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Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:18:00 +0700
315 new Covid-19 cases recorded Sunday
Thailand has confirmed 315 new coronavirus cases, taking the accumulated total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 7,694, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Sunday.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 07:11:00 +0700
Crackdown in virus 'red zones'
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has declared stricter measures for 28 "red zone" provinces amid rising cases of the Covid-19 across the country while Bangkok has closed 25 types of businesses to contain the re-emerging spread ...

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:33:00 +0700
Tourism sector gets recovery hopes up
Despite concern about the latest Covid-19 outbreak, tourism operators are hopeful their businesses will bounce back this year as they pin their hopes on new vaccines to stamp out the virus.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Lockdown called for 3 provinces
The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to impose lockdown restrictions on the eastern provinces of Rayong, Chon Buri and Chanthaburi for 28 days to stop the continuing surge of Covid-19 infectio...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:36:00 +0700
Day 4: 80 deaths, 709 injuries
Eighty people were killed and 709 injured in road accidents nationwide on Friday, bringing the total over the past four days of a road safety campaign to 267 deaths and 2,362 injuries.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 14:03:00 +0700
One more Covid-19 death, 216 new cases
One more death linked to Covid-19 and 216 new cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 7,379 cases and 64 fatalities.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:19:00 +0700
City Hall closes 25 types of businesses
City Hall has announced the closure of 25 types of businesses, including entertainment places, effective on Jan 2, to contain the spread of re-emerging Covid-19.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0700
Govt cuts welfare fund payments due to Covid
The Social Security Office (SSO) is to reduce employers and employees' contributions to the worker welfare fund.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 07:22:00 +0700
Long-overdue end of O-Net exams
For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skil...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 06:22:00 +0700
900 drivers on probation
Nearly 900 drunk drivers were arrested and placed on court-ordered probation during the first three days of the "seven dangerous days" of the New Year holiday season, according to the Department of Probation.



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