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Long-overdue end of O-Net exams
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021
» For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skills.
Thailand set to be 'key logistics hub'
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 26/03/2021
» Thailand has the potential to become a key logistics hub in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) through its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a forum was told.
Education policy continuity key, says Chula don
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/04/2019
» Three weeks have passed since the general election, but it remains unclear which party -- the pro-military government Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) or the Pheu Thai Party -- will head the new government.
Covid-19 hastens university revolution
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 19/07/2020
» Radical disruption, driven by shifting demographics, rapid technological change, globalisation and the coronavirus pandemic is forcing universities to redefine their role and the value they provide to their students and society.
CP chief pushes tourism reboot
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/05/2020
» Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont is urging the government to relax lockdown measures and welcome foreign travellers as soon as possible, and turn the country into a "safe haven" for wealthy visitors.
Prachachat eats into Dems' South base
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/12/2018
» Prachachat Party leader Wan Muhammad Nor Matha claims the party has received overwhelming support from residents in the deep South, boosting its confidence of winning the most seats in the region at next year's election.
School chiefs told to clean up admissions
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/02/2019
» Education expert Sompong Jitradub has urged the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) to do more in its bid to purge bribery from state school admissions by scrapping all seven special entry conditions instead of only three.
Nepal kids get scholarships
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/04/2018
» The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Thailand has provided scholarships to 40 students affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal three years ago which took more than 9,000 lives and damaged 900,000 houses and schools.
Hands-on learning beats the books
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 21/03/2016
» Walking around the recently-renovated displays at the National Museum in Bangkok, Rathakorn Wintachai was excited to learn about his history as a Thai from the artefacts, sculptures, and paintings on offer, which stretch from the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya eras to modern Thailand.
Restoring a national treasure fit for a king
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 11/07/2016
» Like many former royal residences in Bangkok, Chan Kasem Palace, now the site of the Education Ministry, on Rattanakosin Island is full of historic structures and archaeological items.