Driven by a shortage of skilled workers, Japan is offering job opportunities in 14 work categories to foreign workers including Thai workers who have undergone occupational training in Japan previously, the Labour Ministry says.

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'Influencer' takes more flak
Popular social media influencer Sean Buranahiran who came under fire last week over his video clip describing Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon as "kind of sweet" is now being accused of misspending donations raised for a wildfire protection project.

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Narumon pick spurs dismay
Eyebrows were raised when government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat's name came up to head the economic team of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), which picked a new leader and executive board at the weekend.

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Noi thought her world had tumbled down when she discovered she was pregnant at the age of 50.

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Feeling the pulse of the land
Tourists come and go, but those who stay long enough can feel the pulse of the new land. Israelis, their top envoy in the kingdom said, have been won over by the goodwill and warmth shown by Thais.

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The government would be "asking for trouble" if it adopted the travel bubbles and re-introduced medical tourism too soon, warned Thira Woratanarat, an epidemiologist at Chulalongkorn University.

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