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The chief of the Pollution Control Department outlined the steps Thailand is taking to fight smog at a five-nation ministerial meeting on cross-border smog control.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday expressed confidence that Thailand would generate revenue of at least 48 million baht from traditional and alternative medicines this year.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invited Chinese to invest in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), saying it has the potential to become a hub for them in the region.

A reception to mark the 125th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Thailand was held at Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok on Monday, with Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai designating Russia as an important partner of Thailand.

A German firefighter from Nuremberg has given up holidaying in Thailand to volunteer for work on the frontline in Ukraine's Kharkiv.

A veteran Chiang Rai politician who was elected several times under Thaksin Shinawatra-linked parties has defected along with his son to fight the next election under the coalition Chart Thai Pattana Party.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) will on Friday ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to consider reducing isolation days for asymptomatic Covid patients from seven to five.

A group of around 100 Saudi businessmen led by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce visited Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Monday to explore investment opportunities.

Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow on Tuesday allayed fears of oil shortage, saying the country now has crude oil reserves for 60 to 70 days.

Employees worldwide spend 81,396 hours of their lives at work, but those in the Philippines had been found to have the highest stress levels in Southeast Asia in 2021. Thailand came second on the list.

The headline inflation in June rose to 7.66 per cent year on year mainly because of rising energy prices, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) said on Tuesday.

The value of foreign trade by land has risen to 688.822 billion baht, up by 1.74 per cent during the first five months of this year, following the easing of Covid travel restrictions, the commerce minister said on Monday.