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Suicide bigger killer than murder in Thailand
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/09/2016
» Suicidal depression has killed more people than murder in Thailand and many people who took their own lives tend to take their family members with them, according to a psychiatrist.
Over 85,000 children in high-risk jobs
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/06/2016
» Over 85,000 children have worked in dangerous conditions, according to the Labour Ministry, as a researcher said another group of children is being told to leave school to help provide for their families.
Too many mums dodge breast-feeding, study finds
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/04/2016
» Only 12% of Thai babies are breastfed during their first six months while about 25% of the family income is spent on powdered milk despite breastfeeding having immense benefits for children's health, a study has found.
It's back to class for the over-60s
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/04/2016
» Dressed in their uniform of a purple shirt and dark trousers, more than 100 silver-haired students in Kanchanaburi's Nong Mai Kaen village have been returning to their youth, as they attend a recently established school for the elderly.
Din Daeng tenants share project woes
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/03/2016
» Concerns have been raised by the tenants of the Din Daeng flats over the new residential buildings the government plans to offer them.
Care centre gives elderly folk a break
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/02/2016
» As Thailand becomes an ageing society, one of the most critical issues is how frail elderly folk can be taken care of when their children have to go out to make a living.
Abuse shatters the social fabric
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/11/2015
» ‘Equality of rights between men and women is equally given by nature from the day they are born,” says Supensri Puengkhoksung, who is known as “Pa Ko” for her pivotal role in campaigning to end violence against women and girls.
Extra B4.5bn funding for new act
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/10/2015
» The Social Security Office (SSO) has announced an extra 4.5 billion baht of funding for the amended Social Security Act, which comes into effect next Tuesday.
Making a change for the better
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/09/2015
» The first thing people need in order to change themselves for the better is to look inward to find the right motivation. Change, says Pongsak Plengsaeng, is possible within everyone.
Woman's world falls apart as boyfriend slain
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/08/2015
» Yutthanarong Singlor, 38, was among the 20 people killed in Monday's bomb blast at the Erawan shrine.