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More English for Prathom students
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/06/2016
» Starting this November, students from Prathom 1 to Prathom 3 in schools under Obec supervision will be taught English for five hours a week, or 200 hours a semester, up from one hour a week or 40 hours a term now.
Electricity use hits new record
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/04/2016
» Electricity usage hit a new high at 27,639.3 megawatts on Wednesday night as temperatures soared across the nation. Don't expect any relief for at least a week.
Thai, not Chinese, tourists under fire (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/03/2016
» A group of Thai tourists in Switzerland is being blamed in the social media for dumping the remains of their fried pork and sticky rice meal along the side of a stairway. (Update) New information indicates Mother Nature might be to blame.
Thai-owned Leicester's fairytale march continues
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/03/2016
» A 1-0 win over Watford, means Leicester City is now five points clear at the top of the English Premier League with only nine matches remaining.
Intensive English for Thai teachers. Can it work?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/11/2015
» British Council English specialists will soon be training 500 Thai teachers for six weeks. I know from experience that an immersive language training programme can work, but it requires the right environment and commitment.
April Fool's Day (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/04/2015
» April Fools Day has come and gone. Once again, Google made the biggest splash, but an Uber announcement here in Thailand caught the world's interest as well.
Not true: Taxi driver abandons tourists on tollway (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/03/2015
» New facts have emerged as van (not taxi) driver explains what happened on the trip from Sa Kaeo (not Suvarnabhumi airport).
Solar eclipse
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/03/2015
» Millions of people in Europe went outside to watch on Friday as the moon appeared to block out the sun. Many others watched it live through the internet.
Happy Bhutan: no longer football's worst
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/03/2015
» Ranked dead-last at 209th in the FIFA rankings going into the World Cup qualifiers, Bhutan stunned Sri Lanka, not once, but twice, to reach the second round.
"Going once, going twice": Day 1 nets B130m
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/03/2015
» Bidders were not shy about buying items illegally obtained by the Pongpat Chayapan network, offering more than 130 million baht on day one of an auction organised by the Anti-Money Laundering Office.