Same-sex unions are still illegal in China, and members of the Chinese LGBT community face the same intense parental pressure as their straight friends to get hitched and produce grandchildren. “In our culture, a person who doesn’t get married will be considered to be disobedient towards their parents,” says a gay man identified as John, […]
BANGKOK, Feb 14 – Several thousand couples rushed to district offices to register their marriages on Saturday — St. Valentine’s Day — with Bang Rak district, which translates to “village of love” being one of the most popular districts for marriage registration in the capital, which can register only around 1,000 couples. Pol Maj Gen […]
The Udon Thani Immigration Office has identified 193 foreign men who have faked their marriage with Thai women to be eligible for one-year resident visa. Most of them are Indians and the rest came from Nigeria, Nepal, Cameroon and Iran. An official from the office said these 193 foreigners would see their visa revoked soon. […]
Khon Kaen Immigration Police yesterday asked for information from lawyer Worapan Benjaworakul about an alleged scam involving fake marriage registrations in Nong Bua Lamphu’s Non Sang district in which some 600 Thai women’s names were sold to foreign men for immigration purposes. Police will check on the foreign men involved in Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum and […]
As more and more women are remaining single – and childless – Mahidol University’s Institute for Population and Social Research has decided to look deep into why, as well as into where all the men have gone. The institute’s discoveries have proved crucial for the country to prepare for emerging population trends. Read more: The […]
2,220 couples register their marriages at Bangkok district offices on Valentine’s Day; Bang Rak records highest number with 970 couples. 2,220 couples register their marriages at Bangkok district offices on Valentine's Day; Bang Rak records highest number with 970 couples — MCOT English News (@MCOT_Eng) February 14, 2014
The government will soon start making official moves to legalise same-sex marriage in Thailand. “We will put forward the same-sex civil-union bill in Parliament,” Naras Savestanan, director general of the Rights and Liberties Protection Department, announced yesterday with the chair of the House committee on justice and human rights, Viroon Phuensaen, by his side. Read […]
BANGKOK, 6 September 2013 (NNT) – A proposal by an economic academic to increase tax rates for single citizens has sparked debate among young Thais. On September 5, Terdsak Chomtosuwan, an economics professor from Rangsit University, pointed out during a seminar on Thailand’s economic policies that the country was facing a labour shortage due to […]
