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Family in shock after Israel death
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/10/2023
» The family of a Thai worker killed on Tuesday in an attack in Israel pleaded on Wednesday for the government to help bring the victim's body back to his home in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket.
Two Thais killed in Taiwan car crash
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/08/2023
» Two of four Thai workers died in a car accident in Taiwan during their ride to a construction site in the mountainous Fuxing district of Taoyuan city on Thursday.
Raw deal for berry pickers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/11/2022
» Thai workers who have travelled to Northern Europe to pick berries are calling on the government to step up efforts to address the problem of labour exploitation.
Slim pickings for Thais on foreign soil
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/10/2022
» Living in Pathum Thani as a construction worker, Aut, 36, always dreamed of having a big income that could change his life. When he heard from his friends that picking berries in Sweden for just a couple months a year would mean a significant boost to their incomes, he jumped at the chance to travel and earn.
Ministry meets with recruiters
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/10/2022
» The Labour Ministry is negotiating with recruitment agencies to help Thai berry-pickers who worked in Northern Europe and who filed complaints that they had not received the minimum wages they were promised, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Monday.
Novice school gets recognition
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/10/2022
» The Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao Suchadaram School for novices in Lampang should serve as a model school due to its ability to produce high-quality students, according to the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA) following their assessment of educational institutions in the kingdom.
Survivors tell tales of alcohol abuse
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/07/2022
» Jessada Yaemsabai grew up surrounded by people with drinking problems but he never imagined he would end up becoming a victim of alcohol abuse.
Fleeing for their lives from Ukraine
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/03/2022
» When Ramphan Laehwong, 33, was taking shelter in the subway system in the city of Kyiv on Feb 25 she heard that a building where her spa parlour was located was hit in an attack.
More than eager to cross the border
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic has kept Kamonsiri Rungfha from her job in an auto parts factory in South Korea longer than she had planned. But now, she said, the wait is up and she is over the moon.
Push to boost elderly welfare
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/12/2020
» The House committee on state welfare and a network of non-governmental organisations are pushing to pass a new law to ensure all people aged 60 and older receive at least 3,000 baht in living allowances per month.