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Gun violence reflects failures
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/12/2022
» Incidences of gun-related violence against women and children are a reflection of the government's failures in controlling the sale and use of firearms to the public, experts and observers told the Bangkok Post.
Attacks on women 'still a major worry'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/11/2022
» More than 8,500 women experience either physical or sexual violence each year, mostly in domestic or family environments, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Dating sites put love on the line
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/11/2022
» Women have been warned against so-called romance scams or online dating fraud which have cost victims millions of baht, a seminar was told.
Faculty urged to hurry probe
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/06/2021
» Chulalongkorn University's faculty of law is under pressure to speed up a probe into a LINE group linked to the sexual harassment of female students.
New app for victims of sexual violence
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/04/2021
» Women who fall victim to sexual violence can now obtain counselling and seek help in private, according to the Department of Women's Affairs and Family Development.
Virus driving up domestic abuse
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/11/2020
» Incidences of aggravated domestic violence have risen as a result of falling household incomes and increased alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) says.
Overcoming old-age dilemmas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2020
» After having been almost bed-ridden for 10 years, 61-year-old Charan Anusonthi has regained enough mobility to move around more freely thanks to regular physiotherapy sessions at a new rehabilitation facility in his community in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district.
Study highlights risk of pickup death
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/10/2019
» Passengers sitting in the bed of a pickup truck are eight times more likely to die in a road accident than those inside the vehicle with their seatbelts fastened, according to a US study cited by the Thailand Accident Research Centre (Tarc).
Sex stings 'breach women's rights'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Crackdowns on human trafficking are welcomed but stings on sex workers should be made illegal because they violate human rights, sex work advocates say.
Top official tied to welfare scam
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/05/2018
» The director of a welfare centre for the underprivileged in Samut Prakan has petitioned the prime minister to instigate disciplinary and criminal punishment against a former permanent secretary over an embezzlement scandal.