Nurses gather in a mass prayer to pay tribute to King Bhumibol in this October, 2016, file photo. Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn called on more than 10,000 public hospital nurses Thursday to defer their resignation plan after the cabinet earlier rejected the ministry's request to grant them civil servant status. Krisada Saweangdee, a vice-president of the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council, said about 4,000 temporary nurses land jobs at public hospitals each year. She and other temporary nurses have worked hard to be appointed as permanent civil servants, she said. Ms Rungthiwa said that whether the planned September resignations go ahead depends on the public health minister.

Source: Bangkok Post May 11, 2017 21:45 UTC