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A Chinese model for modernisation
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/12/2023
» China is promoting Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which lies on the border with Vietnam, as a gateway to the mainland for businesses and tourists from the Asean region.
TCC wants B20 fare cap on Pink Line
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/11/2023
» The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) has urged the cabinet to cap the maximum fare of the new Pink Line monorail, scheduled to go into commercial service on Dec 18, at 20 baht per trip.
Labour law change 'illegal'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/10/2022
» The State Enterprises Workers Relations Confederation (Serc) is demanding that the House of Representatives suspend and revise a bill to amend the State Enterprise Labour Relations Act BE 2543 (2000), saying the draft law is unconstitutional.
'Learning boxes' help boost skills
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/08/2022
» The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education system, affecting how students learn and testing teachers' ability to keep students engaged in online classes.
Ministry pushes training to meet demand in EEC
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/06/2022
» The Ministry of Labour is to launch more than 130 training courses, many focused on technology, robotics and management, to meet demand in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the labour minister announced yesterday.
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.
Unemployment soars to 700,000 as factories close
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/04/2020
» The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has almost doubled to 700,000 people from December last year, with 140,000 registering in March alone.
With support, age is just a number
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/05/2019
» Thailand needs a conducive environment for elderly people to help it cope with the health and economic challenges triggered by an ageing society, according to Sumet Ongkittikul, chief of the Thailand Development Research Institute's transport and logistics policy research section.
New measures for a new age
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/01/2019
» As Thailand's population ages, the key concern rests with how senior citizens will be properly taken care of as many of them live alone and lack activities to keep them fit.