Showing 1 - 10 of 14
Govt urged to expand child help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/01/2021
» Child protection advocates yesterday marked National Children's Day by urging the government to set aside 30 million baht to include the 4.2 million young children nationwide into its child welfare programme.
Back to the railway future?
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/07/2019
» The idea of an adventure walk through a run-down train yard overgrown with tall trees may not be everyone's cup of tea.
Workers need more than hard hats
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/05/2019
» Twenty-six years have passed since a tragic fire broke out at a doll factory in Nakhom Pathom killing almost 200 workers. The accident, which is now known as the "Kader Toy Factory Inferno", is still remembered by many factory workers as one of the country's worst workplace accidents.
Victims of domestic violence find their voice
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/12/2018
» Rung, 19, was working as a dental assistant at a private clinic in Samut Prakan province around the time she began seeing her boyfriend.
Din Daeng gets new lease on life
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/07/2018
» Families in old Din Daeng flats are starting to move into their new homes in a 28-storey residential building in the community, with assurances that their well-being and safety are not under threat.
New centres to help migrant workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/10/2017
» The Labour Ministry will open two centres next month to help migrant workers complete their applications for work permits and a national verification process.
Mishaps spur rail safety manual
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/07/2017
» The Engineering Institute of Thailand under His Majesty the King's Patronage (EIT) and the Thailand Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Tosh) are rushing to publish a rail construction safety manual.
Meagre wage rise enrages labour groups
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/12/2016
» Academics have pointed out the negative long-term impact of the latest minimum daily wage adjustment due to take effect next month, while labour groups vented frustration over the lower-than-expected new rates.
Govt vows to keep Din Daeng flats affordable
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/12/2016
» Residents of the Din Daeng flats who will be relocated to upgraded, modern apartments after it was decided their current building must be torn down for safety reasons, will enjoy the same low rental rates they pay now, the government says.
New Din Daeng flats on the way
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/12/2016
» A foundation stone will be laid to formally begin construction of the new Din Daeng flats on Dec 19, edging tenants of the old Din Daeng flats closer to their dreams of living in more secure and livable homes.