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Migrant workers get a raw deal
News, Published on 07/02/2022
» Societies around the world are increasingly becoming "aged societies", and Thailand itself will become a "super-aged" society by 2031 when 28% of the population will be over 60 years old.
Fertility rate too low
News, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2022
» An extremely low fertility rate has become a critical issue in Thailand but the government has yet to address the problem.
Migrants seek better times close to home
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/01/2022
» Carrying a large rucksack, I bought a ticket and walked into a crowded bus terminal in Ekamai where thousands of passengers, wearing face masks, were counting down the clock to return home for the long holidays. The vast station was packed as New Year drew closer. When I got on the bus, a familiar luk thung song was being played, evoking memories.
A hat-trick no one wants
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2022
» After two years of living dangerously with Covid, Thais are waking up from a relatively sombre New Year celebration in the hope that 2022 will be a better year.
Trying times ahead for Thai leadership
News, Published on 28/12/2021
» In the Year of the Tiger, three prominent issues will determine Thailand's future and its position in the region and among the international community.
Migrants key to pandemic rebuild
Oped, Published on 22/12/2021
» Migrant workers, living and working in Thailand, must be included in the response and recovery of the Covid-19 pandemic. For that to happen, ensuring equitable and inclusive access to social protection, including health care, for all migrant workers is required.
Human traffickers keep capitalising on Covid-19
Oped, Published on 18/12/2021
» Migrant workers have made huge changes to their lives and work to adapt to Covid-19. So too have the human traffickers that prey on them.
16 Days: Just say no to sexual violence
News, Published on 08/12/2021
» This Friday is not only Human Rights Day but also the last day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign that began on Nov 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Below surface of a global pandemic
News, Published on 23/11/2021
» For nearly two years, people in every corner of the world have survived countless impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than five million people have lost their lives. Health systems have been overwhelmed and started to bounce back. But much more needs to be done to address the social and economic impacts of Covid-19.
Policy on Myanmar must be prudent
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 16/11/2021
» Ten months into the crisis in Myanmar, Thailand is still scrambling for a well-balanced policy that would lessen the anxiety of all the peoples of Myanmar, both living in and outside the country. The latest news of a new influx of migrant workers across the Thai-Myanmar border has sent a chilling message to the Thai authorities, especially those who deal with national security.