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Review air quality guidelines: lobby
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/01/2022
» A civic network in the northern provinces is stepping up calls for the government to adjust air quality guidelines to bring them in line with international standards and further the reduce health impact of seasonal air pollution.
Migrant workers face uphill battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2022
» Red tape and the tedious approach of admitting migrant workers could lead to Thailand slipping further in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, experts say.
Online courses to help the elderly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/12/2021
» With almost 6 million elderly Thais having access to smartphones, three agencies have joined hands to launch online courses helping them stay healthy.
BMA eases curbs on booze sales
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/11/2021
» More restaurants and eateries will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages from Tuesday, after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agreed to lift restrictions at venues certified by the Department of Health.
Youngsters 'have right to rally'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/10/2021
» Child rights advocates have urged the state to recognise young people's right to peaceful protests and ensure better protection for them when they take part in activities to express their opinions.
Thais in Israel urged to relocate
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/05/2021
» Working in Israel's Gaza Strip border area continues to be risky for Thai workers during the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Labour union urges extra vaccinations
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2021
» A labour group yesterday called on the government to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution to all the country's workers, including migrants, as part of their demands to mark Labour Day on Saturday.
SSO targets to amend welfare law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/04/2021
» The Social Security Office (SSO) is seeking to amend the social security law to increase the duration of the disbursement of old-age pension payments to members or their beneficiaries from 10 to 60 months if members die after the pension has started being paid.
Medical hub lends more than a hand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/03/2021
» Nine years ago, Amaraphon Ong-at-itthichai, a 59-year-old senior nurse working at the Friendship Therapy Centre of Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Centre in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district, wondered why many near-recuperated patients became unhappy at the prospect of being discharged from the hospital.
Resurgence threatens shoots of recovery
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/01/2021
» The labour market was just starting to bounce back with a lower-than-expected unemployment rate when the fresh wave of Covid-19 cases hit, says Deputy Chairman of the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC), Chalee Loysoong.