Thailand

It is expected that Teacher’s day is something to be celebrated in a special way but it’s different for the students who stacked bamboo canes and documents in front of the Ministry of Education of Thailand and splashed red paint on it to condemn corporal punishment, one of many demonstrations. In view of this, The Bad Student party, which has …

It’s 2021 but the lambaste motion against the government is getting intense. In fact, there is an essential ritual that has been dubbed a no-confidence debate by critics, and this year the opposition is spending no time drawing up a timeline for filing a censure motion against the government at the earliest opportunity possible. During the next fortnight, the petition …

The controversial drug was highlighted by Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin. It’s the “k-powdered milk” drug, which has so far claimed nine lives, involves the tranquiliser diazepam but uses 20 times the safe amount. In view of this, the Minister shared  the results of laboratory tests performed by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on k-powdered milk which is …

The Ministry of Labour outlined the measures appropriate to register illegal workers from Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar under the job amnesty policy of the government. The framework approved by the Cabinet on December 29th last year is eligible for both working and unemployed migrant workers. This was specifically intended to help track the conditions of migrant workers in the country …

Last year, most Bangkokians are pleased with the success of Governor Aswin Kwanmuang’s who is the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and want him to remain on to address other persistent problems, including traffic congestion and substance addiction. This year, the governor of bangkok has announced that he is ready for a gubernatorial election, but the polling date has not been scheduled. …

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha rescined the effort of Bangkok officials to repress the worsening COVID-19 pandemic by restricting restaurant dining hours even as the nation updated 745 new infections which were its single largest daily rise. For this reason, Bangkok’s restaurants will continue to go on with dine-in patrons for two more hours, until 9 pm, with the rapid …

It’s only the start of 2021 but here’s the challenge for the nation as they combat the spreading of coronavirus and by the end of February, Thailand is expected to start inoculating its citizens against Covid-19, with the goal of vaccinating at least 33 million people, half of the nation’s population, by the end of 2021. If the Thai Food …

It’s 2021 but here’s a plot twist that happened as Thai authorities charged four democracy activists with royal defamation with the protest movement rocking the kingdom put on hold because of a spike in cases of coronavirus. In a major upsurge in Thailand’s use of its strict lese majeste laws since a youth-led protest movement began last July, a total …

This weekend, the police officers reported that nineteen Rohingya and a Thai woman suspected of housing them were detained for illegal entry into Thailand, as fears about trafficking routes for the Muslim community fleeing Myanmar are increasing. In Myanmar, where freedom of travel and citizenship is denied, and access to work, health care, and schooling is missing, the persecuted Rohingya …

 Entering the new year isn’t easy for every nation around the world and it’s the same with Thailand given the economic hardship caused by COVID-19, as many as 96 percent of foreign direct investors operating experienced unprecedented situations last year. However, this year, they are surprisingly confident in the potential of the country and have plans to increase or at …