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Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok’s famed Yaowarat area have been cancelled due to concerns about the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle two moves to attract “high-potential” foreigners to Thailand by offering them residency visas. High-potential foreigners consist of four groups: wealthy global citizens, wealthy retirees, people who want to work from Thailand, and high-skilled professionals.

Thailand’s plant-based protein exports surged 64 per cent in 2021, riding a boom in healthy lifestyle trends. Auramon Subthaweetham, director-general of the Department of Trade Negotiations, revealed that plant-based products that are processed to have the same characteristics as meat are gaining in popularity amid the upward consumer healthcare trend.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has suggested that stakeholders pause their cultivation plans amid a hot debate between the Ministry of Public Health and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board about its legality.

Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Government House on Tuesday, demanding relief from financial hardship caused by the rising cost of living.

Priority Pass members now have access to three domestic lounges in Thailand thanks to an agreement with the national carrier.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged to support United Nations efforts for a peaceful solution to conflict in neighbouring Myanmar.

Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (CP Foods) has pledged to guard against deforestation with responsible sourcing of agricultural raw materials from farmers and suppliers, so as to protect biodiversity and natural resources of Thailand and countries where the company operates.

The Bangkok city administration has issued a list of Covid-19 safety guidelines for the three days of Chinese New Year at the end of this month.

Property transfer and mortgage fees will remain at 0.01 per cent until the end of 2022 for properties costing no more than 3 million baht.

Moves to ease restrictions and reopen the country will be considered on Thursday at a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Thailand’s three major superstores on Tuesday agreed to cooperate with the government in fixing the retail prices of chicken meat in a move to control the rising cost of living.

Asian martial arts promotion, ONE Championship, recently announced that it will be doing away with conducting official reviews of fights in lieu of controversial decisions. It has also moved to dissolve its competition committee, with the organization instead opting to hold immediate rematches where needed.

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The United States is bracing for "tough weeks" ahead in many parts of the country as the Omicron surge has not yet peaked, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has warned.

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The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) said on Monday that the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano eruption had an impact on nearly every coastline on Earth and that it would monitor the situation closely.

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As high-altitude winds make for a brisk morning, people in Tibet board trains to return home, carrying heavy luggage and high anticipation. Their palpable delight marks the start of this years Spring Festival travel rush in the plateau region.

The government had initially expected there would be a budget deficit of HK$101.6 billion for financial year 2021-22.

The moon will be at its smallest on Tuesday from 6.30pm until dawn on Wednesday as it will be orbiting the farthest from the Earth in a year.

Peoples Republic of China, the worlds second-largest economy, is expected to cover over 18 percent of the global economy in 2021.