Authorities of Thailand are ramping up the crackdown on foreigners illegally working in the country, with a campaign launched by the Ministry of Labour to inspect workplaces employing migrant workers nationwide.

The Thai government has prepared to receive Thai nationals returning from abroad by taking into consideration the number of returnees and Thailand’s capacity on communicable disease control.

Thailand’s Department of Consular Affairs has advised Thai nationals residing in China to consider travel out of China while airlines are still operating.

Thailand confirmed six new cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections on February 4, with four of them being Thai nationals and the other two being Chinese.

Air Asia has been readied to evacuate Thai nationals without fare payment from China’s Wuhan city.

Thai Labour Minister Pol. Gen. Adul Saengsingkaew said the much criticized negotiation to remove Thai nationals found working illegally in the Republic of Korea from the country's blacklist is just a small part of the deal, as both countries are still looking for a long-term solution to this issue.

A fire broke out at an apartment building on Phetchaburi road in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district on April 3, killing at least 3 people and injuring over 60 others.

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport on March 4 arrested two Thais for illegally storing a small gun and bullets in their baggage.