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Court ruling sets off blood screening row
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/10/2025
» LGBTQ+ advocates have urged the Thai Red Cross's National Blood Centre to revise its blood donation application form following an Administrative Court ruling which upheld the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations as non-discriminatory for public safety.
Blood donor ban upheld
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the Thai Red Cross Society's refusal to accept blood donations from transgender women who were assigned male at birth is not discriminatory, citing the need to protect the safety of recipients.
Transgender lawyers blast council snub
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/07/2025
» A group of transgender lawyers has criticised the Lawyers Council of Thailand for failing to accept a petition asking for its dress code regulations to be more inclusive of gender identity.
Unesco urges re-zoning of park
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/09/2023
» Unesco's World Heritage Committee has asked Thailand to follow the World Heritage Convention to re-section Thap Lan National Park to prevent its adjacent national park, Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, from being listed as a World Heritage in Danger.
Activists urge HIV policy reversal
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/01/2023
» Aids activists are urging the government to revise a new Ministry of Health policy that bars clinics operated by civil society groups from providing HIV treatments to the public.
Ex-PM Abhisit questions kingdom's neutral stance
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 25/11/2022
» Ex-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday voiced his concern over the government's "conservative" foreign policy approach, saying Thailand should instead use its strengths to play a greater role in solving global issues.
NMT slams local govt reform bills
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 11/03/2022
» The National Municipal League of Thailand (NMT) has voiced its opposition against two new bills on local administration, saying they are incompatible with the constitution.
Migrant children facing added risk
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 24/08/2021
» Over 300,000 migrant workers' children in Thailand are in dire need of education and health care, children rights activist said, urging the government to take a more active part in protecting their basic rights and wellbeing.
Bringing Pakistan to Thailand
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 12/07/2021
» Pakistan's ambassador to Thailand is bringing Gandhara, in north-west Pakistan, to the Thailand National Museum, in a manner of speaking, to commemorate the Thai–Pakistani 70th diplomatic relationship.
Purple Line strikes fear into residents
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 07/06/2021
» The planned underground Purple Line train route has caused a mixture of hope and fear in parts of the old communities it will run through.