The Covid-19 task force makes it clear that opening Bangkok and other cities to vaccinated foreign tourists is dependent on satisfactory preparations being in place to deal with any surge in infections.
The number of new infections is in a downtrend, but health officials are concerned that government officials' retirement parties and the annual vegetarian festival could soon reverse that.
The Public Health Ministry addressed concerns raised by academics over the government's plan to reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists starting next month.
The Federation of Thai SME has voiced cautious support of the government's plan to reopen the tourism industry in October, stressing the need to juggle economic restoration with safeguards against new Covid-19 outbreaks.
Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand's third-highest peak and part of a karst geological mountain range in Chiang Mai, has been listed as a new biosphere reserve.
The Transport Ministry is conducting a study to develop Hua Lamphong railway station and its adjoining areas for commercial purposes, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said.
The House of Representatives on Thursday gave initial approval to a law against torture and forced disappearances, after years of delay and criticism from rights groups.
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The rush on grilled and deep-fried meatballs continues, five days after Thai K-pop star Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban said they were the first things she would buy if she could return to her home province of Buri Ram from Korea.
The Public Health Ministry on Thursday responded to concerns raised by academics over the government's plan to reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists starting next month.
National artist and novelist Khunying Wimon Siriphaibun, best known by her pen name Thommayanti, died on Monday. She was 85.
Thai-born K-pop singer Lalisa 'Lisa' Manoban has so delighted her fans in Thailand by wearing the traditional golden headdress in the video for her first solo single.
