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The Department of Health has warned residents in Chiang Rai province that particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) in the air remains at hazardous levels.Department director-general Dr Panpimol Wipulakorn suggested that children, pregnant women, elderly and people with health conditions stay indoors ...

When landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom and her landscape design studio, Landprocess, created a park in central Bangkok in 2017, it was no ordinary park.It was a green basin to help the city soak up excess water — up to 4.5 million litres — by funnelling ...

Widespread transmission will slow down until the number of infected cases per week peaks between January and February next year. At least 400,000 people will be diagnosed with Covid-19 this year and next, with the peak period expected to be during the next cool season, ...

Thai researchers have developed a rapid test kit for Covid-19 and plan to launch clinical trials next month.According to the research team led by Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), the new kit will deliver results in 30 to 45 minutes, compared to the ...

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang today invoked the Infectious Diseases Act to order the closure of boxing stadia, bars, pubs, massage parlours, saunas, cinemas and fitness clubs, effective tomorrow (Wednesday) for 14 days.The Governor’s order follows today’s cabinet decision to close entertainment venues in and around ...

Education Minister Natthaphon Teepsuwan has ordered all schools nationwide to closed from March 18 onwards, in order to tackle the spread of Covid-19, said the ministry’s permanent secretary Prasert Boonrueng today (March 17).“Taking into consideration the well being of students, we urge all educational institutions ...

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has joined forces with telecommunications operators and platform providers to support online work, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Keep watching ...

Land transport from Thailand is expected to drop sharply this year.The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) expects shipments overland to continue to drop because of the Covid-19 outbreak limiting demand worldwide.The organisation is concerned food exports will be particularly affected as food products and ...

Thailand’s move to adopt stringent international emissions standards in just two years is causing consternation among automakers in Southeast Asia’s largest vehicle manufacturing hub.Keep reading ...

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has no plan to call an emergency meeting following the US Federal Reserve’s weekend decision to cut its policy rate to zero.Other central banks have also cut rates in unscheduled policy announcements in a concerted bid to blunt the impact ...