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Overseas job swindles skyrocket
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/07/2023
» The number of people duped by illegal job brokers to work overseas and the damages incurred have both soared in the past eight months, according to the Department of Employment (DoE).
'Learning boxes' help boost skills
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/08/2022
» The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education system, affecting how students learn and testing teachers' ability to keep students engaged in online classes.
Online courses to help the elderly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/12/2021
» With almost 6 million elderly Thais having access to smartphones, three agencies have joined hands to launch online courses helping them stay healthy.
BMA eases curbs on booze sales
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/11/2021
» More restaurants and eateries will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages from Tuesday, after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agreed to lift restrictions at venues certified by the Department of Health.
Big push to get the elderly online
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/10/2020
» Learning about digital technology and modern communication will help improve elderly people's access to emergency assistance and enable them to keep abreast of changes in society, attendees of a recent seminar learned.
Internet driving children to violence: study
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/08/2020
» Thai youths who spend most of the hours of their week on mobile phones and computers are at risk of developing violent behaviour and gaming addiction, a study shows.
Female activists call for UN help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/06/2020
» Human rights groups have urged the United Nations to intervene over legal threats being pursued by business operators and some state agencies against women activists in Thailand in an apparent bid to silence them.
Start-ups swing behind virus fight
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/06/2020
» The global war on the Covid-19 pandemic may be far from won. But the battle waged against the virus in Thailand has advanced to the point where restrictions are progressively being lifted.
Exorcising 'little ghosts'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/01/2020
» To tackle the problem of "Phi Noi" (Little Ghosts), a term referring to Thai illegal migrant labourers in South Korea, the government must also tackle unscrupulous recruitment agents, experts say.
The lure of lucre in Korea
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/10/2018
» The high pay which illegal Thai migrant workers in South Korea earn could be a key factor in their decision not to return home, despite being offered a chance to voluntarily depart South Korea without being prosecuted and blacklisted from re-entering, according to a Thai academic.