by region, current as of Monday morning, are listed below.Central region: Bangkok: 1481Nonthaburi: 156Samut Prakan: 111Pathum Thani: 39Nakhon Pathom: 20Samut Sakhon: 13Nakhon Sawan: 10Phitsanulok: 6Saraburi: 5Suphan Buri: 5Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 4Phetchabun: 3Sukhothai: 3Lopburi: 2Nakhon...

Thailand’s government said on Sunday that it had discovered 15 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,922.There were no new fatalities with the death toll still at 51547 more patients have recovered from the virus...