Abandoned newborn baby found in front of a church in Sukhumvit soi 6

Police were alerted and a rescue team quickly attended to the need of the baby. The post said that the baby will be turned over to the Police General Hospital.

Jobless man holds Bangkok bus conductor, passenger hostage at gunpoint

Police were alerted at 9.30pm on Sunday that the gunman was holding a conductor and passenger of public bus No 8 hostage on Happy Land 1 Road in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district.

Thailand reports 242 daily COVID-19 fatalities, 17,491 new cases

There were 17,093 cases in the general population and 398 among prison inmates.

Thailand tops 1 million COVID-19 cases

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,009,710 Covid-19 cases.

Koh Samet reopens for general tourism

Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park in Rayong has opened for overnight stays for tourists, however, other attractions in the park are still closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Thailand confirms “Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension” now in effect

Thailand's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has endorsed an upgraded measures for the Phuket Sandbox programme to offer a 7+7-night stay in Phuket and selected areas in Krabi, Phang-Nga, or Surat Thani (Samui Plus).

Thai police arrest 18 people involved in birthday party in Pattaya. Six tested positive for illegal drugs, police say

Drugs, ecstasy, and alcohol were found. Parties and gatherings are sitll prohibited in Thailand due to Covid-19.

Bangpakok Group waives more than 100,000 THB hospital bills of stranded OFW, newborn in Bangkok

Kabayan Claret Ann Estoesta, a domestic helper in UAE, unexpectedly gave birth while completing her quarantine after testing positive to COVID-19 upon arrival in Bangkok on July 13.

GMA’s iJuander features Pinoy teacher and chef in Thailand

A pinoy teacher and chef in Nonthaburi was featured at GMA’s iJuander’s “Thailand Merienda Challenge” this week.

Philippines scraps plan to tax imported Thai cars

Thai car exporters' prospects have become brighter after the Philippines scrapped plans to impose tariffs on cars imported from Thailand, and returned 1.2 billion baht worth of safeguard duty to importers.

Lockdown restrictions in Thailand’s COVID-19 “dark red” provinces extended to end of August

The CCSA also eased restrictions to allow parliament to resume meetings and to allow for related movements during the curfew hours of 9pm to 4am.

New COVID-19 cases exceed 21,000 for sixth day in Thailand, 182 deaths

Thailand logged 182 more Covid-19 fatalities and 21,157 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Monday morning.

District chief in Chaiyaphum tests positive for COVID-19 despite receiving 2 doses of AstraZeneca

The chief of the Nong Bua Ra We district in the northeastern Thai province of Chaiyaphum has tested positive for Covid. The chief has previously had 2 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Thailand fully vaccinates 7% of population

Over 22.50 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Thailand, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation said.

COVID-19 restrictions in Phuket extended until end of month

Phuket, which is implementing the Phuket sandbox model, is extending Covid restrictions until the end of this month due to rising numbers of new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases.

Philippines extends ban on travellers from Thailand, 9 other countries

The Philippines will extend a ban on travellers from Thailand and nine other countries to the end of August because of concerns posed by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus