It’s that time of the year again to unwind and close off the year on the high note. While waiting for international travel to resume, exploring Thailand’s nature isn’t such a bad idea.

Thailand’s government does not want to impose a national lock-down despite increasing Covid-19 infection numbers, sources inside the cabinet told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

Cooperation urged to avoid harsh measures

The government on Sunday reported 121 new Covid-19 cases, 94 of them local transmissions and another 18 among migrant workers, raising the accumulated total since the start of the pandemic to 6,141.

Health officials in Thailand said Saturday that two new clusters of coronavirus cases have been found that appear to be linked to a major outbreak discovered a week earlier among migrant workers in an industrial province near Bangkok.

Sixteen years ago today on December 26th, 2004, Phuket, Phang Nga and other parts of Thailand suffered an unbelievable tragedy in the Boxing Day Tsunami that cost thousands of lives and significant financial damage in the height of the tourist season.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Saturday revealed 110 cases in the past 24 hours, including 94 domestic cases and 16 in state quarantine.

Cooperate or it's sure to happen, says CCSA

Demand retained for nation's 'green zones'

A field hospital has been opened at the now-infamous shrimp market in Samut Sakhon, despite strong objections from local people.

The Thai economy is recovering but downside risks and uncertainties remain high in the period ahead, says the Bank of Thailand.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday tasked Deputy Defence Minister Chaichan Changmongkol with the job of catching corrupt Thai officials who allow illegal immigrants to enter Thailand.

The government on Thursday reported 67 new Covid-19 cases, 58 local infections and eight quarantined arrivals, and issued separate figures for migrant workers.

Health authorities on Wednesday announced that more than 1,200 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Samut Sakhon, after an outbreak in the seaside province last week.

Due to a spike in Covid-19 cases, the Thai authorities have imposed a lockdown in Samut Sakhon province. Movements in and out of the province are restricted. A curfew has been imposed across the Samut Sakhon province, active from 2200 to 0500, which will be in place until 3 January 2021.