BANGKOK: Student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday (July 20), suspended for one year, for his refusal to take part in the military conscription process.
BANGKOK: Student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday (July 20), suspended for one year, for his refusal to take part in the military conscription process.
A Grade 8 student in Lamphun died after being struck by a pickup truck near a gas station in Mae Tha District on July 20, with police investigating the driver.
Deputy PM Ekniti Nitithanprapas defended the government's welfare card review, saying all 72 existing benefits remain unchanged while the system aims to enroll 2.3 million genuinely poor people and eliminate fraudulent applicants.
A criminal court dismissed murder charges against Sararat, known as Am Cyanide, in a vegetable vendor's death, citing insufficient evidence linking her to the poisoning. This is the fifth case in a series of cyanide poisoning deaths investi
PM Anuthong avoided questions about the welfare card scheme controversy at Government House on July 21, responding only with casual greetings as ministers discussed eligibility criteria changes that disqualified many citizens.
Actor Alek Teeradej stars as a dark sorcerer in the horror-drama "Confessions of a Spirit Doctor," arriving in Thai theaters August 12. The film follows a man who abandons Buddhism to master black magic under a powerful spirit doctor.
A 65-year-old woman collapsed and died at a bank in Nan Province while applying for her welfare certificate on July 20. Nang Ngao had traveled down from Sakaad Mountain to the BAAC branch in Pua but lost consciousness while waiting and coul
Thailand is screening welfare card users to add 2.3 million genuinely poor citizens while removing fraudulent recipients, with the government pledging to help those incorrectly denied benefits regain access through district-level appeal cen
A cancer patient's state welfare card benefits were mysteriously revoked just one day after approval in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, leaving her family confused and demanding authorities investigate why the assistance disappeared without exp
Over 53,000 non-formal education students have appealed the removal of their welfare cards under new eligibility criteria, with officials expecting around 100,000 appeals by the July 31 deadline from the 270,000 affected students nationwide
A fourth-grader in Thailand collapsed at school on July 8 and suffered severe brain damage after his heart stopped for approximately 10 minutes, prompting his mother to urge all schools to strengthen emergency response protocols and staff m
