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Call for more baby bumps
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/02/2021
» As the country's total fertility rate (TFR) hits a record low, with a plunge last year to below 600,000 or 1.51 against the WHO's ideal rate of 2.1, there emerges a need for solid measures to quickly boost the birth rate and stabilise demographic development.
Seeing the light
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/02/2021
» Lily, a third-grader, has found online learning during the second lockdown in Bangkok stressful and depressing. Her mundane weekly routine, which centres on peering through a mobile phone screen to keep up with lessons, has caused her to lose interest in her education, much to the chagrin of her frustrated mother, who is losing hope in finding proper educational activities to maintain her daughter's focus.
School openings worry ministers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2021
» The Public Health Ministry is concerned about the imminent reopening of Covid-hit schools in five provinces, says Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan.
Progress and setbacks
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/12/2020
» This year has seen a lot of development regarding LGBTI communities in Thailand, around the world, and even on-screen, and although Covid-19 has led to more stigma and discrimination, there were still victories in some places
Education 'reform' is an utter failure
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/12/2020
» The World Bank's recent report on a decline in Thai students' performance in the Program for International Student Assessment (Pisa) is a slap in the face for the government, particularly the Education Ministry, under Nathapol Teepsuwan.
Virus hits rural kids' education
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/12/2020
» Children whose families are destitute and without a permanent home are unlikely to receive an adequate education, according to a children's welfare advocacy group.
Virus forges path to new life for Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» JERUSALEM - For many, the pandemic has been a time of devastating isolation, but for some ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews it has pushed them to integrate in the world outside their narrow communities.
Yoon's 10 Most Memorable Collabs
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/11/2020
» Noted Illustrator Phannapast "Yoon" Taychamaythakool has made her name known through her unique design whether it appears on mooncake packaging, a hi-end speaker or the walls of an MRT station. As the second guest of our Style Guru column, she reveals 10 most memorable collaborations she has done.
Surviving abuse
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/11/2020
» After experiencing repeated verbal and physical abuse, Ae* exhibited the symptoms of accumulated trauma -- so much so that some parts of his body turned numb. Multiple visits to psychiatrists, psychologists and physical therapists didn't help much.
No room for child abuse
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/10/2020
» News regarding abuse of students at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek school, which has dominated headlines since last month, has raised concern among not just parents but also the public in regard to how young children should be treated by people who are supposed to be their role models.