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The dam project will displace 581 families or 2,285 people and will affect 20 other villages in the northern Lao provinces of Luang Prabang

The country's COVID-19 task force also reported 9,186 new coronavirus cases, bringing total infections to 372,215

Authorities also approved home and community isolation for asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic coronavirus cases

Local disaster authorities said 70 houses were damaged and fires were still being fought nine hours after the explosion

Tourism ground to a halt when the government imposed tight entry requirements last year to keep out COVID-19

Foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 can bypass quarantine requirements and freely move around the island of Phuket

Drivers of Bangkok's distinctive tuk tuks have been among the hardest-hit by the pandemic's devastation of Thailand's tourism industry

About 640,000 tons of fishing nets end up in the ocean globally every year, becoming ghost gear, according to the United Nations

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said holdups were caused by supply and distribution issues

Only 2.7 million Thais have received a first vaccine dose and the government has been scrambling to source more