Crime, Courts, Calamity

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Transport said on Friday that state-run buses will resume cross-country services between Bangkok and the North and Northeast on May 18, a day after the Phase Two lockdown restrictions are eased.

KALASIN — An intoxicated policeman who locked a 15-year-old girl inside his police station and tried to molest her was charged with a criminal offense, police said Friday.

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Over 10,000 Thai nationals have returned home so far from neighbouring countries and been immediately put into quarantine, a government official said on Tuesday.

BANGKOK — As soon as a woman in her rural community registered a high fever, Auntie Arun alerted the local hospital doctors, who soon arrived in at least three cars, prepped to transport a COVID-19 patient.

BANGKOK — Starting Sunday, malls and several other public venues will be allowed open, and the curfew pushed an hour back to 11pm, the government announced Friday.

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday said that a tracing application, named Thai Chana (Thai Victory), has been developed and will be introduced to all business operators that will resume business on May 17 in the Second Phase easing of the lockdown restrictions.

BANGKOK — National parks nationwide will likely continue their shutdown for another two months to revitalize wildlife and plants.

SAMUT PRAKAN — It was meant to be an uplifting story of humanity coming together during the time of pandemic: 8 million baht donated to an elderly taxi driver crying in front of camera because he was left all alone with no job.

BANGKOK — Thailand reported a single case of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 3,018 since the outbreak began.

BANGKOK — People who recovered from coronavirus infections should refrain from sexual intercourse for at least 30 days, a public health ministry expert said Wednesday.