People and Government

A vocational school, operating under the supervision of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, has found success putting training courses online. After establishing this newfound approach to teaching, they have decided to go full throttle.Keep watching ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday (June 23) gave the go-ahead to a draft law on the prevention and suppression of torture and forced disappearances, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Thanadirek said.This bill aims to protect every citizen from being tortured or “disappeared” by state officials as well ...

Thailand seems to be moving closer to finding a Covid-19 vaccine after the first trial on monkeys proved to be successful, leaving them strong and immune to the virus. Scientists were scheduled to launch a second round of testing the mRNA vaccine on the animals ...

People who expect benefits from the social security system have marched to the Pathumwan Skywalk intersection to make their case for getting some assistance money during the current crisis.They are insured under sections 33, 39 and 40 and are asking for release of 30-50 per ...

The regional Covid-19 response is expected to be assessed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other world leaders during the upcoming 36th Asean Summit next week.The summit will be hosted by Asean chair Vietnam on June 26 under the theme of “Cohesive and Responsive Asean”. ...

It’s been over a week since the disappearance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an exiled Thai activist living in Cambodia, touched off a heated debate in Thai social media and beyond.Mr Wanchalearm has been an ardent critic of the current government and its military predecessor; he fled ...

Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has pledged to prioritise learning in the classroom even as he moves to add online lessons.Speaking about the reopening of schools in July, Mr  Nataphol said all students can return to schools under strict health guidelines but both online and on-air ...

Pro-choice groups are moving to have an entire section in the Criminal Code revoked in the hope of giving women with unwanted pregnancies the right to legal abortion and protect medical personnel performing the procedures from facing legal action.The Choices Network Thailand (CNT), however, insisted ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s president, Masatsugu Asakawa, has set up a panel of experts in the subjects of economics, finance and health to help ministers, central bank governors and other senior officials in Southeast Asia identify options that they can tap into to quickly ...

The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has revealed that the NESDC office has received proposals for 28,331 projects, worth some 370 billion baht from government agencies.Keep watching ...