Two Myanmar workers have been found dead after a landslide in Maret on Sunday (December 15th). Landslide Damages Cars in Southern Thailand as Floodwaters Recedes Mr. Chatchai Manee, the Senior Samui Administrative Chief Officer told the Phuket Express that they were notified of the landslide at 4:00 A.M. at a work camp in Soi Hima […]
Fatalities in Samut Sakhon Construction Collapse Rise to Six UPDATE: The tragic collapse at a construction site for the Bang Khun Thian-Ban Phaeo elevated motorway in Samut Sakhon has claimed six lives, up from the initially reported four. The incident, which occurred early this morning, also left 10 workers injured after a concrete beam and […]
A Russian man and an Israeli woman were arrested at a café on the Pha Ngan Island in Surat Thani after they allegedly hired illegal Myanmar workers. Illegal Russian Tour Guide Arrested in Phuket Town The Surat Thani Immigration told the Phuket Express that earlier this week they arrested MS. YAARA, 35, an Israeli national […]
The Thai embassy in Tel Aviv has submitted a protest note to Israeli authorities over the practice, by some Israeli employers, of sending their employees to work in high-risk areas and thus exposing them to potentially lethal danger, said Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa today. Four Thai Nationals Killed in Israel-Lebanon Border Attack He cited the […]
On October 26th, 2024, Thai national media reported an explosion erupted from a chemical mixing tank at a zinc production facility in Kabin Buri district, Prachinburi, killing two Burmese workers and injuring 28 others. Two dead and four badly injured in fireworks explosion in Kalasin The facility, which primarily produces zinc, lead, and tin, had […]
The Labour Ministry plans to raise the retirement age for both private and government sectors to 65 years, the same as in Singapore and Switzerland, said the minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. Bangkok bus conductors face early retirement Mr Phiphat said on Friday that the idea of extending the retirement age was attributed to today’s improvements in […]
On September 23rd, 2024, Labor Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn addressed the recent delays in the Minimum Wage Board meetings. Thai Labor Ministry Plans 400 Baht Minimum Wage The board was expected to discuss a nationwide minimum wage increase to 400 baht on October 1st, 2024, but two previous attempts to hold the tripartite meeting failed. A […]
Local officials raided a construction camp in Uthai district of Ayutthaya province on Tuesday morning and arrested 272 illegal workers from Myanmar. Authorities investigate Pattaya construction site for illegal workers Officials from the Uthai district office and Ayutthaya provincial hall descended on a construction camp in tambon Nong Namsom about 6am on Tuesday. Full story: […]
