Social development

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has planned a seminar to discuss the suggested legalization of marijuana for medical use.Keep watching ...

Health activists are threatening to rally outside Government House if a new bill – seen as a risk to the heart of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) operations – is pushed through.They have also given an ultimatum, saying Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn ...

Starting from early next year, the new Compensation Act will take effect, with the aim of benefiting both employees and employers.For example, employees’ compensation rates will go up from 60 to 70 per cent of their current salary. If they become disabled because of their ...

Chulalongkorn University’s research team has reached the first milestone in developing an affordable biologic drug but needs Bt1.33 billion in funding to pursue the remaining phases of the study. Chulalongkorn Cancer Immunotherapy Excellence Centre announced at a press conference yesterday (Oct 24) that its team ...

A medical lecturer has cautioned policymakers against rushing to legalise marijuana, even if it’s just for medical use. “Beware of becoming stupid, poor and hurt” read the title of a social-media comment posted by Asst Professor Dr Thira Woratanarat in response to calls to fast-track ...

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 ...

The ongoing transition of the educational sector into a new and hopeful era risk stumbling after a drastic move by authorities to cut the duration of the teacher-education programme back to four years, many experts warned. “Why will we undo the good changes that have ...

Thammasat University is keen on raising undergraduate student quality to prepare graduates for work in the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Yesterday (Oct 18) the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to develop many EEC-related fields: innovation, ...

Thais are invited to make donations to Chulalongkorn University (CU) research to develop its “Biologics” medicine to boost the human immune system to combat cancer.The Cancer Immunotherapy Fund is hoping to support the research and development project by Chula Comprehensive Cancer Centre to lower the ...

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.. ...