"After retiring from the Myanmar army, I fled to Thailand because I saw that Thailand was the safest,” said Ot, a migrant worker from Myanmar who, like many others, came to Thailand seeking a better life. But just as his life began to settle, disaster struck. Ot fell from a six-story scaffold. The injuries to his spine meant that his chance of walking again was slim to none. Like Ot, many migrant workers in Thailand became disabled after a workplace accident, from falling from unsafe scaffolding to losing limbs to factory machines. In most cases, they are left without protection or welfare.

An intellectually disabled 19-year-old protester has received a summons from the police in Phatthalung to answer a royal defamation charge.

<p>A protest took place in front of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) on Thursday (10 December), which addressed issues of the rights of people with disabilities, including the right to receive state welfare.</p>