10GB data handout launches Friday
About 30 million mobile subscribers will be able to apply for 10 free gigabytes of data from 8am on Friday as part of public assistance measures during the virus crisis.
Protecting society's most vulnerable
Covid-19 crisis sees NGOs reaching out to help the unfortunate who slip through the net.
Finance Ministry mulls handouts for farmers
The Ministry of Finance on Thursday met to hash out details of a planned cash handout for almost nine million farmers to inject liquidity into the economy.
Cops hunt more mask-hoarding suspects
Police are looking for more suspects involved in a network affiliated with hoarding and over-charging of face masks following a crackdown on Wednesday.
Booze ban set to last 10 days
City Hall has banned the sale of alcohol in the capital for 10 days starting on Friday in the latest bid to prevent social gatherings that could spread Covid-19.
Horse owners mull action over deaths
A horse farm owner may sue the government for approving wildlife imports, believed to be the source of an outbreak that has killed many prized racehorses.
14,000 Thais still stranded abroad
The government gives priority to controlling the spread of the coronavirus at home, telling 14,000 Thais stranded abroad they will just have to wait.
54 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths
Sailors donate blood, as another 54 coronavirus cases are confirmed, raising the total to 2,423, and two more deaths lift the number of Covid-19-related fatalities to 32.
JSCCIB: Jobless totals headed to 7m by June
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking predicts that 7 million workers will be out of a job by June because of shutdowns from the pandemic.
Six citizens in hospital after flying home
Six Thais who recently returned from Japan on a repatriation flight were sent to hospital after failing a health screening test at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday.
Covid-19 prompts rush to pawn shops
Cash-strapped Thais are being forced to sell off their valuables to get by.
CCSA defends tests
Thailand has defended its coronavirus testing procedure, saying it is effective even if the country adopts selective screening rather than focuses on the quantity of tests.
Spain, Germany cases rise; UK PM remains in ICU: Virus update
EU ministers fail to agree on recovery plan as German cases rise, UK PM Johnson stable in ICU; China lifts Wuhan lockdown as Trump slams WHO.
Tuk-tuks turn from tourist darling to parcel delivery
A group of tuk-tuk drivers hope to survive the tourism slump by offering an economical new delivery service in Bangkok, with multiple drop-offs for the price of one trip.
Pattaya lockdown from Thursday
Pattaya will be closed to outsiders from Thursday afternoon following a rise in new coronavirus infections in the resort city.
Thailand logs 111 new Covid cases, 3 deaths Wednesday
Government reports 111 new coronavirus cases, including 42 returnees from Indonesia, for total of 2,369; 3 more deaths, all of foreigners, takes accumulated toll to 30.
Songkran 'Save Parents' campaign aims to douse Covid-19
The Department of Health has asked children to avoid visiting their parents and elderly family members during the Songkran Festival to protect them from Covid-19.
Loss of taste, smell 'early symptom of infection'
The Royal College of Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons has urged doctors to pay special attention to signs of smell blindness, which affects many Covid-19 patients.
623 busted over decree violations
More than 600 people nationwide have been prosecuted for defying the emergency decree invoked to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Govt talks up B1.9tn aid
The government is upbeat on the prospects of its fresh 1.9-trillion-baht economic stimulus package alleviating the widespread affects of the Covid-19 outbreak.
