Eighteen of 34 members of Palang Pracharath's executive committee resign, paving way for election of new party leader -- rumoured to be chief strategist Gen Prawit Wongsuwon.
Japan could allow business visitors from Thailand and three other countries to enter the country after a decline in new coronavirus infection cases.
Thailand reports one new imported coronavirus case and no new deaths on Monday, taking the total number of infections to 3,082 with 57 deaths since January.
The Bank of Thailand says it will act to curtail the baht's escalating value if it imperils an already fragile economy.
The government has announced the third stage of the easing of the business and activity lockdown, effective from Monday.
The government has set July 1 for the lifting of all business and activity lockdowns ordered earlier to cope with Covid-19, said the National Security Council chief.
Last week, the economics profession lost one of its leading lights -- Harvard professor Alberto Alesina. The Italian economist, who died of a heart attack at age 63, helped revolutionise the field of political economy.
