Covid-19
Recap of businesses and services allowed to reopen on Sunday
The following is a cursory list of businesses and services that will be allowed to reopen on SundayEconomic activities The sales of food and beverages in hotels, airports, train stations, hospitals, restaurants, retail stores, is allowed...
Covid-19
Thai government asks citizens not to travel after holiday decision backfires; alcohol ban to be lifted
Thailand's government on Friday asked its citizens not to travel home for this weekend's extended holiday after its decision to not postpone the four-day holiday backfired massively.Coronavirus infection rates had been lowering for the past two weeks with...
Covid-19
Thailand sees a fifth straight day of single-digit coronavirus infections
Thailand’s government said on Friday that it had discovered 6 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2960.There were no new fatalities with the death toll still at 54.32 more patients have recovered from the virus...
Current Affairs
Should Thailand mandate a Covid-19 tracing app?
For the past couple of weeks, Thailand has seen a stabilized, decreasing rate of coronavirus infections with the government now easing up several lockdown measures and starting to reopen the country.However, fears over the resurgence of virus remains...
Current Affairs
Opinion: If Prayut wants public sympathy and ‘no politics,’ he should stop his party’s infighting first
This week Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha asked the opposition to put politics aside and concentrate on helping the government contain the coronavirus pandemic.Now is not the time for politics or criticizing the government, the prime minister said, but...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers 7 new coronavirus infections; fourth straight day with single digit reporting
Thailand’s government said on Thursday that it had discovered 7 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,954.There were no new fatalities with the death toll still at 54.22 more patients have recovered from the virus...
Covid-19
Thailand’s outbreak spike exposes conditions in migrant detention centre
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...
Covid-19
Government says all emergency orders extended until the end of May; jeopardizing easing measures
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...
Covid-19
Research reports spike in suicide attempts and deaths among Thai urban poor in April
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....
Current Affairs
Thailand discovers 9 new coronavirus cases; third day of single-digit reporting
Thailand’s government said on Wednesday that it had discovered 9 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,947.It is the third day in a row that the number of new infections was limited to single digits....
