Towards Unifying a Movement: A Reflection on the Current Situation of the Thai Democratic Movement

In the 2020 Thailand’s protests, the spirit of democracy humiliated over the past six years has been restored. Like a wave of the never-failing stream, Thai people, including myself young and old, demanded a change in Thai politics.

Workforce Skill Development Policy Guideline for Industrial Revolution in Thailand

An article presents policies for Thailand's workforce development under the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution. It will be helpful for executives to design policies to improve the country's workforce. Within context, the changes from the impact of the Industrial Revolution were due to the influence of Disruptive Technology. The paper explores directions, trends, impacts, and policies for managing labor issues in the Disruptive Technologies era. Studying the opinions of 26 CEOs and executives of businesses in Thailand(2019-2020) used or affected by the Industrial Revolution, obstacles, feedback, focusing on issues, concepts about Disruptive Technologies, and vocational education concepts. They are using qualitative research methodology and procedures to support policy. The study results are the impact of Industrial Revolution on Thai workers and technological TVET Institution to develop Thai people during Industrial Revolution, educational management to develop Thai people in the Thailand 4.0 Therefore focuses on increasing labor skills and educating to create new skill / Upskill /Reskill for workers under reality. The policy document also outlines recommendations from the public and private executives. The CEOs have advised on the issue of developing the skills and performance of the workforce in the future. The changes in the skills of older workers and summary provide policy recommendations to educational institutions and governments.

Oral Health Problems of Thai People Reported by Khon Kaen University Staffs during 1984 to 2020

To improve the efficiency of the dental care service system in Thailand. To synthesize content from Khon Kaen University (KKU) staffs and students’ research and presentations from 1984 to 2020 about oral health hygiene and related diseases. Sixteen publications and presentations by KKU staffs and their students about oral health problems and management were retrieved, reviewed and analyzed. Poor oral health of people in the northeast of Thailand is found in every age group: children, adults and the aging, both male and female. There are still many oral health problems of Thai people in the northeast. KKU Field Works, Projects and Research were able to help reduce these oral health problems. An appropriate preventive oral health program needs to be developed and implemented in Northeastern Thailand.

The efficiency of various household processing for removing chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin in Chinese kale and Pakchoi

The vegetables, Chinese kale and Pakchoi, which are popular among the Thai people, are found to have problems with residues of pesticide. The pesticide residues in both Kale and Pakchoi were chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin. This research was to study the efficiency of pesticide residue reduction in Chinese kale and Pakchoi samples by using various household wash processing. The process included washing with normal water, 0.10% NaCl, baking soda, water flowing, and blanching. Pesticide residues were extracted from Chinese kale and Pakchoi to determine the amount of chlorpyriphos and cypermethrin residue by using analytical tools such as Gas Chromatography— Flame Photometric Detector (FPD) and Gas Chromatography—Electron Capture Detector (ECD). The results showed that the household processes for reducing the chlorpyrifos residue in Chinese kale and Pakchoi were the following: residues were reduced by 52.70–65.41%, 58.33–62.14%, 59.46–80.52%, and 46.04–62.85% when washed with normal water, 0.10% NaCl, baking soda, and water flowing through, respectively. Similarly, the household processes for reducing cypermethrin residue in Chinese kale and Pakchoi were the following: residues were reduced by 51.13–66.29%, 33.75–45.65%, 38.14–63.64%, and 44.88–61.63% when washed with normal water, 10% NaCl, baking soda, and water flowing through, respectively. Also, blanching reduced the chlorpyrifos residue by 37.96–50.44% and the cypermethrin residue by 47.86–52.42%. Therefore, while washing vegetables by soaking and dissolving substances, baking soda is the most effective when used for washing for at least 15 min to reduce the residue of pesticides. The consumers should be provided vegetables that are cleaned and have had a proper washing for removing pesticide residues and toxic residues.

Media Exposure to and Knowledge of the BCG Economic Development Policy Model of the Thai People

This study investigated the media exposure and knowledge of the BCG economic development policy model among the Thai people. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 496 Thai respondents. The frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. It was found that among thirteen channels, the majority of the respondents were exposed to the BCG model information through websites (47.72%), followed by Facebook (45.23%), and the least, to clubhouse and radio (3.73% for both). As for the frequency of exposure, the majority of the respondents were exposed to media for information about the BCG policy model from time to time depending on the occasion, followed by 4-5 times a month, and the least exposed at all times. Regarding the quality of information dissemination, data analysis revealed that the respondents indicated the quality at a moderate level in all aspects. Analysis of the responses of eight questions about the BCG model revealed that the majority of the respondents had a low level of knowledge of the BCG policy model, followed by a moderate level, and a high level of only 2.1%.

Mental Wellbeing of Thai People During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The effect of CO19 has influenced people mental well-being caused by the pandemic, economic, social, and lifestyle changes. Several studies examined the link between CO19 and mental health, both with the virus and non-infectious causes. This study focuses on how COVID-19 affect Thai people mental well-being by which the respondents are Thai people of different ages and demographics. A questionnaire survey is employed to collect information. The number of usable sample of this study is 644 respondents. This study investigated trends in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, stress, depression, and the CO19 pandemic. In addition, the study also tries to identify the course of mental disorders of the respondents. We found that lifestyle issues, job shifts, and financial problems have contributed to a rise in the respondents’ mental health. Lifestyle has a negative correlation to the degree of stress with mental illness, while education also has a significant impact on the mental wellbeing of the respondents.