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Workers recall Hamas escape
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/10/2023
» Thai workers have shared experiences of their escape from the recent Hamas attacks in Israel, while a family member of a Thai worker has urged the government to review its decision to export Thai workers to dangerous red zones in Israel, particularly areas near the Gaza Strip.
Hamas attack survivors reunite with families
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/10/2023
» Somboon Saewang, 35, told the media he lost six friends who were sheltering in the same work camp during a Hamas attack in Israel.
Family in shock after Israel death
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/10/2023
» The family of a Thai worker killed on Tuesday in an attack in Israel pleaded on Wednesday for the government to help bring the victim's body back to his home in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket.
Gun violence reflects failures
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/12/2022
» Incidences of gun-related violence against women and children are a reflection of the government's failures in controlling the sale and use of firearms to the public, experts and observers told the Bangkok Post.
Thais heed call to help Ukraine
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/03/2022
» Being more than 7,000 kilometres from Ukraine has not deterred a group of Thais from volunteering to help the country defend itself.
Illegal migrants face blitz
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/04/2021
» The Labour Ministry has set up six teams to deal with the problem of illegal foreign workers and employers who hired them as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
Lunar New Year a chance to reminisce
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/01/2020
» For many Thais with migrant links, Chinese New Year is a festival full of memories, a time to reflect and celebrate the strength of ethnic heritage.
With support, age is just a number
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/05/2019
» Thailand needs a conducive environment for elderly people to help it cope with the health and economic challenges triggered by an ageing society, according to Sumet Ongkittikul, chief of the Thailand Development Research Institute's transport and logistics policy research section.
Arrest of Myanmar women triggers fury
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/08/2018
» Thai authorities are being urged to set appropriate and clear procedures for raids and arrests involving migrant workers after two Myanmar labourers were rounded up and faced deportation as well as a two-year ban for doing volunteer work.
Museum takes aim at red light stigmas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/08/2016
» It's the oldest profession in the world and one that still carries a stigma in Thailand. But for a local non-profit organisation that opened a museum earlier this month in Nonthaburi, prostitution is a job like any other, and with its exhibition hopes to dismantle the negative stereotypes surrounding sex work.