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Protesters to PM: Open restaurants before reopening country
Online Reporters, Published on 02/07/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha came under attack from protesters on Friday for a ban on in-restaurant dining that has created further economic hardship for thousands of people.
New education fund a boost for rural kids
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 06/08/2020
» The European Union (EU) yesterday launched a project called "ACCESS School" with total funding of one million euros (36.7 million baht) to improve 20,000 students' access to quality education in marginalised communities across Thailand.
Thailand joins EU in bid to tackle marine litter
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/11/2019
» Thailand is joining hands with six other Asian countries to try and tackle the issue of marine pollution, amid increasing criticism about plastic use in the region.
Poll at last: Election Day March 24
Post reporters and Online reporters, Published on 24/01/2019
» The general election will be held on March 24, the Election Commission (EC) announced Wednesday, just hours after publication of a long-awaited royal decree calling for national polls.
The invisible workforce
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/12/2018
» This year saw the government achieve some success in its efforts to deal with illegal migrant workers, a problem often linked with forced labour and human trafficking.
Women poorly represented as lawmakers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 07/11/2018
» Thailand has one of the poorest rates of gender equality in politics globally, and international agencies say more women are needed in key decision-making processes.
Poll countdown kicks off
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/09/2018
» The last two of 10 organic bills that needed to be approved to pave the way for a general election in February were royally endorsed and published in the Royal Gazette on Wednesday, giving them full legal status as His Majesty the King has officially signed off on them.
Migrants are still slow to register births
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 24/08/2018
» Three-quarters of babies born to migrant workers in Thailand are not legally registered. A lack of birth certificates hinders their access to basic education and healthcare, says the World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT).
'A model of sustainable fisheries'
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 09/05/2018
» After diplomatic relations soured following the military takeover in 2014, the EU's Ambassador to Thailand HE Pirkka Tapiola has great expectations of the budding ties between Bangkok and the European bloc, including a speedy return to trade talks and making Thailand "a model country in sustainable fisheries".
PM steps up anti-protest rhetoric
News, WASSANA NANUAM and KORNCHANOK RAKSASERI, Published on 13/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told a gathering of foreign diplomats and dignitaries on Monday that recent political activities in the country have been mired in ill intentions.