Social development

The Social Security Fund (SSF) is preparing to propose the fund’s board of directors increase the fund’s contribution rates in preparation for members’ long-term compensation as the population ages.SSF secretary-general Ananchai Utaipatanacheep said the current contribution rates are insufficient to compensate all members over the ...

A network of civil society academics will submit the Medicinal Plants, Cannabis and Mitra-gyna Speciosa Act to Parliament in order to allow patients, traditional Thai medical practitioners and folk medicine practitioners to utilize marijuana for its medicinal properties. Although its legalized adoption is a government ...

House Speaker and former prime minister Chuan Leekpai has called for children to be taught more about ethics and morality in schools, arguing it will lessen conflicts and problems in the country.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Education is calling for the opening of more eco-schools to raise awareness of the need for world protection among schoolchildren.A conference on environmental education reforms was organized by Chulalongkorn University and the United Nations Environment Program as a brainstorming session among representatives ...

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to use telemedicine technology to screen out patients from large crowded hospitals in towns, a Bhumjai Thai MP said.Bhumjai Thai MP and spokesman Setthapong Malisuwan said Anutin had assigned him to take charge of the use of telemedicine at ...

The Thai justice minister is insisting that draft legislation for civil partnerships of same-sex couples won’t be rushed and that the department is waiting for public feedback on the proposal.Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin says the process will take time as it requires “careful deliberation to ...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has urged Thai universities to join with overseas counterparts and the business sector in efforts to meet the huge demand for skilled workers in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...

The Patong beach in Phuket has been chosen to be an integrated marine public healthcare pilot area where state agencies, local administrators and local people join forces to provide aid in response to accidents at sea. The move is aimed at boosting tourists’ confidence.Keep reading ...

A legal cannabis industry would usher in several economic benefits, including job creation, a tax boost, investment and R&D in medicines and sciences, according to Colorado-based Marijuana Industry Group (MIG).Keep reading ...

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Thursday (August 15) that the Universal Healthcare system will not be subjected to any changes that could burden people, such as the co-payment of 10 to 20 per cent of their medical bills to ease the government’s financial ...