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Poor exam results put schools on the spot
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/12/2023
» Thailand's latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) scores, the lowest in more than two decades since the country joined the Pisa Assessment process in the early 2000s, are a wake-up call for stakeholders to help speed up improvement in the education system.
Keeping forest floor moist to stop fires
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/03/2020
» Forest fires have stretched the government's manpower and resources, prompting authorities to rethink their approach and work on keeping forest floors moist to contain the spread of fires.
An 80-year-old shop charmer
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/04/2019
» Pracha Jankrajang, aged 80, a customer assistant at the homeware department of Robinson Department Store's Bang Pu branch in Samut Prakan, surprised customer Waraphon Rattanamalai who wondered why a man his age was employed there.
New measures for a new age
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/01/2019
» As Thailand's population ages, the key concern rests with how senior citizens will be properly taken care of as many of them live alone and lack activities to keep them fit.
Smashing the barriers
News, Published on 25/11/2018
» About a decade ago, a local school in Samut Sakhon's Muang district made a tough decision to start enroling children born to migrant workers. That decision was vindicated after many of the former students grew up and found jobs that paid enough to take care of their families.
Migrants face changing climate
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/07/2018
» The arrival of May once reminded Lin Na that the first rain of the year was on its way. The ground in her small village of Prey Veng province in southern Cambodia would start to soften, dampened by rainfall. This time each year, she would help her family cultivate a two-hectare rice field, the main source of food and income for them throughout the year.
These streets were made for walkin' -- or they soon will be
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2018
» As part of a broader plan to gentrify the Thai capital and upgrade Bangkok's walking streets to meet the standards maintained by key cities around the world, three roads have been selected for a new urban design project called "GoodWalk".
A bridge too far
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/03/2018
» The debate over a project to construct a new bridge over the Chao Phraya River and link Ratchawong Road with Tha Din Daeng Road has been ongoing for more than a decade, with more people opposing than supporting it.
Banking on the future
Published on 11/02/2018
» After working at a commercial bank for nearly 15 years, Soraya Nooprasert, 37, felt insecure for the first time in her job only recently. She was hired at the bank directly after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree.
In the good books
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 15/06/2017
» A former Amazon employee once said that the traditional book market was "an absurdly inefficient model, worse than my uncle sending his laundry home from college".