There were 37 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,480 new cases admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Two more people accused of recruiting unemployed Thais to work for a phone scam gang in Cambodia have been arrested by police, in Sa Kaeo and Bangkok.

Surging airfares have become one of the most pressing issues in terms of tourism recovery as only a handful of tourists can afford the hefty price of tours.

Three Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly abducting a businessman from Vanuatu in Bangkok for a 10-million-baht ransom.

The debt-ridden Oil Fuel Fund will return to a healthy state if the global price of crude falls below US$80 per barrel, says an energy expert.

The country's fiscal status is still healthy enough to handle economic problems, including inflation, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.

Thai authorities have discovered 130 tonnes of illegal waste that was shipped over from Australia and dumped in the kingdom.

Foreign investment is being seen as a way to revive the sluggish economy, particularly with stagnating domestic purchasing power and GDP expected to grow by just 3% this year.

The Thai economy will continue to recover in the second half of this year, supported by all the indicators including private consumption and foreign tourist arrivals, says a Bank of Thailand executive.

More elderly people are living alone and communities and social enterprises can play bigger roles in caring for them, a seminar was told.