Aged, ignored, impoverished: Thailand’s elderly face another blow
Hopes for better welfare have been dashed for most Thai seniors just days before the country marks National Elderly Day on April 13.
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Hopes for better welfare have been dashed for most Thai seniors just days before the country marks National Elderly Day on April 13.
The Central Administrative Court has ordered the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) to pay two construction companies, Unique Engineering and Construction and Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction, 4.2 billion baht in outstanding payments, plus interest, within 60 days, for the construction of Bang Sue-Rangsit section of the Red Line suburban train service.
As many as 130,000 people are expected to leave Bangkok by public bus today, heading for their home provinces to celebrate the Songkran festival, which begins tomorrow.
Hanoi - In hope of avoiding punishing U.S. tariffs, Vietnam is prepared to crack down on Chinese goods being shipped to the United States via its territory and will tighten controls on sensitive exports to China, according to a person familiar with the matter and a government document seen by Reuters.
Thailand’s Songkran Festival, a much-loved tradition marking the Thai New Year, will take on new significance in 2025.
Thailand's low inflation is neither a sign of deflation nor an obstacle to economic growth, its central bank chief said, responding to a query from the finance minister as to why the rate has stayed below target this past 12 months.
The question is hypothetical, but it has the potential to be the most soul-searching one of our generation one day.
Thailand should urgently hold talks with Myanmar and ethnic groups to seek solutions to the problem of heavy metal contamination of the Sai and Kok rivers, believed to stem from gold mining activities in Myanmar, said Chainarong Setthachua, lecturer and ecology expert at Maha Sarakham University.
The Administrative Court has issued a restraining order, instructing the mayor of Bang Rak Pattana municipality in Nonthaburi’s Bang Bua Thong district to stop an elderly woman feeding pigeons, because the birds are causing a nuisance.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has been handed arguably his toughest mission to date: travel to Washington and secure a better deal on new US tariffs.
An American lecturer, arrested on charges of lèse majesté and violating the Computer Crime Act, was released on bail yesterday and his lawyers say that he will appeal the revocation of his visa.
A search team has detected a light signal, believed to be coming from the cellphone of a possible survivor trapped under three metres of debris, as four more bodies were recovered last night from the rubble of the collapsed SAO building.
Quiet, calm and adorable – these words perfectly capture the dogs on a mission to find survivors buried under the rubble of a Bangkok high-rise that collapsed in the March 28 earthquake.
The use of e-cigarettes among teenagers and young adults is continuing to rise, with Thai girls in particular being tempted by clever marketing tactics to pick up the habit early and carry it forward into adulthood.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Economic ministers of the ASEAN regional bloc committed on Thursday "to not impose any retaliatory measures" against the United States over sweeping tariffs and said they were ready to engage in talks.
The Internal Trade Department has appealed to all retail outlets and department stores not to hike the prices of Nescafé instant coffee, after the Nonthaburi Civil Court issued an injunction on Wednesday for Nestlé Thailand, the sole owner of the Nescafé brand, to suspend production, distribution and import of Nescafé instant coffee.