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Factory construction halts amid wage row
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 18/08/2024
» Hundreds of Myanmar migrant workers staged a protest blocking entry to an under-construction factory in an industrial estate in Prachin Buri's Sri Maha Phot district after being left unpaid over the past two months, leaving many without money to even buy food.
Thai unemployment drops, except in Bangkok
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 16/08/2024
» Thailand's overall unemployment rate dropped from May to June, except in Bangkok, according to a new survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
Office of Transport to invest almost B9bn to expand water transport
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 13/08/2024
» The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy Planning (OTP) plans to invest 8.87 billion baht to improve water transport networks in Bangkok and adjacent provinces.
Government steps in over vaping mums
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 08/08/2024
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) has stepped in to help two children whose young mothers were seen in a video clip vaping next to them.
EEC rail contract revisions to be finished next month
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 07/08/2024
» Talks to revise the contract for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) high-speed rail system are expected to conclude next month before proceeding to the next step, authorities say.
Contest hopes to preserve local flavour
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 05/08/2024
» The Ministry of Culture is inviting people nationwide to vote for Thailand's best local food as part of an initiative that aims to conserve and promote indigenous cuisine and enhance the economic value of the menus.
Nearly 1,200 detained in migrant worker crackdowns
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 03/08/2024
» Multiple crackdowns have been carried out in the past two months on illegal migrant workers, and the employers who hired them, resulting in the detention of 1,179 workers, according to the Department of Employment.
‘Foreign’ motorcycle taxi driver investigated
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Authorities in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok are investigating a complaint against a motorcycle taxi driver after a customer said he did not appear to be Thai.
Demands grow for specific law on electric cigarettes
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Deputy Public Health Minister Thanakrit Jitareerat is calling for the introduction of a separate law to restrict the use and sales of e-cigarettes in Thailand, saying existing laws have proved to be ineffective.
Chadchart weighs BTS debt fix
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said yesterday that City Hall will need more time to consider how to deal with the debts it owes to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain.