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Unreasonable penalty
News, Postbag, Published on 19/11/2016
» Re: "Death penalty 'too harsh' for political-post buying", (BP, Nov 18).
Look to renewables
News, Postbag, Published on 16/11/2016
» Re: "Choking off the Mekong", (Editorial, Nov 11).
Idle hands do no good
News, Published on 08/06/2016
» It's no secret that being religious is not the same as being spiritual.
The TEFL challenge
News, Postbag, Published on 14/11/2015
» The initiative to train Thai teachers in TEFL teaching to reduce the reliance on foreign teachers sounds promising, but the Ministry of Education is missing the point. English language tuition here is driven by the commercial sector, with parents paying enormous levies for their children to learn from native speakers, preferably Westerners. In other words, they expect a "white face" for their hard-earned baht. It’s superficial, and explains why there’s widespread discrimination against qualified Philippine teachers who work for lower wages, en masse, and solve the problem. But the TCT now expects them to have a Master's in Education before licensing them. In May, there was a crisis-like TEFL teacher shortage, which caused the industry to become flooded with gap-year students qualified with cheap "online" TEFL certificates. Those trained properly with a 120-hour practicum-driven course generally do a better job than locals, and teach using modern and effective methods. Thai teachers clearly have their work cut out for them if they are to compete.
Rohingya will thrive
News, Published on 23/05/2015
» I was rather startled to read Sunutchai Labanukrom’s May 22 letter, “Keep them out”.
GLO not transparent
News, Published on 18/05/2015
» The May 14 editorial, “Lotto ‘tigers’ just a tale”, correctly points out for the first time the GLO Foundation is the official recipient of the largest share of tickets — a fact I was unable to discover despite interviews with senior GLO officials.
SET flirts with 1,600, poised to break barrier next week
Business, Published on 16/03/2013
» The SET index yesterday rose to within a hair of 1,600 points due to numerous external factors, although domestic news will likely drive the gauge next week.
Condo projects set to rise in rapidly urbanising Udon Thani
Business, Published on 16/03/2013
» UDON THANI : Rising incomes and greater urbanisation have drawn at least four big Bangkok developers to launch five condo projects with a combined 3,200 units within 12 months in this northeastern province.