rooster59 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Ten upcoming laws touted as ‘protecting’ children By Prapasri Osathanon The Sunday Nation Wallop Tang-kananurak Ten new laws will be introduced this year by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) in what the government trumpets as a “comprehensive” effort to protect children, including a particular focus addressing drug use and teenage pregnancy. The 10 laws will be the NLA’s present to Thai children, said Wallop Tang-kananurak in marking Thai Children’s Day yesterday. The government was concerned about children’s wellbeing and protection, said the head of the NLA’s special committee on youth, women, the elderly, and physical challenged and disadvantaged persons. Among other acts, the new laws will include the National Child and Youth Development Promotion Act, the Control of Begging Act, and the Child Born by Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Medical Science Protection Act. “These laws will provide legal protection for all children and relieve the problems that the next generation is facing, especially the problems of drug use and teenage pregnancy,” Wallop said. Authorities and stakeholders needed to be aware of the issues affecting children and take immediate action, he added. Drug use is a significant problem, he said, noting that by some measurements Thailand had up to 2.7 million drug users, and around 300,000 teenagers age 15 to 19 were in rehabilitation, with yet more unidentified youth using drugs but not receiving help. Wallop said drug addicts as young as 11 years old have been found and children as young as seven years old have been involved in drug dealing. He also said the number of unplanned pregnancies among teenagers has increased annually, with around 150,000 teens under 19 years old getting pregnant yearly. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30336190 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aachen Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 How to write many words without any useful information. Very good. Get paid by letter count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Please protect the children, sadly the greed turns everything into a commodity and the innocent are abused and exploited by those without empathy. The tragic reality is that there is, in spite of these laws a major deficit of empathy from the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 57 minutes ago, rooster59 said: around 300,000 teenagers age 15 to 19 were in rehabilitation, Rubbish. Around 300,000 teenagers are in youth jail. There is no rehabilitation, only lock up, yet they wonder why they re offend when released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: He also said the number of unplanned pregnancies among teenagers has increased annually, with around 150,000 teens under 19 years old getting pregnant yearly. Er... Ahem... Perhaps you should teach effective sex education (both at home and at school) and hand out free condoms? You don't actually need a law for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Samui Bodoh said: Er... Ahem... Perhaps you should teach effective sex education (both at home and at school) and hand out free condoms? You don't actually need a law for that... Isnt it easier to just write the law, grab some headlines, mention a crackdown, and continue sleeping at your desk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny49r Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: Ten new laws will be introduced this year by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) Ten new laws? Might as well make it 1000! Lawmaker's ignore the fact that laws are only meaningful if enforcement happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Anything about protecting them from the nationalistic brainwashing they get shoved down their throats at School? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Bob12345 said: Isnt it easier to just write the law, grab some headlines, mention a crackdown, and continue sleeping at your desk? That's how the political system works in Thailand. Talk a lot, make a lot of promises and do nothing as exampled by the PM's promises to clean up the footpaths and the lottery system and among other things to hold an election. To give him fair due on achievements for the benefit of the country he did reduce the number of twerks by Lamyai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I don't see anything about protecting school children from 'physical abuse', hothead school teachers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 10 hours ago, rooster59 said: and the Child Born by Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Medical Science Protection Act. Will this be the CBARTMSP act by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 10 hours ago, rooster59 said: said the head of the NLA’s special committee on youth, women, the elderly, and physical challenged and disadvantaged persons. Who does that leave.....able bodied men? And what a great name for the pervy looking guy.......Wallop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Protect Children yes, but educate them first, not fill their heads full of crap like they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 OK tell the parents of the hundreds of young children selling crappy roses and other junk around the bars in every city at night....they will laugh at you, as many have little or no choice...........Wallop......you have, as usual for a Thai politician....your head up where the sun does not shine.......come down out of the clouds and walk around the real people....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 11 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said: Er... Ahem... Perhaps you should teach effective sex education (both at home and at school) and hand out free condoms? You don't actually need a law for that... They do ! In the Education system at least. And condoms are available free. But... in the spur of the illicit moment .... ! Who can calculate how many of us from anywhere are are the result of a planned birth let alone those of us who were a cognitive expectation at all ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Anything new here that will hopefully protect the kids against the pot bellied pedophile child sex predators, in Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippendale Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, observer90210 said: Anything new here that will hopefully protect the kids against the pot bellied pedophile child sex predators, in Thailand ? I think pot bellies look very attractive on men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, chippendale said: I think pot bellies look very attractive on men. But not when they lay on children... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippendale Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, observer90210 said: But not when they lay on children... "Won't anyone think of the children !?!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 18 hours ago, chippendale said: "Won't anyone think of the children !?!?" Not sure what you mean, but children must be protected from the sexual predators... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOAX Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/14/2018 at 9:51 AM, darksidedog said: Rubbish. Around 300,000 teenagers are in youth jail. There is no rehabilitation, only lock up, yet they wonder why they re offend when released. That's absolutely utter rubbish dude. There are drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Thailand (not enough of them but there are many), as well Temples where addicts and other people who has problems receives help. While I don't have any statistics so I may be incorrect, but it does seem like the recidivism/relapse rate seems to be on par with Northern Europe, especially among the younger ones. I do have a couple of twin nephews-in-law who went off on the wrong foot and was charged with gun possession and some ice at the age of 16. They were sent to rehab for two years and had to do a follow-up program with other prisoners for another 9 months. They got out in July last year and have done fine so far, at least. They don't go to school but they have been working with their father in his car mechanic shop, and seems to be doing well. I did live 4 years in the village outside of Udon and it wasn't uncommon for people to go to temples and stay there for several months to clean up, though its been mixed results from what I've seen, but the point is there is focus on getting people clean, especially among the younger ones and first (drug) offenders. For drug sellers and runners its a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 What about new laws to protect the young military recruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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