Thailand on Tuesday added 149 new coronavirus cases, mostly in Bangkok, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 27,154. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 87.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other cabinet ministers were inoculated against Covid-19 at Government House on Tuesday morning.

The Finance Ministry looks set to open a new round of state welfare card registration, expecting the number of eligible recipients will outnumber the previous round due to rising numbers of jobless workers.

State Quarantine (SQ) hotels are urging the government to unlock the market to Thai returnees arriving on semi-commercial flights, calling for a clear timeline if there are plans to terminate this programme.

The location of the government's land bridge project in the South -- touted as a more convenient way to transport goods from the Middle East to the Pacific region -- will be decided by June, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Monday.

Thailand is set to host two cannabis-related forums next month, as the country seeks to promote the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes to the public.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is worried efforts to restore the reeling Thai and global economies may face a setback as some European countries have renewed lockdown measures amid fears of coronavirus mutations.

Chaos erupted at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Monday as anti-government protest leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak threatened to go on a hunger strike unless those charged with lese majeste were released from custody.

Authorities have acted to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Bang Khae district of Bangkok by shutting six markets for three days as City Hall extends mass testing in affected areas.

Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, a co-leader of the Ratsadon group, has told the court he will be on a hunger strike until all people accused of royal insult and other political charges are allowed bail during the dramatic first meeting of parties to th...