Police Sergeant in Nakhon Si Thammarat Arrested for Brutal Attack on Two Elderly People

Traffic in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Traffic in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Photo: Matthew Clark / flickr. CC BY 2.0.

At 6:40 PM, on February 24th, 2024, Cha-uat police officers received a knife crime report of a police sergeant going on a rampage and stabbing [Read More…]

Elderly COVID patient dies at home in Nonthaburi as hospital refuses to send ambulance

Mercedes-Benz Vito ambulance at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Mercedes-Benz Vito ambulance at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. Photo: Ian Fuller / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

An 82-year-old bed-ridden patient has died at home, about a week after she was found to be infected with COVID-19. She did not develop any [Read More…]

Thailand’s face mask requirement in public may be eased in mid-June

Women wearing mask selling on the market during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Thailand
Women wearing mask selling on the market during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Thailand. Photo: Thailand becausewecan / Pixabay.

The Ministry of Public Health will consider relaxing the mandatory wearing of face masks in public in some areas, tentatively by the middle of next [Read More…]

Thailand set to end mandatory face masks

Woman wearing face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
Woman wearing face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. Photo: UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Mandatory mask-wearing will be limited to people with underlying illnesses, the elderly and pregnant women. The easing of pandemic restrictions will come into effect in [Read More…]