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Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:32:00 +0700
37 killed in road accidents
Thirty-seven people died in road accidents during the Songkran holiday on Wednesday, bringing the accumulative deaths over the past five days to 192.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:52:00 +0700
Record caseload continues
The Covid-19 caseload nationwide continued to set a record for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with 1,543 cases — 1,540 local infections and three imported cases, raising the total to 37,453.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:05:00 +0700
Covid spreaders to face legal action
Legal action will be taken against entertainment businesses and people who recklessly spread Covid-19.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:02:00 +0700
Time spent on internet surges in 2020
Thais spent almost half the day on the internet on average in 2020, partly driven by the pandemic, while Facebook, YouTube and Line remained the most popular social media platforms in Thailand, according to a survey by the Electronic Transactions Dev...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:30:00 +0700
Pattaya hoteliers keen on comprehensive jabs
Hotels in Pattaya are concerned about the tourism outlook, pinning their hopes on mass vaccination as the only way to exit the worst crisis in its history.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Never too old to get physical
The elderly in Bangkok's Din Daeng district gather regularly to exercise. They are aware of research which suggests that exercising in their middle age is likely to keep them in good health for many years to come.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Malls, shops told to shut by 9pm
Retailers and malls nationwide have been asked to close earlier at 9pm, following the private sector's most recent bid to help curb the country's third Covid-19 outbreak.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Partial lockdown on the table
The government is discussing the possibility of imposing a partial lockdown in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, Chiang Mai, Prachuap Khiri Khan as well as Chon Buri while heightening Covid-19 control measures in outbreak red-zone areas, as the numb...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:48:00 +0700
Denmark drops AstraZeneca vaccine for good, in European first
Denmark announced on Tuesday it would stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine altogether, becoming the first European country to do so over suspected rare but serious side effects.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:21:11 +0700
New high for daily virus infections
The government reported 1,335 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest number of daily infections since the epidemic emerged in Thailand early last year.



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