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30-baht health scheme needs a tonic
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/09/2020
» When I heard Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul say he would make it possible for members of the Universal Health Care (UC) scheme, better known as the "30 baht scheme", to get treatment anywhere, I was optimistic.
Hands-off way of supporting hard hit
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/04/2020
» After five weeks of lockdown with strict measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, Thailand has made a lot of headway with a steady decline in infections. At the same time, there has been a rise in the number of suicides and failed attempts made by people who have slipped through the state's security net.
BMA's disabled snub smears the city's reputation
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/03/2019
» I have to say I was speechless when I heard the news that people with disabilities (PWD) lost a court battle against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) over 1.4 billion baht in compensation for it failing to install enough lifts at skytrain stations.
City leaves commuters in the lurch
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/06/2016
» After a long fight, commuters in Thon Buri's Wutthakat area who have to cross a small canal via the BTS station of the same name are to get a facility they have long deserved -- a bridge.
Khru Noi saga highlights the welfare gap
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/05/2016
» The recent closure of Ban Khru Noi, a private children's shelter, is definitely sad.
A fundamental injustice
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/04/2014
» Like so many viewers, a fictional video clip that features a handicapped old man who is made a scapegoat by police makes me want to cry. Yet I am not sure if I should cry for the old man or for the country.
Pedalling to earn points
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/11/2013
» Cycling to stay in healthy or for the sake of the environment is indeed commendable, but wouldn't it be great if all that furious pedalling around town earned you rewards in the form of discounts for goods and services?
Empowering Workers
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/05/2012
» After years of getting paid to sew fabric by the piece, home-based worker Sujin Rungsawang never knew what she and her fellow workers were branded as. That is, until one day she was told by an activist that she was an "informal worker", who needed to have access to the social security programme.