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There were 9,810 new Covid-19 cases and 66 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has slashed its economic growth projection for this year again to 0.7% as the third wave of Covid-19 has had a more severe impact on the country's economy since the central bank conducted its earlier projection.

Lockdown favours healthcare stocks 2 A bus driver talks on a mobile phone as all inter-provincial buses are grounded at Mor Chit terminal to prevent the coronavirus spread. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Healthcare and medical equipment stocks are set to remain the biggest beneficiaries of Thailands ongoing lockdown, while airlines continue to slump, according to a brokerage. At the end of last month the government extended restrictions for another 14 days, st...

Covid fear halves holiday travel published : 10 Apr 2021 at 04:00 Mask-clad people wait to board their bus at Mor Chit terminal in the capital. Fewer people are heading to the provinces for the Songkran holidays as the fresh outbreak of Covid-19 has put a dampneer on the mood for celebration. Bus drivers and conductors were instructed to practise strict health safety measures. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill An estimated 50,000 people poured out...

Covid fears halve Songkran travel 16 Thousands seeking bus and train ticket refunds published : 9 Apr 2021 at 18:50 16 Traffic on Motorway Route 9 (Bang Pa-in-Bang Phli) heading to Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya is heavy on Friday evening. (Image from JS100 Radio Facebook page) An estimated 50,000 people poured out of Bangkok on buses to their home provinces on Friday, about half the predicted figure for the traditional Songkran rush, due ...

Chatuchak locals wont lose homes published : 25 Feb 2021 at 04:22 8 The Treasury Department on Wednesday assured a community in Chatuchak district that it would not appropriate land on which the community is located to pave the way for the revival of a mass transit terminal project. Yutthana Yimkarun, the departments director-general, gave his assurance to community residents during a visit to the project site. Mr Yutthana said the project was under the departments ...

One arrest as police break up protest at embassy 4 published : 2 Feb 2021 at 04:00 4 Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyis National League for Democracy Party converge outside the Myanmar embassy on Sathon Road yesterday to condemn the military coup and demand her release. Varuth Hirunyatheb Police broke up a rally in front of the Myanmar embassy in central Bangkok yesterday as enraged Myanmar citizens demanded the immediate release of the count...

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will this week propose that the capital’s communicable diseases committee relax current restrictions on the closure of certain types of businesses and activities.

Thailand reported two more Covid-19 deaths and 279 new infections amid worries the trend will continue as more people are travelling during the New Year holiday.

250 new Covid cases, mostly local infections 48 published : 30 Dec 2020 at 12:39 48 Amid the spreading wave of Covid-19, there were few travellers on Tuesday at Mor Chit bus terminal in Bangkok heading upcountry for the New Year. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasil) The government on Wednesday reported 250 new Covid-19 cases - 241 local infections, eight quarantined arrivals and one Myanmar cargo truck driver - raising the total to 6,690. Dr ...