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Outbreak exposes weak social protection for poor
Oped, Chen Chen Lee, Published on 08/04/2020
» The global number of Covid-19 cases is now over 1.3 million with no sign of abating. Within Southeast Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines lead the region with 209 and 163 deaths respectively. While the number of Covid-19 cases in the region is small compared to that in the US, Italy or Spain, this may change drastically in the coming weeks as the pandemic sweeps across millions living in the slums.
India's poor hit hardest by virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» GHAZIABAD (INDIA) - With his rickshaw sitting idle outside his one-room shack, Sailesh Kumar is one of the hundreds of millions of poor Indians hit the hardest by the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown.
Digital divide leaves poor out of scheme
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/09/2020
» As the Thai economy has yet to recover from the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government is once again resorting to cash handouts to boost domestic consumption.
School pledges scholarships for poor Muslim students
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/10/2020
» Sasanupatham School, a 38-year-old private Islamic school in Prawet district of Bangkok, is committing to provide scholarships to orphaned and underprivileged Muslim youths from Thailand's restive southernmost provinces for a third consecutive year.
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/12/2020
» In the mid-1970s, while travelling on the slowest train in the world from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi, I recall reading a substantial chunk of John Le Carre's espionage novel, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Though not a fast-paced book, it still had more momentum than the wretched train.
Prayut heralds new project to help poor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has encouraged low-income earners who hold state welfare cards to take part in a life quality development project.
Deadly blizzards lash Europe, poor hardest hit
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» PARIS - Heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards lashed Europe Thursday, forcing Geneva's busy airport to close, as the region shivered in a deep freeze that has gripped countries from the far north to Mediterranean beaches in the south.
Nok Air scrambling to repair poor image
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 20/03/2018
» Nok Airlines Plc is committed to overhauling its flight delays within the next few months in response to major recent setbacks that have damaged the airline's image.
Conditions in Rohingya refugee camps ‘very poor’
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2018
» YANGON: A Myanmar minister expressed concerns on Thursday about "very poor conditions" in Rohingya refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and said repatriation of the Muslim minority should start as soon as possible due to the coming monsoon season.
Poor diet delays pregnancy, curbs fertility: study
AFP, Published on 04/05/2018
» PARIS - Women who shun fruit or eat lots of fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year, according to a study released Thursday.