Tag: Youth
Legal cigarette buying age in Thailand to be raised to 20: Jurin
The Public Health Ministry plans to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 years old to 20 years old. The decision was reached [Read More…]
Thai children get access to pornography at very young age, poll reveals
Two-thirds of the Thai media are considered “black” given that youth are exposed to their sex- and violence-oriented content, a seminar on youth development was [Read More…]
Bangkok: Youths arrested for torture of girl, 14
Three youngsters were arrested in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thien district for allegedly kidnapping a 14-year-old girl, brutally torturing her, and kicking her off the Memorial [Read More…]
Most young people in Thailand ignore politics
An opinion survey by Bangkok Poll at Bangkok University found that more than 60 per cent of young people pay little or no attention to [Read More…]
After Upheaval, Not All Is Well With Thai Youth
NA CHUEAK, THAILAND — Three months ago, images of protesters battling the military in the streets of Bangkok seized the world’s attention. Now, by some [Read More…]
Worrying rise in Thai youth suicides
Suicide has become the fourth major cause of death from injury as young people increasingly take their own lives. Paijit Warachit, permanent secretary of the [Read More…]
