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Govt urged to grant elderly stateless people citizenship
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2025
» The Hill Area and Community Development Foundation (HADF) is urging the government to expedite the granting of citizenship status to elderly stateless individuals, thereby improving their access to basic healthcare and state welfare schemes.
Trump's deals are weakening the rule of law
News, Richard K Sherwin, Published on 09/08/2025
» European Union trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic described the recent US-EU trade agreement in unvarnished terms. Agreeing to a 15% tariff on most exports to the United States and promising to purchase $750 billion (24 trillion baht) worth of American energy over three years and to invest another $600 billion in the US (not including an unspecified amount in additional orders of US-made military hardware) was "clearly the best deal we could get."
Thailand eyes B10bn from foreign film production
News, Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2025
» The Thai government expects 10 billion baht in full-year revenue from foreign film productions, deputy government spokesperson Sasikan Watthanachan said on Saturday.
94 free-roaming iguanas caught in Lop Buri
News, Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» LOP BURI — Wildlife officials captured 94 free-roaming iguanas last week following a drive to control their population on Khao Phraya Doen Dong Mountain in Phatthana Nikhom district, after villagers reported damage to crops.
3 Cambodians arrested for illegal awning work
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 20/05/2025
» Three Cambodians have been arrested in the border district of Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo province for illegally working as awning installation contractors without proper permits, immigration police said on Tuesday.
Solving Thailand's migrant worker retention crisis
News, Christian Offermanns, Published on 24/02/2025
» Thailand's border provinces are facing an economic contradiction. Despite government efforts to train and integrate migrant workers, the reality is stark: as soon as these workers gain skills, they leave. The cycle is predictable -- low wages, limited career paths and poor labour protections push them towards Bangkok and the Eastern Economic Corridor, where opportunities are greater, wages are fairer, and oversight is stronger. Instead of reaping the benefits of their workforce investments, border provinces are left with an ageing population, unstable industries and a persistent labour shortage.
'The White Lotus' sparks tourism boom in Koh Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/02/2025
» The third season of the HBO series The White Lotus has sparked an 88% increase in internet searches for Koh Samui and led to a 44% rise in hotel reservations on the nation's second-largest island.
Eight Korean teachers caught working illegally
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2025
» Eight South Korean nationals have been arrested for working as language teachers without permits during raids at two branches of a language school in Bangkok.
Farmers want fish answers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2025
» About 150 farmers from 19 provinces gathered in front of Government House on Monday to submit a letter to the government, demanding that it identify those responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia fish and support affected farmers.
GE tech investment to give cash crops a boost
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2025
» The Agriculture Department is planning to invest in genome editing (GE) technology for economic crops, including rice, palm and sugar cane, as an effort to make Thailand a regional GE seed hub, according to Director-General Rapeepat Chantarasriwong.