<p>A protester currently detained on charges relating to recent protests at the Din Daeng Intersection attempted suicide over the weekend by overdosing on paracetamol while in detention at the Bangkok Remand Prison.</p>

<p>Suicides have been a controversy since the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. The significant rise in the number of cases warrants attention.</p>

<p>An academic team has published a second statement about Covid-19 related suicide attempts after the first became controversial. It underscores its call for the government and society to find more inclusive policies to control the outbreak.</p>

<p>Thailand&rsquo;s young people now have an increased risk of depression and suicide, Kiattibhoom Vongrachit, Director-General of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), told&nbsp;Thai PBS&nbsp;on Monday (10 June).</p>