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Chair of CP calls for govt to aid ailing businesses
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 17/04/2020
» Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont has called on the government to help hard-hit businesses stay afloat during the Covid-19 crisis to prevent mass unemployment, saying Thailand still has plenty of room to borrow.
Tussle over Chiang Mai's tramway
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/03/2020
» Businesses say the planned 27-billion-baht tramway project will help stimulate the local economy, which is experiencing a downturn as a result of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
TDRI chief offers ways of ending graft
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 11/03/2020
» Cutting down on monopolies, boosting accountability and limiting official powers are key to solving corruption problems, says Somkiat Tangkitvanich, president of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Families pray for speedy recovery of Korat shooting victims
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/02/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Families of the victims of the worst mass shooting in the country's history are holding on to hope that their loved ones, some still in intensive care units, will recover soon.
Facing life after Korat shooting spree
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/02/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Though a week has passed since the worst mass shooting in Thailand's history, in which 30 lives were lost and 58 people were wounded, flowers and condolence notes are still piling up outside Terminal 21 shopping mall.
Dining on success of the Korean Wave
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/02/2020
» Neon signs written in Hangul adorn shopfronts from which loud K-pop music and the smell of barbecue grills seep into the air. For a moment, it would be easy to imagine this was a scene from Seoul rather than the heart of Bangkok.
Stop bickering and start working, anti-corruption panel told
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/02/2020
» Members of the House Anti-Corruption and Misconduct Committee should stop their constant bickering and start doing their job, critics say.
Battle to nourish young minds
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/01/2020
» The Education Ministry has announced it will take tough action against schools caught misusing funds for school lunches after the scandal came to light last year.
Rocky road to academic excellence
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/12/2019
» It seems 2019 was not the best year for the education system as Thai students still performed below the international average. Meanwhile, The Education Ministry's plan to merge small-sized schools with fewer than 40 students into larger ones sparked protests. Another issue was the school lunch scandal which sparked outrage when several schools nationwide served substandard lunch meals. On the bright side, the Education Ministry announced plans to introduce a bilingual education programme in about 2,000 public schools in the next academic year.
Cut school years: Dhanin
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 05/12/2019
» PARIS: In this digital era, students should be spending far fewer years in school and university and more time gaining real experience, so they can re-skill themselves and keep up with the pace of technological development, Thailand's richest man Dhanin Chearavanont said.