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The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a deeper cut in excise tax on diesel from THB3 to THB5 per litre for two more months, the government spokesman said.

While the Bhumjaithai Party claims it is protecting public interest by strongly opposing the extension of the Green Line railway concession, a source from the Interior Ministry alleges that the party is guided by ulterior motives.

The Cabinet on Tuesday asked the Interior Ministry to reconsider its plan to extend the concession for the BTS Skytrain for 30 more years after seven Bhumjaithai ministers staged a no-show protest.

The deadline for renewing or applying for new national ID cards has been extended from August 31 to December 31.

The declaration of a novel coronavirus state of emergency in Okinawa Prefecture from Sunday through June 20 increases the list of prefectures under emergency measures to 10, including Tokyo and Osaka. The emergency period is scheduled to end on May 31 in all of the prefectures except Okinawa, but there have been calls in the government to push back the deadline again, possibly until June 20.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved extending the Covid-19 emergency decree for two months until July 31.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a two-station spur for the Pink Line monorail (Khae Rai-Minburi) in northern Bangkok. The spur will run for 3 kilometres from Si Rat station to Muang Thong Thani.

The extension of moratorium offered to debtors to mitigate the impact of the second Covid-19 wave would have limited impact on commercial banks' turnover, experts said.

Government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul announced that the Cabinet resolved on Tuesday (July 21) to extend visa amnesty for foreigners stranded in Thailand to September 26.

Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun announced on Friday (July 17) that a third automatic visa extension will be proposed to the Cabinet soon.

The Immigration Bureau is discussing the possibility of extending visa amnesty for foreigners stranded in Thailand, Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesperson Natapanu Nopakun said at the daily Covid-19 briefing on Friday (July 3).

BTS Group Holdings (BTS) has written to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) to state that the BSR Joint Venture is ready to invest in the construction of the 2.6-kilometre Ratchada-Lat Phrao extension to the elevated Yellow Line.