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Obec denies pupil pressured to quit
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 26/10/2020
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has denied a high school student who flashed a three-finger salute during a ceremony at Benjamarachutit School in Nakhon Si Thammarat has been pressured by the school to leave.
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.
Bangkok school sets balanced lunch example
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/07/2019
» Prathom 2 (Grade 2) students at Wat Makut Kasatriyaram School happily lined up in the canteen when the school director announced that they were going to have khao moo daeng (barbecued pork on rice), chicken soup and watermelon for lunch.
Obec orders school lunches probe
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/07/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has ordered educational service area offices nationwide to review free lunch programmes for kindergarten and primary students at schools under their responsibility after allegations of graft resurfaced.
Nationwide probe into school lunch fraud ordered
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/07/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has ordered educational service area offices nationwide to review free lunch programmes for kindergarten and primary students at schools under their responsibility after allegations of corruption re-surfaced.
Election fever grips nation
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 05/02/2019
» A huge number of supporters of different political parties gathered Monday at the Thai-Japan Youth Centre in Din Daeng district, where the registration of MP candidates for all 30 Bangkok constituencies was taking place, to show support for their parties.
Sacked EC member joins Democrats
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 26/11/2018
» Former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn applied to become a lifetime member of the Democrat Party yesterday and said he's ready to run as an MP candidate if the executive board of the party thinks he is a suitable choice.
University challenge
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/08/2018
» The new semester is about to begin at many universities this week. Usually, that would mean a lively buzz returning to classrooms in campuses across Thailand that had been empty over the long break.
New details emerge in school 'tea money' probe
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/07/2017
» Former chairman of Samsenwittayalai School's alumni association handed the Education Ministry information allegedly linked to the "tea money" scandal at the school.