The Thai Senate has approved a draft of the labour protection bill, granting female employees 120 days of maternity leave. The bill is expected to become law soon.

Thailand’s Labour Protection Act currently allows 98 days maternity leave, with several groups pushing for an expansion to 180 days to align with global standards and to support working-class parents.

Thailand's aging society means that an increasing number of its elderly are living alone. Two senior citizens, a former university lecturer and a road sweeper, speak about living alone in later life and how they would like to manage their end-of-life matter.