The 2025 census reveals early sexual activity, drug abuse and harsh living conditions among street children.
Stakeholders have launched monthly boxing tournaments to popularise the sport in the region, attract more youth, and steer them away from drug abuse.
Starting Monday, hospitals accredited by the Social Health Authority (SHA) to offer primary healthcare will be surcharged if they do not dispense prescribed drugs to patients after treating them.
More than 2.8 million litres of illicit alcohol has been seized and over 970 suspects arrested in a nationwide crackdown on drugs and substance abuse.
The Thai man, aged 39, was arrested over the weekend when he stopped his truck at a petrol station in central Ayutthaya province, police said.
Principal Secretary Interior Raymond Omollo has called on parents to take charge of their children during this school holiday.