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Population and Development Newsletter Thai Health Report 2013 CHAMPSEA
Thai Health Report 2013
Wednesday Seminar
No.798
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Time: 12:30 – 13:30 hrs.  Room 101 (Prachasangkom Udompathana), 1st Floor

Title: Population Aging and Health: A Case Study of Thailand

By: Pramote Prasartkul

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Facts and Numbers of Migrant Labors and Persons with Legal Status: Policies and Solutions, IPSR, Mahidol University

March 22, 2013

IPSR organized the conference on “Facts and Numbers of Migrant Labors and Persons with Legal Status: Policies and Solutions” with support from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) at Sra Bua Room, IPSR. 

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Qualitative Research, IPSR, Mahidol University

March 18-27, 2013

10-Day-Training Workshop on “Qualitative Research”

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Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Network Serminar of 2012 Academic Year, IPSR, Mahidol University

March 16-17, 2013

IPSR and the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University in collaboration with the National Research Council of Thailand and the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre organized the 12th Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Network Seminar of 2012 Academic Year at the Auditorium, IPSR.

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Kritaya Archavanitkul, IPSR, Mahidol University

March 8, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kritaya Archavanitkul gave an interview to Reuter about rapes in Thailand. For more detail, please go to the headline “For Thai rape victims, seeking justice is another assault” in http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/for-thai-rape-victims-seeking-justice-is-another-assault/

IPSR Outing for Volunteer Spirit for Forestation

March 4-5, 2013

IPSR organized the 33rd Annual Seminar for IPSR Personnel at the Avatar Spa Mountain Suites, Uthai Thani Province. The seminar, under the theme “IPSR Outing for Volunteer Spirit for Forestation”, was to enhance personnel’s capacity development to achieve the teamwork based performance through activities such as building a check dam at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, costume and singing contests at night.

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2013 Annual Mahido Games

March 1, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sureeporn Punpuing, IPSR Director, faculty members and staff joined the opening of the “2013 Annual Mahidol Games” at the soccer field, Salaya Campus.

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44th Anniversary of Given of the Name Mahidol University

March 1, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sureeporn Punpuing, IPSR Director, and staff laid the flower tray to worship the Royal Monument of Prince of Songkhla on the 44th Anniversary of Given of the Name Mahidol University at Salaya Campus.

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Yothin Sawangdee and Piyawat Katewongsa

March 1, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yothin Sawangdee and Dr. Piyawat Katewongsa got invited to talk in the TV show “Pob Mor Rama” on public policies for Bangkok developments under the new Bangkok Governor’s administration. To see the show, please go to http://www.ramachannel.tv/detail.php?id=3006

     
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Asian Population Association Conference 2012

26-29 August 2012
Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

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Kritaya Archavanitkul, IPSR, Mahidol University

March 8, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kritaya Archavanitkul gave an interview to Reuter about rapes in Thailand. For more detail, please go to the headline “For Thai rape victims, seeking justice is another assault” in http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/for-thai-rape-victims-seeking-justice-is-another-assault/

IPSR Outing for Volunteer Spirit for Forestation

March 4-5, 2013

IPSR organized the 33rd Annual Seminar for IPSR Personnel at the Avatar Spa Mountain Suites, Uthai Thani Province. The seminar, under the theme “IPSR Outing for Volunteer Spirit for Forestation”, was to enhance personnel’s capacity development to achieve the teamwork based performance through activities such as building a check dam at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, costume and singing contests at night.

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2013 Annual Mahido Games

March 1, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sureeporn Punpuing, IPSR Director, faculty members and staff joined the opening of the “2013 Annual Mahidol Games” at the soccer field, Salaya Campus.

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44th Anniversary of Given of the Name Mahidol University

March 1, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sureeporn Punpuing, IPSR Director, and staff laid the flower tray to worship the Royal Monument of Prince of Songkhla on the 44th Anniversary of Given of the Name Mahidol University at Salaya Campus.

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Dr.Yothin Sawangdee and Dr.Piyawat Katewongsa, IPSR, Mahidol University

March 1, 2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yothin Sawangdee and Dr. Piyawat Katewongsa got invited to talk in the TV show “Pob Mor Rama” on public policies for Bangkok developments under the new Bangkok Governor’s administration. To see the show, please go to http://www.ramachannel.tv/detail.php?id=3006

   
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Special Seminar
Professor Dr. Ronald R. Rindfuss former Carolina Population Center's Director and Professor at Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has provided some important opportunities for international students who were taking class in Demography at the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University to have some discussion about the next mile stone of demographic research in the world.
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Congratulations

Ramesh Adhikari

Our two graduates are granted the Thesis Award for 2012 Academic Year. Both receive the Award for “Good” category

  1. Dr. Ramesh Adhikari from Ph.D. Program,Thesis “THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL MIGRATION ON THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN LIVING SEPARATELY FROM PARENTS”. His Major Advisor is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aree Jampaklay
  2. Mr. Suchart Harnmontri, from MA (Thai Program) Thesis "GROWING UP POSITIVE: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF YOUTH INFECTED WITH HIV AT BIRTH”. His Major Advisor is Asst. Prof. Dr. Suchada Thaweesit
The Award Presentation is on May 11, 2013, on the Orientation Day. at Salaya Campus
For more information, please go to http://www.grad.mahidol.ac.th/grad/scholarship/rs142_th.php
Suchart Harnmontri
Suchart Harnmontri

Congratulations to Prof. Dr.Pramote Prasartkul, Lect. Dr.Sutthida Chuanwan, Dr. Piyawat Katewongsa and Mr. Wicharn Choorat (graduate from IPSR’s Thai MA. Program) on being awarded, on December 20, 2012, the 2012 Thailand Research Fund Best Research .         

For more information visit : http://www.ipsr.mahidol.ac.th/ipsr-th/honours_awards/trf_news-120156.html 

Assoc. Prof. Dr.  Luedech Girdwichai, graduate from IPSR's Ph.D. Program in Demography and advisee of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yothin Sawangdee, his majesty appointed as President of the Rajabhat Suan Sunanta University on December 12, 2012. For more information, please visit  http://www.manager.co.th/Campus/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9560000001211
Congratulations to Dr.Ramesh Adhikari, our Ph.D. graduate who receives the 2011 Academic Year’s Dean List Award.
Emeritus Professor Aphichat Chamratrithirong for being appointed Member of the Executive Board of the National Research Council of Thailand, and Chairman of Committee an Socialogy on November 15, 2012 and has been effective since November, 2012 to October, 2016.

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Bencha Yoddumnern-Attig for being appointed "Professor Emeritus" in Population and Social Research. The appointment was made by Mahidol University Council on November 5, 2012 and has been effective since October 1, 2010.

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Vital Rates of Thai Population 2013
Estimated Population at Midyear 2013 (1st July)
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) 11.6
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) 7.7
Natural growth rate (percent) 0.4
Life Expectancy at Birth
    Male 71.1
    Female 78.1

Source: Mahidol Population Gazette

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