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Obec scales back school van scheme
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 26/07/2013
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has slashed the number of school vans to be purchased under the controversial 1.23-billion-baht procurement scheme.
Bid rig suspicions delay PCs
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 18/07/2013
» The government's One Tablet PC Per Child scheme for Mathayom 1 students faces delays after suspicions of bid rigging have emerged.
Tablet scheme comes as bitter pill
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/07/2013
» While the government's tablet computers for schools scheme moves forward on a larger scale, the policy's continued success will depend on lessons being learned from its first year.One academic year has passed since the Pheu Thai-led government distributed free tablet computers to Prathom 1 (Grade 1) students.
'Alternative education ignored in merger plan'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 26/05/2013
» The Education Ministry's controversial plan to close small schools and merge them with larger ones has been in the headlines since Education Minister Phongthep Thepkanchana urged the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) to speed up the process. Chatchawan Thongdeelert, secretary-general of the Thai Alternative Education Council Association (Taeca), a nongovernmental organisation and a key opponent of the plan, discussed why he thinks the plan ignores key issues.
Ministry delays tablet auction
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 02/05/2013
» An electronic auction to buy 1.6 million tablets for Prathom 1 (Grade 1) and Mathayom 1 (Grade 7) students and their teachers will be postponed for a month.
Clashing on historic grounds
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 18/03/2013
» The historical issue is very sensitive and all sides have some historical rationale that allows them to claim the rights to the land. So a third party must step in.
2m tablet deliveries delayed
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 07/03/2013
» The delivery of the second batch of nearly 2 million tablet computers to students across the country will be delayed for several months.
Phongthep agrees to mediate Uthenthawai campus dispute
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 06/03/2013
» The government has agreed to help mediate a land dispute between Chulalongkorn University and its tenant, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok's Uthenthawai campus.
Panel sets terms for tablet auction
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/02/2013
» The board committee looking after the government's tablet computer scheme will set up a panel to outline its terms of reference for an electronic auction to buy 1.8 million tablets.
Candidates pin hopes on women
Lamphai Intathep, Published on 11/02/2013
» The four female candidates in the Bangkok governor race are pinning their hopes on winning votes from women voters.