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SSC ban riles female monks
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/12/2014
» Being a Bhikkhuni, or female monk, is not easy in Thailand. They are not recognised by religious authorities, and women who want to be Bhikkhuni have to be ordained by religious figures from other Theravada Buddhist countries such as Sri Lanka.
Tutorial schools eyed for tax hit
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/12/2014
» Permanent secretary for education Suthasri Wongsamarn will hold talks with the Finance and Commerce ministries about taxing highly profitable tutorial schools.
Education system fails migrant kids
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/11/2014
» Twelve-year-old Cherry, who attends an informal school in Mae Sot of Tak province, plans to continue her education in her country of origin, Myanmar.
Futsal con 'not Obec's fault'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 11/10/2014
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) yesterday distanced itself from the multi-million baht futsal pitch scandal, saying the agency was only responsible for transferring the budget to schools.
1,000 pupils 'grapple with illiteracy'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/09/2014
» More than 1,000 students in Prathom 3 and 6 (Grades 3 and 6) of schools in eight central provinces are functionally illiterate, says the Education Ministry's inspector-general.
'Millions' of children on roads unprotected
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/09/2014
» Road safety awareness will be boosted to change Thai motorcyclists' attitudes about helmet use, activists say.
Pridiyathorn urges bigger focus on trade
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/07/2014
» Former deputy prime minister and finance minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula has launched a bid to boost national trading off the back of infrastructure development plans being pushed by the military regime.
Tablets swapped for ‘smart classrooms’
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 18/06/2014
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has confirmed plans to replace the One Tablet per Child scheme with "smart classrooms" equipped with interactive computer software in every school.
Regime axes tablet PC scheme
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 17/06/2014
» The military junta's social and psychological affairs unit yesterday decided to scrap the controversial One Tablet per Child policy launched by the ousted Pheu Thai-led government.
Schools, unis rated poorly in learning
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 28/02/2014
» Most educational institutions in seven central provinces pass the country’s external quality assessment, although they score poorly in students’ learning achievement.