People and Government
Getting started on change to improve learning
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 ...
Cannabis growers will be given guidelines: Prajin
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 ...
The Nation Reporter
Ministry eyes digital skills for 4 million
The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry aims to train 4 million people in digital literacy through its Net Pracharat course, as well as in the Sustainable Thainess programme offered by the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education (NFE). Keep reading ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
WHO recognizes anti-HIV drugs produced in Thailand
The big news last year in the pharmaceutical industry is a self-produced anti-HIV drug in Thailand that the World Health Organization finally certified this year, making the price 18 times lower.Keep watching ...
Widening gap of wealth
Thailand is among the countries with the largest gap between the rich and the poor, with a disproportionate slice of the national wealth and income going to the wealthiest 1 percent of the population.Keep reading ...
World Health Organization Urges Thailand to Better Road Safety
As deaths from road accidents in Thailand continue to rise the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Thai authorities to explore appropriate measures to create better road safety.Keep reading ...
The 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1st Anniversary of Thailand’s Human Rights National Agenda: Towards a Caring and Sharing Society
On 14 December 2018, the Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Rights and Liberties Protection Department of the Ministry of Justice, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional Office for South-East Asia, and the United Nations ...
UN rights agency calls on govt to ensure new anti-torture law meets standards
The United Nations human-rights body yesterday urged the government to ensure that the proposed law against torture and enforced disappearance meets international standards fully.The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) voted 167:3 yesterday to pass the first reading of the bill that criminalises torture and forced disappearance. ...
The Nation Reporter
Cyber-security bill marred by lack of oversight
Two crucial cyber-security and data-privacy bills approved by Cabinet earlier this year are all set for enactment by the National Legislative Assembly to ensure that Thailand has sufficient legal safeguards to support the country’s fast-growing digital economy and digital society. Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
70 organizations sign agreement on Big Data
On Wednesday (Dec, 19), seventy organizations, public and private, signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of “Big Data” which is expected to help Thailand to manage unstructured data better. Keep reading ...
Suwit Rattiwan
