Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha gave his assurance today that the Government has no intention whatsoever of begging for or...

Over the past two days, about one million people, who were disqualified from receiving the Government’s monthly 5,000 baht...

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has extended the ban on the wholesale and retail sale of liquor, from April...

Thailand’s National Vaccines Institute, in cooperation with the Medical Science and Science faculties of Mahidol University and the Faculty...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appealed to Thailand’s 20 richest people for help by asking them to join...

A researcher at Thailand’s economic think-tank, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), has predicted that the number of poor...

In a sudden volte-face, Nonthaburi Governor Suchin Chakchumsak has rescinded an order he issued yesterday, to ease lockdown restrictions...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning called on ASEAN countries to mobilize the energies and efforts of all sectors...

SINGAPORE – Asean has to mount a united response to the coronavirus pandemic as the region is deeply connected...

As many as ten million workers in Thailand may lose their jobs in the next three months, if the...

Over the past two months, health volunteers have visited more than 11.8 million households around Thailand and have identified...

The Government is preparing about 3,500 private hotel rooms, in Bangkok and in the provinces, to house returning Thais...

New COVID-19 infections in Thailand have fallen for the third consecutive day, from Thursday’s 54 to yesterday’s 50 and...

Today (Saturday), 45 new coronavirus infections were reported, 5 fewer than yesterday. 2 more fatalities were also recorded. According...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged the Thai public not to take part in any Songkran-related activities next week,...

The Thai government today declared COVID-19 part of the national agenda and agreed to adjust the current fiscal budget,...

The Government is yet to decide whether a 24-hour curfew is necessary, government spokeswoman Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat said today,...

The Thai Ministry of Defence has ordered the three armed forces to make space available for the setting up...

The Thai Red Cross Society is seeking donations of plasma from people who have fully recovered from a COVID-19...

NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Coronavirus-related illnesses killed 630 people in the last day in New York state, Governor Andrew...

Thailand’s new COVID-19 infection rate has fallen below 100 for the first time since March 22 as authorities today...

A so far unnamed British businessman died this morning when fell from the outbound Srirat expressway onto Ramkhamhaeng Road...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CVAT) has stopped all international flights from landing in Thailand for three days,...

Former politician and minister in several previous Thai administrations, Mr. Prachuab Chaiyasan, aka Isan Idi (Amin), died of lung...

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reduced the opening hours of convenience stores, food shops and stalls by ordering...

Thailand’s Land Transport Department has suspended, until further notice, all public transport to Phuket, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, following...

Three southern provinces of Phuket, Yala and Narathiwat have been placed on lockdown in a bid to curb the...

The tourist island of Phuket is headed for a complete lockdown as its airport will be closed to all...

Citing the worsening COVID-19 situation in Phuket province, Governor Pakkapong Thaveewat has imposed a lockdown of the popular resorting...

The parents of about 200 Thai students, currently in the USA under the American Field Service (AFS) exchange program,...

Five inmates have escaped from a prison, in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Buri Ram, after about 100 prisoners staged...

Speaking at a press conference today (Sunday), Dr. Thaveesilp Wissanuyothing, spokesman for Thailand’s Command Centre for the Management of...

Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: – Singapore cancels man’s passport –...

A retired Venezuelan general who was charged by the United States with “narco-terrorism” along with President Nicolas Maduro and...

The shock postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has dealt a savage blow to Japan’s hotels and tourism industry,...

There is no new strain of coronavirus originating in Italy as claimed by a Thai doctor, according to the...

The Thai Ministry of Defence has decided to postpone this year’s round of military conscription, scheduled to take place...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world’s largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in...

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has the potential to become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic due...

Officials, in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, have been trying to track down passengers from a VIP tour...

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The Thai government has declared a nationwide state of emergency in a stepped- up effort to stem the spread...

A leading medical expert has painted a grim scenario for the COVID-19 situation in Thailand over the next 30...

The cabinet is expected to roll out a package of measures to help people and businesses affected by the...

In light of the exponential surge in COVID-19 infections and the potential for increased transmission in upcountry provinces, Bangkok...

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India launched a 14-hour long curfew on Sunday to limit the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic in the...

A 66-year old Thai woman, who worked as a chef at a Thai restaurant in Washington DC, died of...

LONDON (REUTERS) – Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organisation’s top emergency...

It’s a Sunday like no other Sundays for Bangkok, usually one of the busiest cities in the world. As...

Thailand’s norther city of Chiang Mai is to impose strict measures to limit gatherings of people in venues deemed...

Thailand reported a single day jump of 188 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total so far to...

Prapas Thongsuk was desperate to hug his daughter when she landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport late on Friday, but all...

Bangkok’s five neighbouring provinces of Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon have imposed drastic measures...

Thailand’s Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has self-quarantined after he learned that one of his protection officers has been admitted...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has designated ten more countries as “high-risk” for COVID-19, and citizens of...

Thailand’s cabinet has taken the initiative by implementing social distancing as a preventive measure to protect against contracting COVID-19,...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that his government is ready to close the country’s borders to all...

Thailand claims to have developed 500 baht COVID-19 test kits which are capable producing a result in under an...

All entertainment places in and around Bangkok, including pubs, massage parlours, nightclubs and movie houses, will be closed for...

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang today invoked the Infectious Diseases Act to order the closure of boxing stadia, bars, pubs,...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda have signed an announcement which temporarily suspends the visa...

Hundreds of Thais, working illegally in South Korea, have missed their flights to Thailand after they were prevented from...

The public prosecutors have agreed not to appeal the verdict of the Appeals Court against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta,...

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is characterizing the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pandemic, Director...

In light of the global spread of COVID-19 and increasing concern over a potential widespread domestic outbreak, Thailand has...

71.2% of respondents, to a Super Poll opinion survey, disagree with the Government’s plan to give two 1,000 baht...

At least ten people were killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in...

Two more coronavirus patients have fully recovered and returned home, bringing the number of those who have recovered to...

Fifty-five former MPs of the Future Forward party will join the Kao Klai (Leap Forward), this week. The new...

With stores in India and New York, multiple clothing brands and a global celebrity following, fashion designer Anita Dongre...

Authorities are searching for about 80 Thais who arrived, in a group of 200 on four flights, at Suvarnabhumi...

In the third of the series on the rising campus activism, ThaiPBS World’s Political Desk examines how students are...

All visitors from high-risk countries will be subjected to 14-day quarantine at their hotels in Thailand, after which they...

Kla (Dare) party leader Korn Chatikavanij announced today that the party is not allied with any of the current...

The spokesman for the Thai judiciary says that the accusation of interference by a senior judge in a case...

Sattahip naval base has been designated as the centre for screening Thai workers returning from South Korea, to determine...

Two more new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today by Thailand’s Public Health Ministry, bringing the total to 50. Of...

China’s exports plummeted in the first two months of this year on the back of a coronavirus epidemic that...

The number of cases from the new coronavirus topped 100,000 worldwide as the US battled to contain an outbreak...

The judge, who shot himself in a courtroom of the provincial court in Thailand’s southern border province of Yala...