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Migrant workers face heatwave risks
News, Published on 15/05/2024
» As extreme heat becomes more common, Thailand needs a comprehensive labour protection law to safeguard at-risk migrant workers from the hotter climate.
135 Myanmar nationals held in separate cases in Kanchanaburi
News, Published on 07/04/2024
» A total of 135 Myanmar nationals, including four children, have been arrested for allegedly entering the country illegally in two separate cases in Kanchanaburi province.
Operators justify need to hire foreign labour
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 07/03/2024
» Thailand is still encountering problems concerning migrant workers employed in the tourism sector who have entered the country illegally by exploiting visa-free privileges, especially in the country's sex industry, while operators urge the government to legalise sex work.
A B1tn bridge to success
Published on 25/02/2024
» The government has vowed to go ahead with the 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject after the House of Representatives endorsed a feasibility study on the project last week.
7,000 Myanmar citizens seeking Thai visas
Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2024
» More than 7,000 Myanmar nationals have applied for visas with the Thai embassy in Yangon as mandatory conscription looms in the military-ruled country, figures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs show.
MP says let 'refugees' work
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 21/02/2024
» An opposition MP has called on the government to help Myanmar citizens who are fleeing to Thailand to avoid their mandatory military service out of humanitarian concerns.
Myanmar nationals 'must enter legally'
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 20/02/2024
» DUP...Myanmar nationals who enter Thailand illegally will face legal action, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has warned.
PM warns Myanmar nationals over illegal entry
Published on 19/02/2024
» Myanmar nationals who enter Thailand illegally will face legal action, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has warned.
Govt drafts new rules on home aides
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/12/2023
» The Labour Ministry is planning to update its regulation to better protect the rights of domestic workers in Thailand, according to an adviser to the Labour Minister, Siraphop Duangsodsri.
PM orders aid for 162 Thais trapped in Myanmar fighting
Published on 03/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed authorities to help bring home 162 Thais trapped in an escalating conflict in the China-Myanmar border town of Laukkai between Myanmar troops and an alliance of ethnic armed groups.