Thailand’s human resources practitioners have had a tough 2021. We’ve all had to adapt and change how we work, but HR departments have faced tough new challenges inside and outside their organisations.

Five more tourist destinations in Thailand will be opened to visitors starting Nov 1 on the condition that there is no new large Covid-19 cluster in the areas until then.

Thailand logged 73 new Covid-19 fatalities and 10,630 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The government has condemned a claim that the Pfizer mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, being offered to students aged 12-17 as part of the plan to reopen schools in November, will have fatal consequences for all recipients within two years.

Tourism operators in sandbox areas are upbeat about the outlook for the high season after Thailand was removed from the UK's red list for travel, effective Oct 11.

The Civil Court has rejected an attempt by a group of activists who were seeking an injunction to stop enforcement of the emergency decree, saying it curtails people’s rights to expression.

The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of Dr Nitiwadee Pucharoenyos of the 2013 murder of her national sports shooter husband, and reduced her mother's life sentence to 25 years.

A special police task force raided the Din Daeng flats in Bangkok, making many arrests, after a riot policeman on duty in the area was shot and seriously wounded on Wednesday night.

A survey carried out by the Department of Mental Health found that almost one-third of students in Thailand are experiencing more anxiety and stress after Covid-19 prompted the switch to online learning.

Four associations related to meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) submitted a proposal on Wednesday to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asking the government to further relax measures for the industry and allow their businesses to...