Talaad Thai opens rent free zone for seafood farmers
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Wholesale market Talaad Thai, has opened a rent free zone for seafood farmers affected by the current COVID-19 outbreak, providing them with rent free retail booths for three months starting from 20th January. Talaad Thai has joined forces with the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Internal Trade to…
COVID-19 vaccines only to be administered to those over 18
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The subcommittee managing COVID-19 vaccination has decided that inoculation will focus on those over the age of 18, when the first batch arrives in February. Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, department adviser Dr. Tawee Chotiwittayansunan and Head of the Chulalongkorn University Center for Excellence in…
BoT sees mild impact of new COVID-19 wave on the economy
Despite a new and wider wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has assessed that the economic impact of the situation will not be as severe as the first wave as the effects of the virus are not as pronounced, and public health preparations, including…
Red lotuses in full bloom in Nong Khai
In Nong Khai, red lotuses have begun to emerge from the water, blooming beautifully. Tourists can admire their beauty until the end of March. The red lotuses at “Wang Bua Daeng”, which covers an area of more than 416 hectares in two sub-districts of Pakho and Wiang Cook, Muang Nong…
His Majesty the King has graciously devoted funds for the purchase of land for a central mosque in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
On January 15, 2021 at Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Administration Organization, His Majesty the King appointed Nakhon Si Thammarat Governor Kraisorn Wisitwong to chair a ceremony donating funds to the Islamic Committee of Nakhon Si Thammarat for the purchase of land for a central mosque in the province. The plan…
Environment Min forms plans against PM 2.5 using data from 2020
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has reported that data from 2020 has confirmed that smog and burning were the key causes of critical Particulate Matter 2.5 or PM 2.5 levels across Thailand. PM 2.5 levels exceeded limits on 32 days of the year in Bangkok in 2020,…