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We Watch calls for speedy vote count
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/05/2023
» The We Watch group has called on the Election Commission (EC) to hurry up with the vote count and officially announce the poll results soon so the new government can be formed and get to work quickly.
Candles shine light on local artisans
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/07/2022
» Gone are the days when monks used candles to provide light, but the tradition of candle offering on Khao Phansa, the first day of Buddhist Lent which falls on July 14, continues, and with it Lent candle processions.
Bodies of slain Thais to return home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/05/2021
» The bodies of two Thai workers killed in Israel in a rocket strike by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday will arrive in Thailand next Wednesday, says Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin.
Thai workers killed in Israeli to get compensation
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2021
» Two Thai workers who were killed by rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel on Tuesday are entitled to compensation from the National Insurance Institute of Israel, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Wednesday.
Consumer group calls for checks on airline refunds
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/07/2020
» The Foundation for Consumers has called on the Ombudsman to check on the enforcement of Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) regulations following complaints about airlines' failure to refund customers unable to fly domestic routes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Academic hails health charter as key to stemming virus outbreak
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/04/2020
» Systematic cooperation is needed to underpin the "public health charter" which spells out the bottom-up community efforts necessary for stemming the spread of Covid-19, according to a health expert.
Overcoming old-age dilemmas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2020
» After having been almost bed-ridden for 10 years, 61-year-old Charan Anusonthi has regained enough mobility to move around more freely thanks to regular physiotherapy sessions at a new rehabilitation facility in his community in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district.
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.
Contract rule abused to cut costs: activist
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/09/2019
» A rights advocacy group is accusing employers in border areas of exploiting Section 64 of the executive decree on migrant workers to cut costs.
An 80-year-old shop charmer
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/04/2019
» Pracha Jankrajang, aged 80, a customer assistant at the homeware department of Robinson Department Store's Bang Pu branch in Samut Prakan, surprised customer Waraphon Rattanamalai who wondered why a man his age was employed there.