Social development

ASEAN journalists call for joint efforts to battle fake news

Recognizing fake news as a global challenge, media representatives of ASEAN countries have agreed  that the fight against falsehoods and disinformation must be a joint effort of all stake-holders in their societies.They agreed that journalists and media organizations in the region must also join hands ...

30 cents: Keeping poor Thai children in school for Bt10

Thirty cents. There’s not much you can buy for $0.30 these days, but in Thailand the meagre amount multiplied by many willing people is allowing 230 children from desperately poor households to attend school.Initiated last year in the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai, the ...

John Le Fevre

Call for Thailand to Stand Strong on Human Rights

A group of 28 NGOs have called on the Thai government to not yield to attempts to derail the ratification of the international Work in Fishing Convention, which protects fishers from human rights abuses. Fishers are especially vulnerable to human trafficking as well as forced, ...

Schooling for poor kids thanks to Bt10 from Chiang Mai residents

The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is now exploring ideas on how best to engage all sectors in extending educational help to underprivileged children.At its public forum in Chiang Mai yesterday (August 15), local leader Phairat Maichompoo presented the Bt10 Chiang Mai Fund as a model. ...

Chularat Saengpassa

Massive job loss seen if Thailand doesn’t upgrade education – EEC advisor

Thailand will gain about 30,000 short-term jobs as the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project ramps up, but will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs long-term unless the country improves its education system, an EEC board meeting was told.Keep reading ...

Warapun Jaikusol

Government urged to help 1.2m desperately poor Thais

At least 1.2 million Thais are desperately poor and need urgent help from the government, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said. The national economic planning agency said it plans to prompt the government to assist people in the most serious financial distress ...

Wichit Chaitrong

Anti-smoking campaign launched to reduce second-hand smoke health effects

The Foundation for Women and anti-smoking organizations in Thailand have jointly launched a campaign urging smokers to stop smoking for the sake of their families. The Foundation for Women as well as the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and a network of anti-smoking organizations announced today ...

Nuppol Suvansombut

Thailand Research Expo showcasing 636 successful studies

The Thailand Research Expo 2018 is being held at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld until Monday (August 13), showcasing more than 600 useful studies. The organizer of this year’s Research Expo, the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), has been able to ...

Thammarat Thadaphrom

Cabinet approves Higher Education Act

The cabinet on Tuesday (Aug 7th) has approved the Higher Education Act. The Education Minister, Clin. Prof. Udom Kachintorn, said the approval of the Higher Education Act would lead to the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. He said the National Legislative ...

Supawadee Wangsri

Fund to focus on ‘very poor’ students

The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is trying to boost financial aid for more than 600,000 students who fall in the category of “very poor” or have just Bt42.7 in their pockets per day on average. “We hope the increase will go into effect next month,” ...

The Nation Reporter

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