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Ex-abbot booted from envoy job
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/01/2015
» Phra Phromsuthi, the former abbot of Wat Sa Ket, was yesterday removed from his position of chairman of the office directing Phra Dhammaduta, the grouping of monks whose mission is to teach and promote Buddhism abroad.
Cabinet considers expanding welfare subsidy
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 11/01/2015
» Cabinet is considering a proposal for a 600 baht monthly subsidy in a move that would expand an existing welfare programme to a further four million young children.
Half of Pongpat's seized art 'fake'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 03/12/2014
» The Fine Arts Department says half of 20,000-30,000 art objects seized from the homes of disgraced former Central Investigation Bureau chief Pongpat Chayapan could be fake.
Futsal con 'not Obec's fault'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 11/10/2014
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) yesterday distanced itself from the multi-million baht futsal pitch scandal, saying the agency was only responsible for transferring the budget to schools.
Obec seeks B3bn for poor pupils
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 29/09/2014
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) is seeking an almost 3-billion-baht budget to support poor students at primary and secondary levels.
Obec unveils survival swim course in response to floods
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/09/2014
» Children will now have the chance to learn survival swimming skills and take boating lessons in schools to prepare them for flash floods.
'Millions' of children on roads unprotected
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/09/2014
» Road safety awareness will be boosted to change Thai motorcyclists' attitudes about helmet use, activists say.
Students face tougher loans criteria
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/09/2014
» The Student Loans Fund (SLF) will tighten lending eligibility criteria to address liquidity problems caused by those who fail to repay the cash they owe.
External university checks ‘still needed’
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 31/07/2014
» External quality assessments for universities must be kept in place to drive up academic standards, despite concerns about their validity, education professionals have urged.
SLF asks junta for B3.6bn student loan budget boost
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 10/06/2014
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) has asked the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to allocate an additional budget of 3.6 billion baht from the central fund to meet students' borrowing needs this year.