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Bid to raise English skills of teachers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/02/2021
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) is developing an online platform to assess and improve the English proficiency of Thai teachers nationwide.
Sadao checkpoint to open 24 hrs
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/01/2019
» Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to extend the operating hours of the Sadao-Bukit Kayu Hitam Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Checkpoints to 24 hours for a three-month trial period, starting from April 1 this year, to reduce congestion at the border.
Top 5 education stories of the year
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 29/12/2017
» This year has passed by without much for the education system to celebrate. The Bangkok Post's Top 5 news stories on education reflect this scenario as we hope for more good news in 2018.
Tea money scandal brews concern
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 26/06/2017
» Despite the government's efforts to crack down on corruption in state agencies, the practice of paying bribes to secure school places is said to be rampant.
100 baht fines for traffic violators
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 11/05/2017
» Tha Rua police station has come up with a new way to get minor traffic law violators to pay up and learn the rules of the road at the same time by offering them the option of reduced fines if they agree to sit an exam.
Grade 6 students fail in Thai essay writing
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/02/2017
» Grade 6 students sitting the recent Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) were found to have fared poorly in the essay portion that tests their Thai language skills, according to the National Institute of Education Testing Service (NIETS).
Dept kicks off teacher 'boot camp'
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/03/2016
» The Education Ministry yesterday launched a five-week boot camp for Thais teaching English or the so-called "train-the-trainer" programme for the first group of 350 teachers in state-run schools nationwide.