‘Every cent helps’: More parental support welcome, but couples say it won’t push them to have more children
Among other measures for parents announced at Budget 2023 was that new parents will receive a bigger cash bonus, starting from S$11,000 for their first child. Continue Reading
Holding out against China in a row over reefs
China and the Philippines both have rival claims in the South China Sea.Continue Reading
Commentary: Want more smokers to quit? Raise tobacco tax every year
Amid the rising cost of living, making cigarettes more expensive could motivate more smokers to quit. Here’s how to make good intentions stick, says Yvette van der Eijk of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.Continue Reading
‘Big Joke’ faces down critics
Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn has vowed to stamp out graft rocking the Immigration Bureau (IB) and bring any corrupt officers to justice.Continue Reading
Entry fees to include insurance
Thailand will provide insurance for foreign tourists when tourism fees for international arrivals are imposed in June, deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said yesterday.Continue Reading
How Progress Shark became Australia’s accidental World Pride icon
The lycra-clad model shark has captured international attention, sparked memes and won adoring fans.Continue Reading
Prayut hits back at triads jibe
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday hit back at the opposition over the granting of Thai citizenship to Chinese-born businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant, saying it was the Yingluck Shinawatra government that endorsed his naturalisation.Continue Reading
First ‘cultural map’ of the country is now available online
The first online cultural map of Thailand is now available with more than 2,000 cultural sites across the country, ready to be upgraded for metaverse technologies.Continue Reading
Family of Wild Boar wants body for Lanna funeral
The family of Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep, the young captain of the Wild Boars football team whose rescue from a flooded cave in 2018 captured the attention of the world, want his body brought back from the United Kingdom to Chiang Rai for a northern-style funeral.Continue Reading
NHRC regrets anti-torture law setback
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its disappointment after the cabinet decided to postpone enforcing some key provisions of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act.Continue Reading