PM reminds families to take care of elderly kin

PM reminds families to take care of elderly kin

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday sent well wishes to Thai families in a national message marking National Elderly Day yesterday and Family Day, which fall today.

Thailand marks National Family Day during Songkran

The Cabinet formally designated the date in 1989 to align with Songkran, when many Thais travel home to reunite with family and take part in cultural and religious traditions. BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is observing National Family Day today, April 14, coinciding with the Songkran Festival, the country’s traditional New Year. The day is intended to raise awareness of the family’s role as the core social institution, while also encouraging Thai…

Happy Thailand’s Family Day!

Today, we celebrate the strong bonds that make Shrewsbury Bangkok City Campus such a special community. Let’s throw it back to our Family Golf Day, organised by Shrewsbury Parents Committee (SP) — a heart-warming reminder of how our families connect and grow together. The post Happy Thailand’s Family Day! appeared first on Shrewsbury International School Bangkok.

Thailand launches elderly support initiatives for National Elderly Day

Thailand launches elderly support initiatives for National Elderly DayLegacyPrime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra extended her best wishes to Thai families in a national address marking National Elderly Day and Family Day. She also mentioned that the government has introduced welfare programmes to tackle issues arising from Thailand’s ageing demographic. In a related message, Minister of Public Health Somsak Thepsutin encouraged families to care…

“A disgrace”: Cardinal Onaiyekan in Nigeria Decries Neglect of Elderly, Urges National Rebirth ahead of Easter

John Cardinal Onaiyekan has faulted the Nigerian government for failing to care for the elderly, saying that senior citizens are suffering neglect, abandonment, and poverty in a country they once helped to build. Speaking to ACI Africa on the sidelines of the Funeral Mass of Prof. Tom Adaba, the pioneer Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Cardinal Onaiyekan lamented what he described as a "disgraceful" disregard for t…