Social development
Ageing society spells promise for investors in retirement housing
Private investment in retirement homes is on the rise in Thailand, with Thonburi Healthcare Group among those companies eyeing the market potential amid an ageing society.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Thailand 'must overhaul education' to achieve high-tech ambitions
Thailand must overhaul the education system, which will take up to 20 years, before the country can harvest the full benefits of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investment zone, according to John D. Kasarda, chief adviser to the EEC’s “aerotropolis” project.Keep reading ...
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Myanmar's Rohingya panel head refutes criticism by outgoing secretary
The chairman of an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has rebutted criticism by the body’s former secretary, saying the panel is effective and the government has acted on its recommendations.Former Thai foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai, who last year ...
Gay union law ready for Cabinet by September
A law allowing same-sex couples to formally register as life partners should be drafted by September, Rights and Liberties Protection Department chief Pitikarn Sitthidech said on Saturday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Call poll, improve rights to resume full ties, EU tells Thai officials
Despite the junta leader’s recent visits to London and Paris, the European Union is still looking for Thailand to hold an election and to show increased respect for human rights before a full resumption of ties is possible, according to the chair of a European ...
Kas Chanwanpen
Reckoning With Human Rights Violations in Thailand’s Extraterritorial Investments
As Thailand’s investments across ASEAN increase, the country must commit to human rights due diligence that has been lacking.The intensive growth of Thai investments in ASEAN countries in recent years has demonstrated significant potential opportunities to expand markets and provide access to transboundary supply chains, ...
Wora Suk
FDA recalls blood-pressure drugs due to cancer-risk ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled immediately five registered drugs to control blood pressure because of a potentially dangerous key ingredient.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok's elderly to receive electronic allowance
The Comptroller-General’s Department will start paying monthly living allowances to the elderly that have registered homes in Bangkok’s 50 districts through an electronic system this month, says its chief.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Single sex marriage law on way
The Justice Ministry is expected to finish in September considering the country’s first-ever Civil Partnership Bill to provide same-sex couples with similar rights to married couples. Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Thai campaigners urge change to forest law after indigenous verdict
Campaigners are calling on Thai authorities to amend a law they say violates the rights of indigenous people, after the country’s top court ruled that a group of Karen evicted from a national park had no legal right over the land.Keep reading ...
Rina Chandran
