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Teacher commits suicide, burdened by overload of extra work
News, Online Reporters, Published on 17/06/2025
» A 39-year-old teacher committed suicide at her home in Buri Ram, leaving a note saying she was overwhelmed by the pressures placed on her at work.
Insurance package hike eyed for foreign workers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/02/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health is looking to raise the price of health insurance packages for non-Thai workers, so they are comparable to the amount the government subsidises for Thai citizens.
Cancer Anywhere scheme 'hurting hospitals'
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/12/2024
» Experts are urging the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to scrap the Cancer Anywhere (CA) programme after several major public hospitals reported operating losses due to the overwhelming number of patients requesting cancer treatment.
UHC needs more funds
News, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2024
» With a Shinawatra returning to Government House, seeing the lavishing upgrade in the 30-baht universal healthcare coverage (UHC) is unsurprising. Nicknamed "the Gold Card" public healthcare system, it was conceived in 2002 under a Thai Rak Thai-led government with Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister.
Gold card scheme at risk of collapse
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/08/2024
» Health experts say the universal healthcare policy, aka the 30-baht gold card scheme, is unlikely to provide adequate security to every citizen, suggesting the scheme be reformed for financial sustainability in the future.
Obec to continue reducing non-core tasks for teachers
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/01/2024
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will continue to aim to reduce non-core tasks for teachers after the cancellation of teachers' caretaker duty was recently approved by the cabinet, Obec secretary-general Thanu Wongchinda said on Monday.
Social media's downward spiral
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 18/12/2023
» Young people are learning the hard way about the detriments of consuming social media content unscreened, which are more than skin-deep, a seminar was told.
Govt kindles same-sex marriage hopes
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 23/11/2023
» The top of the executive branch has given a welcome signal that it will fast-track in parliament a law to recognise same-sex marriage in Thailand.
Owner of road collapse lorry denies vehicle's sticker was sign of police bribe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/11/2023
» The owner of a lorry that caused the collapse of a section of road in Bangkok on Wednesday has insisted its star-shaped sticker was not a sign that a bribe had been paid to traffic police to allow it on the road while dangerously overloaded.
'Tourist overload' at Si Thep
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Thai delegation has raised concerns that Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun province is ill-prepared to accommodate an expected influx of tourists after Unesco listed it as a World Heritage Site (WHS) this week.