All entertainment places in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to shut their doors for at least two weeks, as Covid-19 cases spawned by the Thong Lor cluster spread rapidly across the nation.

A fresh round of Covid-19 infections in Bangkok has sparked fears of a prolonged lockdown, causing the SET Index to plunge 1.46% or by 23.10 points, closing at 1,556.56 points in trade worth 108 billion baht on Wednesday, propelling investors towards...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday insisted that Thailand has provided humanitarian assistance to Myanmar refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border.

Thai economic uncertainty looms large amid a fragile recovery, says the Bank of Thailand, and it advised the government to prepare additional financial and fiscal aid packages to cushion against a worst-case scenario.

Tourism operators have slammed the government's inefficient public inoculation scheme, which is preventing herd immunity as a fresh outbreak affects the industry for a third time.

Phuket, which has been battling to rebound from its Covid-triggered economic doldrums, has been hit by a new bunch of infections, many linked to bars both locally and one in the Thong Lor area of Bangkok.

The Ministry of Public Health is set to recommend the closure of night entertainment spots in high-risk areas of Bangkok, in order to deal with the fast-spreading UK variant of the coronavirus.

The fast-spreading British variant of Covid-19 is responsible for the latest cluster of infections that have been detected in entertainment venues across Bangkok, a virus expert said on Wednesday.

The first local cases of Covid-19 with the UK variant of the virus have been reported in the Thong Lor cluster, a noted virologist said on Wednesday, and warned it could spread faster than the kind previously found in Thailand.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, secretary-general of the Bhumjaithai Party, is infected with Covid-19 and has been admitted to Buriram Hospital for treatment.