Our Person of the Year 2020: Rung Panusaya, the Woman Who ‘Shattered the Ceiling’
The pro-democracy protests truly took a historic turn thanks to 22-year-old student named Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul.
‘Tappanai, Pan the Camera!’ 7 Top Moments of Khaosod English’s FB Live Duo
BANGKOK — 2020 is the year of a lanky 22-year-old journalist pointing a mounted iPhone at a 53-year-old veteran correspondent who shows audiences from all over the world what’s really happening in Thailand, real-time.
Rayong Casino Worker is 1st Virus Death Since New Outbreak Began
BANGKOK — Thailand reported the first death associated with the coronavirus since the new wave of outbreak struck a little over a week ago.
Cops Say Gambling Den in Rayong Outbreak Is Not Gambling Den
RAYONG — Rayong’s top police commander was removed from active duty on Monday after revelations that an illegal gambling den in the province was responsible for a cluster of coronavirus outbreak – though he insisted it was not classified as a gambling den.
Samut Sakhon Gov. Infected With Coronavirus; 144 New Cases Reported
SAMUT SAKHON — The Governor of the province at the center of a new wave of coronavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus, the government said Monday.
Cooking Up Kindness: The Eateries Who Offer Free Meals to Migrant Workers
SAMUT PRAKAN — Chatthamon Singtankong was taking a stroll at a market in her neighborhood when she overheard a food vendor refusing to sell to a migrant worker.
From Migrant Workers To Officials, Gov’t Fires Blame for Virus Left and Right
BANGKOK — First, it was the migrant workers to blame for the virus resurgence that saw at least 1,000 infected. Then, the crosshairs were trained on their employers, the migrant smuggling rings, local officials branded as incompetent, and even pro-democracy protesters.
Expat Says Bank Denied Him Entry ‘Due to COVID-19’
BANGKOK — A foreign resident on Wednesday said he was turned away by employees at a bank in downtown Bangkok who allegedly cited coronavirus measures and his ethnicity as the reason.
PSA: You Can Donate to Migrants, Health Workers in Samut Sakhon
SAMUT SAKHON — Members of the public, including expats, can donate both money and medical equipment to migrant workers and frontline medical professionals in Samut Sakhon, where many are grappling with the new wave of coronavirus cases.
Watchdog Alarmed to See Healthy & Infected Migrant Workers Locked in Together
BANGKOK — Labor rights activists on Wednesday urged the government to rethink its policy of putting hundreds of migrant workers in the same residential buildings without segregating those who caught the virus from those who did not.
