Thai tourism in the first half of the year was like riding a rollercoaster as the "Test & Go" programme the country's reopening initiative was suspended in January in the wake of the Omicron variant which spread rapidly since the end of last year.
State-run Transport Co will arrange buses and vans for 3,500 trips a day for New Year travellers, expecting 55,000 passengers a day from next Wednesday to Thursday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has welcomed a legal amendment that allows for the elective termination of pregnancies between 12 and 20 weeks to ensure safe and legal abortions, a basic right for women urged by at least two international pacts Thailand has signed.