The government on Wednesday reported one new Covid-19 related death, raising the total to 76, and 819 new cases - 808 local infections and 11 imported.

Following a similar protest at Chonburi City Hall in Mueang Chonburi yesterday morning a group of Pattaya massage workers got together to call for the reopening of massage shops and spas in Pattaya last evening near sunset at the Banglamung District Office.

irAsia Foundation launched a book donation drive, 24 January titled ‘Books for Good’ in conjunction with the International Day of Education today.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Tuesday reported 959 new cases, the highest number on a single day since the outbreak last year, including 22 people who had travelled from abroad.

“When the tourists start coming back it will be a very different holiday experience for them. Will it ever get back to the numbers before Covid? Never.”

Thai Vietjet has introduced special fares from just THB99 (excluding taxes, fees) for travel throughout Thailand covering Chinese New Year week and beyond.

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects to operate a 45-megawatt floating solar farm it claims to be the largest in the world in Ubon Ratchathani in June after a delay caused by the pandemic.

A Tourism Authority of Thailand survey, conducted between January 10 – 12, indicates that more than a third of the country’s tourism-related businesses has already shut up shop and gone out of business.

The provincial communicable disease committee has agreed to lift the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for people arriving from Bangkok and Samut Prakan to help boost the local economy hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The mayors of Patong and Phuket Town have both now confirmed that they have set aside their own budgets to vaccinate all registered residents.

Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province is extending its closure until January 31 to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Tour operators have floated the idea of luring inbound travellers with vaccination tour packages after the first batch of inoculations are distributed to high-risk groups in February.

The government on Friday reported 309 new Covid-19 cases – 297 local infections and 12 imported - raising the total to 13,104.

Airports of Thailand will extend the timeline to pay concession fees and rentals at the six airports under its management for another year.

The new wave of Covid-19 will delay Thailand’s economic recovery and affect 4.7 million workers, a senior official at the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has warned.