Thailand morning news for June 4

Crowds flock as beach reopens Popular beaches were teeming with visitors on the first public holiday on Wednesday since their closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic two months ago, with Bang Saen beach in Chon […]

Crowds flock as beach reopens Popular beaches were teeming with visitors on the first public holiday on Wednesday since their closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic two months ago, with Bang Saen beach in Chon […]

Thailand returns to roots as food exports soar Thailand is returning to its economic roots as a food producer, with overseas demand for rice, seafood, fruit and other edibles bolstering exports even as the Covid-19 […]

11 dead, 14,000 ill as rainy season worsens dengue fever outbreak in northeast The onset of Thailand’s rainy season has worsened a nationwide outbreak of dengue fever, which has already killed 11 people and sickened […]

Thailand passes record stimulus package to combat COVID-19 impact Thailand’s parliament approved on Sunday (May 31) a near-US$60 billion stimulus package, the kingdom’s biggest-ever cash injection, to revive an economy that has been hammered by […]

Thai PM assures MPs of clear guidelines on how to spend one trillion baht loan Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Thursday) assured members of parliament that the Government has put in place clear guidelines, […]

Thai parliament urged to pass record US$60 billion coronavirus stimulus bill Thailand’s premier on Wednesday urged parliament to approve the kingdom’s biggest-ever stimulus package to revive an economy battered by coronavirus, which has brought tourism […]

Thai government extends state of emergency until end of June Citing health security, the Thai Cabinet today approved the CCSA’s proposal for an extension to the nation-wide state of emergency for another month, to the […]

Thai Government is warning on fake Thai Chana Covid19 contact tracing websites The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration warned the public this afternoon in both the English and Thai language press conferences around fake Thai […]

Thai Prime Minister demands investigation into alleged state quarantine kickbacks at hotels in Pattaya The Prime Minister of Thailand has ordered an investigation into alleged state quarantine kickbacks in order to take further tough action […]

NSC to propose extending emergency decree until end of June Thailand’s National Security Council is to recommend, to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), an extension of the state of emergency until the end […]

Fate of emergency decree to be decided Thursday Officials will decide on Thursday on the future of the emergency decree, which is due to end on May 31, National Security Council secretary-general Somsak Roongsita said […]

Thai anger unabated, banned politician says, 10 years after army crackdown Thailand marked the 10th anniversary of a bloody army crackdown on protesters on Tuesday, with a banned opposition politician saying anger was unabated, especially […]