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DDC hails IFR tech use on migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has declared the use of iris and facial recognition (IFR) technology to enhance medical services for migrant workers an achievement.
Teacher left to run school alone finally gets some help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/06/2023
» CHACHOENGSAO: Since Ban Nong Heang School in Phanom Sarakham district is understaffed, Krit Chomphra, 34, has to multitask to ensure day-to-day operations go smoothly and students receive a proper education.
A choice, not a death warrant
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/06/2020
» Noi thought her world had tumbled down when she discovered she was pregnant at the age of 50.
Free hostel boon for poor visiting relatives
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/02/2020
» Wat Ammarinthararam Worawihan, a temple next door to Siriraj Hospital, is once again offering free accommodation to poor people whose relatives are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Minimum wage to rise next month
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/12/2019
» The national wage committee agreed on Friday to increase the minimum daily wage by 5-6 baht, from 308-330 baht to 313-336 baht, and will propose the rise to cabinet for effect from Jan 1.
Light at the end of the C188 tunnel
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/01/2019
» Protests against the state's plan to ratify the International Labour Organisation's 2007 Work in Fishing Convention, widely known as C188, looks set to end on a happy note as both the authorities and fishing operators have begun to accept each other's stances.
Sixty duped migrants get job scam help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/07/2017
» Police and non-profit representatives yesterday helped 60 workers from Myanmar who were duped by con agents into giving them money to work in Thailand, only to be abandoned at an apartment for more than three months with no passports.
Bid to reduce HIV infection in babies
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/03/2017
» Thailand aims to cut the transmission rate of HIV from mother-to-child to less than 1% within the next three years.
Small minimum wage increases
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/10/2016
» The Central Wage Committee has agreed to an increase in the daily minimum wage of 5 to 10 baht in 69 provinces and retain the 300-baht minimum wage in eight provinces, from Jan 1, permanent secretary for labour Puntrik Smiti said.
No graft in 20 years, says PM
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/09/2016
» Thailand will be free of corruption in the next 20 years, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Sunday.