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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.
Fruit of the organic bloom
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/12/2019
» Kittiwat Wasuratdechapong looks back at his chemically treated orange orchards, which left him in financial ruin, with despair.
Myanmar farm workers get B1.7m
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/03/2019
» After a three-year trial that exposed questionable labour practices used by Thailand's thriving poultry industry, 14 Myanmar workers learned Tuesday they would receive a total of 1.7 million baht in compensation.
Silently swindled in an ageing society
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/02/2019
» Apart from maintaining good health and sticking to nutritious food, senior citizens today may need to be more vigilant as they could fall prey to people who want to steal their money and valuables.
New measures for a new age
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/01/2019
» As Thailand's population ages, the key concern rests with how senior citizens will be properly taken care of as many of them live alone and lack activities to keep them fit.
Top 5: Labouring through 2018
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2018
» Making a list of the top five labour issues is a challenge, because a lot has been going on in the labour sector and the businesses they work for this year.
Street vendor rules in Bangkok 'hurting tourism'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/11/2018
» City Hall's efforts to regulate the use of pavements is damaging one of Thailand's biggest tourism draws, an expert at Chulalongkorn University's Urban Design and Development Centre (UCDC) has warned.
Rising abuse of elderly irks NHRC
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/11/2018
» With abuse and neglect of the elderly tipped to increase as the country moves toward an ageing society, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is taking a lead in calling for strong policies to address these concerns.
Fishing for new workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/09/2018
» The Labour Ministry's recent move to recruit additional migrant workers through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) system is a boost for the commercial fishing sector, which has suffered from a labour shortage.
Din Daeng gets new lease on life
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/07/2018
» Families in old Din Daeng flats are starting to move into their new homes in a 28-storey residential building in the community, with assurances that their well-being and safety are not under threat.