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'Delighted' PM hands out national ID cards to minority ethnic groups
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has granted Thai national ID cards to 21 representatives of minority ethnic groups in the northern province as part of the government's policy to resolve issues of statelessness and ensure access to government welfare.
National Human Rights Commission endorses citizenship for minorities, migrants
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/11/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) welcomed the government's decision to grant Thai citizenship to migrants and members of ethnic minorities while urging the government to prevent any abuse and corruption in the process.
Overcoming statelessness in Thailand
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 05/06/2023
» There are about 500,000 stateless people in Thailand, of whom over 100,000 are children. Recently, various national agencies, supported by UNHCR and Unicef, hosted a national consultation on statelessness. It was a timely opportunity to identify preferred directions.
Boost Asean growth by promoting universal access
News, Ichiro Miyazawa & Brett Rapley, Published on 29/12/2020
» In recent decades, the Asean Economic Community (AEC), which represents more than 620 million people across 10 member states, has experienced rapid socio-economic growth. The distribution of this prosperity though has not been uniform. Inequities abound, with no better example than the 3-4 million children in the region who still do not have access to basic primary level education.
UN praises 'strong Thai will' to end statelessness
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2019
» The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children.
Rohingya still a 'throwaway people'
News, Johanna Son, Published on 17/09/2019
» The second anniversary of the Rohingyas' exodus from Myanmar has come and gone, exposing how Southeast Asia's biggest humanitarian disaster in recent times has become a festering wound that all see but cannot or will not salve, much less heal.
NSC urged to hold census
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/09/2019
» The National Security Council (NSC) is being urged to launch a fresh census survey of stateless children to establish their status and ensure they have access to basic rights including freedom of movement.
Rohingya plight worse than ever
News, Beatrice Lau, Published on 12/09/2019
» Two years on, Asia is no closer to ending its worst refugee crisis in decades. Over 900,000 Rohingya are in Bangladesh alone, including 759,000 who fled a campaign of violence by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state that began in August 2017. Hundreds of thousands had already left in earlier episodes of violence, to Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, as well as in India and further afield. This is an Asian crisis, but Southeast Asia should show stronger leadership.
More efforts urged to end statelessness
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/05/2019
» Thailand can be a global champion in reducing the number of stateless people around the world, according to Giuseppe De Vincentiis, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Thailand.
Stateless saga one too many
News, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2019
» The news reports about the struggle of two young stateless students who are racing against time to get a chance to contest academic events in the US are familiar to many.