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Cops bust network selling 'illegal abortion drugs'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) yesterday dismantled an illegal network selling abortion drugs online, arresting seven suspects and confiscating over 3,000 items in coordinated raids in three provinces.
US' DEI curbs spark local fears
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump's recent executive order to dismantle US federal policies of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has startled Thai advocates on gender equality and anti-discrimination, prompting them to urge people to adhere to anti-discriminatory principles, particularly in the workplace, as a means to advance both business and the public interest.
Campaign takes aim against discrimination in Thailand
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 24/11/2024
» Thai civil society organisations have begun a campaign promoting five recommendations to the government they say would help tackle the discrimination that is still prevalent against vulnerable groups.
Fake doctor exposed after 20 years
Post Reporters, Published on 07/09/2024
» A 55-year-old former navy officer has been arrested in Bangkok on charges of practising medicine for 20 years without a medical licence.
Activists seek easier access to abortions
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/02/2024
» Abortion advocates on Wednesday submitted a petition to Dr Thossaporn Sereerak, a Pheu Thai Party MP for Phrae and member of the House committee on public health, demanding easier access to abortion.
Election Commission urged to ban 'deviant' politicians
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/11/2023
» The Friends of Women Foundation and its allies are calling on the Election Commission (EC) to work with parliament to jointly draft a new code of ethics that will bar candidates accused of sexual harassment or assault from participating in politics.
Oil spill may trigger 'coral abortions'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2023
» Marine experts at the Aquatic Resources Research Institute (Arri) of Chulalongkorn University say Thai Oil's ruptured offshore pipeline in Chon Buri could have a devastating impact on coral and trigger other long-term effects.
City groups push for legalisation of sex work
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/03/2023
» Women's rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.
Move to end backstreet abortions
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/10/2022
» The government has taken steps to allow the national healthcare service to provide abortion services to young women who would otherwise have undergone the procedure in unsafe and possibly life-threatening conditions.
Unsafe abortion prevention added to national healthcare system
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2022
» The government has added unsafe abortion prevention services to the national healthcare system, to assist Thai women of all ages who find it necessary to terminate their pregnancy.