Vientiane, 2 February 2023 — Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS), accompanied by three senior officials, visited Lao PDR to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lao Red Cross. The MoU aimed to further strengthen the corporation between the two National Societies.It underscores a commitment to enhancing both organizations’…
Mr. Alexander Matheou, the Regional Director for Asia Pacific – IFRC, made an official visit to Thai Red Cross Society on 31 January 2023. He took this opportunity to meet the management and key operation units including Relief and Community Health Bureau, Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Anti-Venom Serum Production Unit, and Thai Red Cross Museum.
More than 900 volunteers, staff and officers from Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Nakhon Pathom provincial education office, and private sector joined force in “One Million Trees for Bangkok’s Green Spaces and Clean Air” event, a tree planting activity at Khok Nong Na Organic Farming Learning Center, Thawi Watthana district on 23 January 2023. This project aims to raise awareness on global warming solution while the future tree walls around Bangkok help filter dust PM2.5 and absorb Carbon dioxide.
Lt. Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of Relief and Community Health Bureau welcomed Mr. Pascal Bourcher, IFRC Bangkok Program Coordinator and held discussion on humanitarian collaboration between Thai Red Cross Society and IFRC on 19 January 2023. Mr. Pascal Bourcher has been working for various components of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with the cooperation of Thai Red Cross Society, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, organized the art exhibition “Designing Humanity in the 21st Century” to promote understanding of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and…
On 6th December 2022, Dr. Lina Gong, Research Fellow from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), visited Thai Red Cross Society and discussed on the Civil-Military Coordination in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations with Mr. Arnont Cherngchawano, Director of International Relations Department and Mrs. Sirimol Khumpheephan, Assistant Head Nurse of Relief and Community Health Bureau. This…
Lao Red Cross Delegation led by Prof. Dr. Phouthone Muongpak, the president, visited Thai Red Cross Society. This was also the first time ever the delegation brought in selective Laotian products such as local delicacies, hand-woven silk fabrics, and woodcrafts to display and sell at Red Cross Fair in Lumpini Park from 8-18 December 2022.…
On 2 December 2022, Thai Red Cross Society sent the third financial assistance amounting USD 8,778.54 (THB 307,434.19) to Ukrainian Red Cross Society in response to its humanitarian crises. This assistance combined THB 242,322.48 from public donation through the Thai Red Cross Society’s Support Ukraine Fund and THB 64,311.71 from Thais living overseas donated through…
On 1 November 2022, Her Excellency Mrs. C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Thailand, received the second donation of medicines and medical supplies valued one million Baht from Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for External Relations, Thai Red Cross Society at the handover ceremony held at Ministry of…
78 delegates from Thai Red Cross Society, Lao Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) joined the 3rd Thai-Lao Red Cross Conference between 3-4 November 2022 in Nakhon Phanom Province. The conference was co-chaired by Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of…