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Rehabilitating education
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/07/2018
» Sad but true, more than 50% of Thai students fail in maths and 47% in science. Students also fail at reading comprehension. Only 6% of Thai teachers can pass a basic English examination. The Thai education system is failing students.
Connected educations
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/07/2014
» In a science class at Suankularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School, a teacher was explaining about plant cells. After spending time in the lab, students were assigned to work in small groups. In their smart classroom, they used two-in-one computers to access information online. They learned the difference between plant cells and animal cells, completed analysis and presented to the class their work via PowerPoint.
Breaking down barriers
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/10/2013
» Autistic and physically handicapped children have often been excluded from regular schools because they are considered to require special care. But that barrier has been overturned by Kunlajin Kindergarten School, where such children are integrated with regular students.
Lessons from disaster
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/07/2013
» At the time of the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis, the world admired the way the Japanese conducted themselves - they even had the discipline to queue for food in the face of such a heartbreaking diaster. Later in the same year, Thailand was hit by the worst flooding in half a century, driving people here to engage in mini-battles where they snatched up as many bottles of drinking water as possible.
Distance no problem
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 22/05/2013
» The use of telecommunications and information technology to provide clinical healthcare at a distance, known as telemedicine, has been gaining momentum for some time, but now it is being pioneered in Thailand in Chiang Mai's Saraphi district.
Exhausting all risk
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/05/2013
» With Bangkok among the top 20 cities in Asia for concentrations of the cancer-causing benzo(a)pyrene, Thai researchers have come up with a way for you to measure it.
Android lends a helping hand
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/11/2011
» Simply by taking photos of the places affected by flood with your Android phone or tablet, you can easily and effectively involve yourself in helping the country's disaster and emergency management.
Software to save lives
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 22/03/2011
» Natural disasters always bring about tragedy, but they have also inspired some young people to create software to help people better deal with such incidents.