Thailand on Monday recorded one death from Covid-19, raising the toll to 87, along with 78 new cases, bringing the accumulated total since the start of the pandemic to 27,005.

YANGON: Myanmar's junta late Sunday imposed martial law in two densely populated Yangon townships after at least 18 protesters were killed in one of the deadliest days since the Feb 1 coup.

Change and uncertainty are uncomfortable. No one wants to intentionally experience discomfort. But we all know that staying in our comfort zone can be more dangerous and unsettling for organisations than getting a little uncomfortable.

The Tourism and Sports Ministry announced a more relaxed mandatory quarantine scheme last week called "Area Quarantine", which is scheduled to be ready on April 1.

The pandemic is a once-in-a-century crisis that will leave scars in the form of persistent economic damage, and some insurance companies see the risks as a ticking time bomb.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Sunday said a new cluster of Covid-19 infections in Bang Khae district will not become a new wave of the coronavirus outbreak.

Famous former television news anchorman Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, paroled after serving jail time for embezzlement, is permitted to host television news programmes but cannot take part in political activities, authorities said on Sunday.

Thailand recorded 170 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, more than half of them in Bangkok, as the accumulated total in Thailand since the start of the pandemic reached 26,927. The death toll remained at 86.

Thai people have had more problems with indebtedness and joblessness since the Covid-19 era began, forcing them to adjust their ways of life, according to the result of a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat Univerity, or Suan Dusit Poll.

Tourism operators and workers in major tourist provinces believe the government's proposed plan to allow the annual Songkran festival to go ahead next month could help revitalise the economy even as some remain concerned about health safety.