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Hua Hin and Cha-am will be promoted as new international destinations for wellness tourism under the Thailand Wellness Sandbox programme.

The opposition Move Forward Party has received more than Bt30 million from the Election Commission’s Fund for Development of Political Parties — the highest among the 67 eligible parties this year, it was revealed on Friday.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant has now been detected in all 77 provinces of Thailand, the Medical Sciences Department announced Friday.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau has stepped up security to deal with four groups of protesters who plan to rally at four spots in Bangkok on Friday evening.

In response to the soaring price of pork, a Nakhon Pathom shabu-shabu restaurant has come up with a new menu offering crocodile meat – a deal that is grabbing a lot of attention on social media.

Opposition parties led by Pheu Thai on Friday submitted a motion to grill the government over the rising cost of living, pandemic and other issues.

Three lottery sellers were nabbed on Thursday in Loei’s Erawan district for allegedly moving 200,000 unregistered lottery tickets worth over 20 million baht.

In a short clip posted on Facebook, Phayao MP and former secretary-general of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, Captain Thamanat Prompow, promised he has a surprise in store for people.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan said that many people have been asking how many Covid-19 shots are necessary for protection against the novel coronavirus.

Gubernatorial candidate Suchatvee Suwansawas said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he has no plans to shift the country’s capital to avoid floods that have been plaguing Bangkok for decades.

Netizens on Thursday were amazed by images from Phayao’s Phu Kamyao district showing roads covered in what looks like a dusting of snow after the area was bombarded by a hailstorm, leaving a layer of crushed ice on the ground.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday (January 21) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 8,640 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 195 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad.

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday (January 21) that the westerly trough moves through the North, the Northeast, the Central and the East. Thundershowers, gusty winds and hails are likely in these areas. People should beware of the severe condition by keeping off outdoor places, big trees and unsecured billboards. Farmers should prevent for crop damage.

The Public Health Ministry’s controlled drugs committee on Thursday approved the removal of cannabis from the list of illicit drugs.

A political scientist of Thammasat University sees the expulsion of a group of 21 Palang Pracharat Party MPs as a sign of rift that could land Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha in hot waters.

Israel's ambassador-designate, Ms. Orna Sagiv, visited the offices of The Nation and Krungthep Turakij, seeking cooperation and providing information to the editorial teams regarding opportunities to explore a vast array of Israeli expertise in startups and technology, among others.

More than 200,000 kilograms of frozen pork were found stored at a rented cold storage in southern Songkhla province, sources said on Thursday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old.

Police commandos swooped down on four locations and arrested 17 Chinese suspects in a coordinated operation against call-centre scammers on Thursday.

The Thai government has further relaxed Covid-19 measures in "orange" provinces as well as “blue” tourism provinces, allowing restaurants to remain open for two more hours for alcoholic drinks.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday vowed to neither reshuffle his Cabinet nor dissolve the House of Representatives following the ouster of 21 MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party.

To the delight of tourism operators, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided on Thursday to resume the Test & Go scheme but modified it to suit the Omicron situation.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Thursday said there had been no reports of 5G signals in Thailand interfering with the radio altimeter, a device used by pilots to read the aircraft’s altitude above ground during the landing process.

The Facebook page “Nai Nam Khong Kwam Sa-ngob Reab-roi” (In the name of peace and order) posted on Wednesday that they were trying to find a lawyer to secure release on bail for Thalugaz anti-government protesters.