Further lifting of COVID-19 restrictions to be decided on Thursday

23 Sept 02:33 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will convene on Thursday to decide on further easing semi-lockdown restrictions and finalize plans for the November 1st reopening of several provinces.
Decisions on easing and reopening are contingent on current infection rates and require provinces to achieve a specified vaccination proportion for tourism, building on the successful Phuket 'sandbox' project.

Suspected drug couriers killed in Phetchaburi; half a tonne of Ice seized

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.