Thailand

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 …

The legal case arose from his open support for Boonlert Buranupakorn, a candidate in the Chiang Mai election of the Regional Administrative Organisation during the polling campaign. In view of this, Mr. Boonlert who had previously served as chairman of the PAO in Chiang Mai was defeated by former Senator Pichai Lertpongadisorn was supported by the Pheu Thai Party and …

Thailand continues its anticipating project after a construction deal was signed in December as they have the work on a fifth bridge connecting Laos and Thailand across the Mekong River began. The bridge, which will take 36 months to construct, will link the province of Bolikhamxay in Laos to the north-eastern province of Bueng Kan in Thailand. Recently there was …

Thailand’s latest round of regulations aimed at containing a fresh outbreak of coronavirus infections is expected to derail the gradual rebound of the economy from its recession in 2020. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha encouraged the people to remain at home and postpone travel after the authorities closed a number of venues in Bangkok and some other provinces this month – …