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Thai universities go global in rankings
News, Published on 14/08/2025
» In the heart of Bangkok, the campus of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand's oldest university, is becoming more international as it welcomes an increasing number of foreign students every year.
Crimson Unveils ‘X-Factor’ Strategy for Global Admission
Published on 11/07/2025
» Bangkok, July 11, 2025 - Crimson Education reinforces its position as a world-leading education consultancy dedicated to guiding students to top universities in the US and UK. With an impressive track record, Crimson students achieve acceptance rates up to 4.5 times higher than the global average, with over 98% receiving offers from at least one of their top five choices.
Remembering a Southeast Asianist
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/07/2024
» It is not often these days to find scholars of Southeast Asia with exceptional breadth and depth, prescience, and commitment who stick to their creed until the end. In the pantheon of such rare scholars, Benedict O'Gorman Anderson, who died in 2015, would have led the way. James C Scott would be right beside him in a distinctly different fashion.
Senate row could lead to court cases
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/07/2024
» A lawyer for senator-elect Keskamol Pleansamai says at least three people could face defamation suits for speculating about the educational background of his client.
Satun cave reveals new tree species 'Chalermprakiat'
News, Published on 12/07/2024
» A Chiang Mai University research team has found a new tree in Satun and named it "Chalermprakiat" to commemorate His Majesty's 72nd birthday.
AI's brain fog no defence for arts
News, Published on 05/07/2024
» Ever notice how science fiction gets things wrong about future technology? Instead of flying cars, we got viral tweets that fuelled culture wars. Instead of a fax machine on your wrist, we got memes. We're having a similar reality check with artificial intelligence. Sci-fi painted a future with computers that delivered reliable information in robotic parlance. Yet businesses who've tried plugging generative AI tools into their infrastructure have found, with some dismay, that the tools "hallucinate" and make mistakes. They are hardly reliable. And the tools themselves aren't stiff and mechanistic either. They're almost whimsical.
Academic Chaiwat dies at 69
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/06/2024
» Chaiwat Satha-Anand, a noted political scientist and thinker behind a solution to the strife in the far South, died on Thursday. He was 69.
Diabolical toy pods merit firm ban
Oped, Published on 11/04/2024
» The latest news on the rising popularity of "toy pods" -- as well as the Bangkok Post's editorial titled "Save children from toy pods" -- reminded me of commercial determinants of health (CDoH), a topic which was addressed at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in January.
Covid-19 detector probes wastewater
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/03/2024
» Researchers have developed a system for predicting the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) via wastewater, which can be used to estimate the number of potential cases as well as possibly foresee epidemics up to three weeks in advance.
PM2.5 dust may trigger osteoporosis
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2024
» Scientists from Mahidol University believe that fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, or PM2.5, may cause osteoporosis.