The private sector will still be allowed to host New Year countdown festivities under strict precautions while City Hall has decided to cancel all events it had planned to mark the New Year in Bangkok amid fears of a surge in Omicron cases.

Night workers from across the country gathered at Government House on Wednesday to call upon Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to provide financial relief to those in their sector affected by the pandemic.

Most of the group of 31 Thais who returned from a pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on Dec 15 have now been found to have been infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant.

The government has decided to temporarily suspend the entry of both Thais and foreign arrivals under the "Test & Go" scheme and restore mandatory quarantine in a bid to keep the Omicron coronavirus variant at bay.

I am very encouraged that Thai people are increasingly curious about mindsets. This year I have seen thousands of them complete mindset programmes as they realise the right mindset is fundamental, especially in times of stress or change.

Authorities have ordered the temporary closure of a cosmetic clinic run by the online celebrity Pimrypie for 30 days for employing an allegedly bogus doctor.

A popular YouTuber and online retailer was in hot water on Friday over the employment of an allegedly bogus doctor at her cosmetic clinic in Bangkok after health authorities vowed to investigate the business.