Family, children and youth
Family, children, and youth policy and administration
Health chief's 2019 target: less fat, more growth in children
The Department of Health has set new targets for 2019, following evidence that an increasing number of Thai children are reported to be overweight and too short for their age.Keep reading ...
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International organisations join fight against child boxing
Three weeks after a 13-year-old boy died in a muay thai ring, the bill banning children from participating in paid matches has yet to reach legislators.In response to this, the Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Centre (CSIP) has stepped up pressure on the ...
Kornrawee Panyasuppakun
Social Development Ministry kicks off campaign against domestic violence
The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has launched a caravan against violence towards children, women and family members, kicking off a call to no longer tolerate, ignore or engage in violence after statistics placed Thailand among the world’s top ten for domestic violence.Keep ...
China shows how Thailand can solve its ‘skipped-generation’ problem
Columnist Suwatchai Songwanich explains how China is tackling the problem of its 69 million children “left behind” by migrating parents, by having its companies offer childcare to attract the best recruits in a tightening labour market. Thailand has the same problem, with villages and towns ...
Thailand will improve care of migrant and stateless children
Thailand and Unicef are planning to cooperate more closely for the better care of migrant and stateless children. The plan was discussed during a meeting yesterday (Oct 17) between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Unicef executive director Henrietta Fore. Keep reading.. ...
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