Social development

The public is being urged to keep a close eye on every detail in the legalisation of medical marijuana, so that big pharmaceutical firms can be stopped from monopolising the market and putting patients at a disadvantage. In the past few months, there have been ...

It is not a 100 per cent certain that the Life Partnership Bill will become law this year and even if it does pass the legislation process and is finally enforced, there is no guarantee that it will give equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.Keep ...

Since I moved to Thailand a decade ago, I’ve read report after report stating Thailand has the lowest standard of English skills in south east Asia and, in years, little improvement has been seen. As a former teacher, that fact didn’t surprise me at all. ...

The coming year will be challenging for Thai universities due to the falling birth rate, technological disruption and the fast-changing needs of students and employers, educators acknowledge.No longer does the number university applicants dwarf the number of available seats. Even if high-school graduates are denied ...

Throughout 2018, much happened in the field of education. Issues involving both the system and personnel were addressed. Here’s a list of the top five headlines from the year. Keep reading ...

The cabinet has approved the civil partnership bill, paving the way for Thailand to become the first country in Asia to endorse same-sex marriage. In the current version of the bill, same-sex couples may adopt children, Nathporn Chatusripitak, an adviser to the Minister to Prime ...

The Chiang Mai district court on Tuesday (Dec, 25) threw out a lawsuit against five people, including a prominent academic, who were charged in connection with an illegal political assembly in July of last year. The dismissal of the lawsuit was based on Order No.22/2018 ...

Upgrading vocational education will be the key to boosting the country’s competitiveness and helping it step out of the middle-income trap, the Future Innovative Thailand Institute (FIT) has advised.To implement the upgrade, the FIT called on the government to provide wage support to vocational students ...

We’re fast approaching the New Year, when many of us will be making resolutions because we want to change ourselves for the better and help improve the things around us.We all want change but sometimes we cannot go through with it. One of the things ...

Farmers planning to grow cannabis once it is legalised for medical and research purposes next month have been told to contact authorities.“Interested persons should start studying relevant information on how to select cannabis varieties, prepare hothouses and control the temperature,” Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong ...