"News Update"

Japan Frito-Lay Ltd has asked customers to voluntarily return 3,348 bags of Lay's Original potato chips imported from Thailand after they found a large amount of glycoalkaloids, the Facebook page “Krob Krueng Rueng Yee Poon” (all about Japan) posted on Thursday.

The ban on Thailand hosting or flying its flag at international sporting events is set to be lifted in February, according to Thai authorities.

Palang Pracharath MP Watanya Wongopasi has suggested that the Excise Department study every aspect carefully before imposing taxes on cryptocurrency trading and sales of stocks.

Thai K-pop superstar Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban broke yet another record when her singles “Lalisa” and “Money” hit 500 million streams on Spotify in 132 days, matching the record set previously by her band BlackPink.

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.

Unsurprisingly, Thailand topped the list of countries with the spiciest cuisine in the latest ranking published on the WorldAtlas website.

Koh Samui was ranked the second-best tourist destination in Asia and seventh-best in the world by the Travel+Leisure magazine recently.

This Chinese New Year, devotees can avoid being exposed to the highly transmissible Omicron variant by registering for their “merit to be delivered” virtually from temples in Hong Kong via the Bok Boon Delivery Line account @bokboon or Facebook page www.facebook.com/bokboondelivery.

The baht opened at 32.95 to the US dollar on Friday, weakening from Thursday’s closing of 32.92, though it’s likely to move between 32.85 and 33.05 during the day.

Krungsri Securities has forecast that the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index will fall to between 1,645 and 1,650 points on Friday.

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 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.