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Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
B5.3bn charity lottery to fund scholarships
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/04/2025
» NAKHON PHANOM — The cabinet has approved a 5.3-billion-baht budget to launch a charity lottery to fund a new scholarship initiative, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said during a cabinet meeting in this northeastern province on Tuesday.
Asia's largest beach Polo charity event returns to Hua Hin
Life, Published on 17/04/2025
» B.Grimm, in collaboration with Proud Group, InterContinental Hua Hin Resort and Bluport Hua Hin, recently hosted the Princess Pa's Cup InterContinental-B.Grimm Beach Polo 2025. This esteemed tournament, held under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati, took place at the beachfront of InterContinental Hua Hin Resort in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Thai road safety centre activated for Songkran
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/04/2025
» The Ministry of Interior reopened the Road Safety Operation Centre on Thursday to monitor traffic incidents during the so-called "ten dangerous days" of Songkran from April 11–20.
Diageo upbeat on premiumisation prospects
Published on 10/04/2025
» As countries in Southeast Asia aim to attract higher-quality tourists, premium food and beverage (F&B) options are proving essential to raise tourist spending, as highlighted by a recent survey conducted by Oxford Economics.
Reintegrating lost youth
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/04/2025
» Ruswadee Sa-i stopped going to school after completing lower secondary education at 15. However, he was considered too young to get a job, so for the next three years, he ended up hanging out with friends and helped his mum with household chores. Then, a knock on his door changed the course of his life. It was a youth worker who had come across his mum and worried about her son's limbo.
Developing the future workforce
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2025
» Large-scale layoffs have continued in recent months, indicating ongoing economic challenges. Contributing factors include a decline in domestic purchasing power and growing external pressures, caused by the trade war.
Empowering Thailand’s Workforce with Green Career Skills
Published on 12/03/2025
» A new online platform by RMUTs, Chevron, and IAFSW equips learners with sustainability-driven skills for the future economy.
Daughter of detained Uyghur scholar spotlights Chinese oppression
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2025
» TOKYO — The daughter of Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, who was given a life sentence on separatism-related charges in China in 2014, said recently her ongoing goal is to ensure as many people as possible are aware of the oppression her people have suffered.
The lowdown on long-stay visas
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/03/2025
» Online debate over granting 60-day visa exemptions for tourists has intensified, fuelled by a string of incidents involving condos in Bangkok being illegally rented out on a daily basis, specifically targeting tourists.