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BMA draws up new plans to help elderly
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will draft an action plan to improve the quality of life of senior citizens, who now make up over 22% of the city’s population.
More elderly living alone: study
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/07/2022
» More elderly people are living alone and communities and social enterprises can play bigger roles in caring for them, a seminar was told.
Migrant domestic workers 'need jabs'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/08/2021
» Labour rights advocates have urged the authorities to vaccinate migrant domestic helpers to protect households against Covid-19.
Never too old to get physical
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/04/2021
» The elderly in Bangkok's Din Daeng district gather regularly to exercise. They are aware of research which suggests that exercising in their middle age is likely to keep them in good health for many years to come.
Reverse mortgage touted for elderly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/10/2020
» The government should utilise the concept of reverse mortgage (RM) to help the kingdom's elderly population gain financial security, a seminar was told earlier this week.
Temple's free vegetables initiative sparks saving spree
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/10/2020
» Every Friday, Od can save up to 150 baht on her grocery shopping bill by collecting vegetables given away for free at Wat Bang Khonthi Nai in Samut Songkhram province.
Labour Ministry readying more help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/04/2020
» The Labour Ministry will next week ask the cabinet to approve a fresh proposal on financial aid for another group of 800,000 workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
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.
Activist welcomes 'One Night Count'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/06/2019
» Suchin "Uncle Dam" Iam-in, 65, chairman of the Homeless People Society, welcomes the "One Night Count" project, saying that the tally will finally provide an answer to one of the most frequently asked questions about down-and-outs in Thailand.
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.