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

 

 

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How to write many words without any useful information. Very good. Get paid by letter count?

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. 

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.

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...

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?

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. 

Anything about protecting them from the nationalistic brainwashing they get shoved down their throats at School?

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.

I don't see anything about protecting school children from 'physical abuse', hothead school teachers? 

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?

 

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.

 

Edited January 14, 20188 yr by wgdanson

Protect Children yes, but educate them first, not fill their heads full of crap like they do

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.......

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

Anything new here that will hopefully protect the kids against the pot bellied pedophile child sex predators, in Thailand ?

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.

1 minute ago, chippendale said:

I think pot bellies look very attractive on men.

But not when they lay on children...

6 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

But not when they lay on children...

"Won't anyone think of the children !?!?"

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...

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.

What about new laws to protect the young military recruits.