Palang Pracharat list MP and former education minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has resigned from his parliamentary seat, citing the need to fight a legal case brought against him in court.

Parliament started debate on Monday on a budget bill that projects a bigger 700 billion baht deficit for the 2022 fiscal year starting Oct 1, as the government attempts to revive an economy hit by coronavirus outbreaks.

City Hall has allowed some places with no reports of Covid clusters to open from Tuesday, including spas and beauty clinics.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's military was deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the South Island Monday as heavy rains washed away bridges and cut roads.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly democracy activist as she made a solo demonstration over China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown in a vivid illustration of the zero protest tolerance now wielded by authorities in the financial hub.

Some rich provincial administration organisations (PAO) are seeking an alternative Covid-19 vaccine from the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) amid continuing uncertainty over the government's ability to distribute vaccines as planned.

PARIS: For the first time since 2019 and following a flurry of net-zero pledges from the world's largest emitters, UN climate negotiations resume Monday in a virtual format just six months before the crunch COP26 summit.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was deeply saddened by the death of Andrii Beshta, the Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Monday.

The best way to halt the spread of Covid-19 in prisons is to quickly vaccinate inmates in facilities where the number of infections is zero, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Monday.

TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics fans may have to be vaccinated or test negative for the coronavirus before being allowed into venues, a Japanese newspaper report said Monday.