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  • THAILAND

    Rules apply to rich and poor

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2019

    » Royal Forest Department director-general Atthaphon Charoenchansa grabbed headlines last week when he led RFD officials to file a formal complaint with police against Ratchaburi's Palang Pracharath MP, Pareena Kraikupt, for illegally occupying its 46-rai land for her poultry farm.

  • THAILAND

    Stateless, but still in need of help

    News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 14/01/2024

    » The Migrant Learning Centers (MLCs), which take care of 15,139 migrant students in Tak province, have called for immediate help as the living conditions of the children in its care are poor.

  • THAILAND

    Fleeing back to the provinces

    News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/01/2023

    » Workers in Bangkok who live from hand to mouth have decided to return to their hometowns as the cost of living in the capital becomes unaffordable.

  • THAILAND

    Hands up for a pay rise

    Published on 12/11/2023

    » Despite being in office for only two months, the Pheu Thai-led government has made progress on several campaign pledges including plans to raise salaries for civil servants and the daily minimum wages for unskilled workers, although the timeframe set for these changes is within four years.

  • THAILAND

    Move Forward fever grips SE Asia

    News, Published on 18/06/2023

    » The Move Forward Party's (MFP) triumph in the general election has sparked new hope for political change in the region, as experts expect the ascendance of an MFP-led progressive government will help shift the landscape of international relations in Southeast Asia toward a more liberal democracy.

  • THAILAND

    Emerging monkeypox threat

    News, Published on 07/08/2022

    » Thailand has now found four monkeypox patients, including the first Thai woman last Friday. Given the apparent rise in infections, the Ministry of Public Health has come under pressure to formulate control and treatment measures.

  • THAILAND

    Folk in capital struggling to stay afloat

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/01/2020

    » The recent global cost of living survey sees Bangkok for the first time among the top 50 most expensive cities in the world due to the baht's appreciation.

  • THAILAND

    Game over?

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/08/2019

    » Late one night, Toh* decided to steal a motorcycle and then a van. He was swiftly caught by police. According to reports, the 20-something was a video game addict and claimed to have been inspired by the infamous game Grand Theft Auto (GTA), in which players can perpetrate criminal acts. Toh also claimed he had a record of mental illness.

  • THAILAND

    Cracking down on meth

    News, Published on 06/10/2019

    » The large hauls of drugs seized in Thailand, Australia and New Zealand earlier this year have renewed calls for crackdowns, which go beyond just those three countries.

  • THAILAND

    A clogged artery

    Published on 03/03/2024

    » Large construction projects, particularly those undertaken by the state, have significant impacts on communities and often the impacts are felt far beyond the construction sites.

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