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Wage hike pledges slammed
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2023
» As the country marks Labour Day on Monday, activists have expressed concerns over campaign promises made by parties to abruptly raise the minimum daily wages to levels they believe are unrealistic.
City groups push for legalisation of sex work
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/03/2023
» Women's rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.
Fleeing for their lives from Ukraine
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/03/2022
» When Ramphan Laehwong, 33, was taking shelter in the subway system in the city of Kyiv on Feb 25 she heard that a building where her spa parlour was located was hit in an attack.
Migrant workers 'left high and dry'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/08/2021
» Construction workers have accused the government of leaving mostly migrant workforces to fend for themselves after ordering their camps to cease operations and barring the workers from leaving.
Cafe Amazon pulls out of campus
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/10/2020
» Cafe Amazon, one the country's best-known franchises, has decided not to open a branch at the law faculty of Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus following social media outcry over an expired business contract.
Japan welcomes Thai workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/06/2020
» Driven by a shortage of skilled workers, Japan is offering job opportunities in 14 work categories to foreign workers including Thai workers who have undergone occupational training in Japan previously, the Labour Ministry says.
Shrine draws attention over relocation plan
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/06/2020
» Many who have heard of Chulalongkorn University's plan to construct a high-rise structure at the site of the Thapthim Goddess Shrine in the Saphan Lueang neighbourhood hope the development will spare this highly revered shrine.
CP lends helping hand by building face mask factory
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/03/2020
» The Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group is spending 100 million baht to build a factory to produce face masks to help combat Covid-19, CP's senior chairman Dhanin Chearavanont said.
Debt swap 'would cost govt B200bn'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/01/2020
» A consumer group on Thursday threatened to lodge a petition with the Administrative Court against the government if it fails to stop the Expressway Authority of Thailand's (Exat) controversial debt-swap plan, which it said would cost the state more than 200 billion baht.
Back to the railway future?
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/07/2019
» The idea of an adventure walk through a run-down train yard overgrown with tall trees may not be everyone's cup of tea.