Thai Prime Minister Approves Tuition Cost Reduction Plan at Public Universities
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has approved a plan to cap tuition payments at public universities at 50% each semester, to lessen the financial burden on students and their parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and is expected to pass the proposed plan to the Cabinet for a budget allocation on…
Nationwide Lockdown to Tackle Latest Covid-19 Outbreak Is Not Necessary
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Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda said there is no need for a nationwide lockdown to tackle the latest outbreak of Covid-19. He said Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has allowed governors and communicable disease committees in each province to use measures depending on the situation in their areas. The outbreak situation…
Prime Minister Extends Support to All Countries in Overcoming COVID-19 Crisis
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has commended and extended support to all countries in overcoming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Prime Minister on 21 May 2020 delivered inaugural remarks at the 76th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and…
Nationwide State of Emergency Declared with the Issuance of Initial Restrictions
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-ch has declared a nationwide state of emergency and initial restrictions have been issued in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In his explanation about the state of emergency and restrictions, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said that the state of emergency, to be…