Social development

Thailand has slowly been moving to stifle free speech under Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha’s administration. Gen. Prayut was inaugurated in July following the transfer of power to a civilian government.Since an activist was arrested for allegedly posting “inappropriate content” on Facebook. Gen. Prayut’s ...

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) expects the 13 public health funds which have not joined the National Clearing House (NCH) system to take part soon, so it can use their database to formulate better strategies for future policies.According to the Office’s deputy secretary-general Karoon ...

Established in 2002, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) was mandated by a Cabinet resolution on March 26, 2013 to handle the reimbursement of medical expenses from public health funds through the National Clearing House (NCH) system as well as to work with other agencies ...

The board of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) on Thursday agreed to include 24 rare but severe diseases into the universal health coverage scheme.The board also set aside an additional budget of 12.85 million baht to fund treatment of these diseases.Keep reading ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children, according to a statement issued on Thursday.In a statement, the UN refugee agency said it welcomed a development in which more than 60,000 stateless students in Thailand could ...

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security today (October 10) started to transfer Bt600 to government bank accounts of qualified parents of newborns who registered for the Child Support Grant (CSG) project.Keep reading ...

Last Monday, civic networks in Thailand gathered to mark World Habitat Day 2019 and called on the government to address land and housing problems facing the poor in both, urban communities and rural areas.The call was made at a gathering of 2,000 members of the ...

Thailand had the highest suicide rates in ASEAN, according to a recent study conducted by the World Health Organisation. The WHO ranked Thailand 32nd worldwide in its annual suicide rate report which came out earlier this month. The report indicated around 10,000 deaths by suicide ...

Secondary students and teachers will get a chance this November for further exposure to studies emphasising the interdisciplinary integration known as STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.Keep reading ...

Speaking to the UN, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday morning (New York time) attributed Thailand’s success in providing public health services to the universal healthcare policy.Keep reading ...