Thailand to partially ease business lockdowns from September

Restaurants and shopping malls to reopen despite ongoing delta epidemic

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

August 27, 2021 21:19 JST

BANGKOK -- Thailand will ease some of its business lockdown measures from Sept. 1, allowing so-called "high-risk businesses" to reopen.

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