The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) says it will procure 100,000 doses of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to be used and paid for by businesses in the first phase of a private sector vaccination scheme.

One more death and 92 new Covid-19 cases, 78 local infections and 14 imported, were reported on Thursday, bringing the total to 89 fatalities and 27,494 cases.

A charter amendment bill was rejected by the parliament in its third and final reading late on Wednesday night, failing to get the support of a majority of parliament members and at least one-third of senators as the constitution required.

The government believes its new Made-in-Thailand campaign, which promotes the use of locally made products in state projects, can create domestic economic value of 1.77 trillion baht.

The Public Health Ministry will make a study of Covid-19 vaccine efficiency among people who received the Sinovac or AstraZeneca vaccines, to learn more about their ability to build up immunity in the body.

The government is expected to refuse to compensate Hopewell (Thailand) over the cancellation of a large-scale transport project about two decades ago.

A police investigation is under way because 77 illegal migrants, most of them from Myanmar, appear to have contracted Covid-19 while being detained at an Immigration Bureau centre.

Surachate 'Big Joke' Hakparn will work in an advisory position, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday, confirming speculation that he would be assigned to a new position at the police head office.

YANGON: Plumes of smoke rose above a part of Myanmar's biggest city that has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters to enforce martial law on Wednesday.

The government on Wednesday reported one new Covid-19 death, raising the toll to 88, and 248 new infections, increasing the total number of cases to 27,402.