Social development

Staff shortages loom at state hospitals

The Medical Council of Thailand has set up a working group to study the impact of a government move to stop giving official positions to all medical graduates working at state hospitals. “We are worried about the effect of this policy and we believe its ...

Apinya Wipatayotin

MSDHS to open registration for new newborn allowance applicants

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) is set to open registration next month for the campaign providing 600-baht monthly stipends to families raising newborns until they reach six years of age.Keep watching ...

Medical marijuana move ‘not enough’

More legal measures to further liberalise medical cannabis are required, campaigners stressed, so as to ensure that patients can freely and easily access affordable and quality cannabinoid medicines. Even though Thailand has already legalised the use of cannabis for medical purpose since February, medical experts ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

New approach urged to protect the elderly

In response to a study that found the rights of seniors being violated as the nation officially becomes an ageing society, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and allies are calling on the authorities to create a system of protection for the elderly.  Taking such ...

The Nation Reporter

People urged to be cautious about heatstroke

As the mercury levels soar in many parts of Thailand and more people come outdoors for the Songkran celebrations, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Sunday has warned people to beware of heatstroke.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

SPECIAL REPORT: The workforce’s grey engine

The government’s efforts to keep more seniors on the job are bound to pay dividends for our ageing society. Six months into her retirement, former educator Chayasamon Subsookbovorn found herself constantly watching Netflix and getting genuinely depressed. She climbed out of the gloomy hole two ...

Phatarawadee Phataranawik

UN praises Thailand for strides in early schooling

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), that works for children’s rights and development, has praised Thailand for its success in promoting early childhood education programmes. Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Protecting the rights of Thailand’s ‘third gender’

The annual military drafts are being held around the country until April 12 and members of the Foundation of Transgender Alliance for Human Rights are also on a mission to provide transgender with all the information they need to prepare for the occasion.Keep reading ...

Chularat Saengpassa

UN defers move to lift cannabis from world narcotics list

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs will decide next year on whether cannabis should be removed from the global list of narcotics, though the World Health Organisation (WHO) had proposed earlier this year that it be removed from the list.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

Academic concerned about vocational teaching change

An education specialist has called on the Office of Vocational Education Commission (Ovec) not to lose focus as the agency prepares to introduce academic titles for lecturers. Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

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