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Universally beautiful
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2018
» Standing on a grand stage, Sophida "Ning" Kanchanarin was all smiles when a diamond crown was placed on her head. A large bouquet was given to her, and then she began waving to the onlooking crowd. A sash that reads "Miss Universe Thailand 2018" was draped on her shoulder.
Childhood's end
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/07/2018
» More than 1.2 billion children, or 53% of young people worldwide, are at risk of being robbed of their childhoods by poverty, conflicts and discrimination against girls, according to Save the Children.
The long learning curve: Bringing school up to date
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/05/2018
» Education is one of the key ways to help today's children develop into tomorrow's success stories. But for millions of Thai youth, access to the best tools to take on the future falls out of reach.
Migrant construction workers' children exposed to violence: UN
Published on 29/03/2018
» Women migrant construction workers and their children in Thailand are exposed to violence and abuse in hazardous living conditions, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Obesity, diabetes threat hits students
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/01/2018
» More than one in three secondary school students and one in five primary school students in Bangkok are overweight, according to a survey by the Office of Private Education Commission (Opec) and Thai Health Promotion Foundation.
Weathering water's extremes
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/11/2017
» Since downpours from the North swept down into the central Chao Phraya River basin early last month, people are fearfully bracing for the next big flood to hit Bangkok. The Thai government tells the public it is making a concentrated effort to ensure the capital will be protected from future flooding. Despite the heavy rainfall this year, leaders have dismissed the possibility of another flood like 2011's.
Easing the burden on farmers
News, Published on 04/11/2017
» Farming rice is a back-breaking job with the physical burden weighing down on poor farming families who have few people to help. But all that could change with the invention of a remotely operated mobile tractor now put to the test in a small rice farm in Sukhothai.
Girls urged to get free contraception
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 27/09/2017
» Director of the Bureau of Reproductive Health Kittipong Saejeng has urged young girls to get free contraceptive implants at government hospitals across the country to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
Unicef urges boost to maternity leave
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 22/09/2017
» Thailand should increase the length of paid maternity leave to 180 days, up from 90 now, to help mothers better look after their children and provide babies with higher nutrition from breast milk in the crucial first six months of life, says Unicef.
Thais 'have better childhoods' than most peers in region
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2017
» Thai children experience better childhoods than most of their peers in Southeast Asia, according to new report, but migrant children are being left behind.