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Parents hit hard over university admissions
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 29/04/2016
» Thai parents on average have to spend nearly 62,000 baht (6% of family income over 12 months) to prepare their children for admission to universities, according to research by the Quality Learning Foundation (QLF).
A score to settle
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/03/2016
» The nation’s Year 12 examination results are out. In short … the nation failed. Again.
Two Palestinian attackers killed as civilians intervene
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» NABLUS (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Two Palestinians attacked Israelis with knives and a car in the West Bank Sunday and were killed when civilians and security forces intervened, the latest in a nearly two-month wave of violence.
Four Israeli Jews stabbed, wounded in terror attack: police
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» JERUSALEM - Four Israelis were stabbed and wounded, one seriously, in the southern city of Kiryat Gat Saturday in what police described as a terrorist attack.
Online book sales increase
Business, Published on 06/11/2015
» Book publishers and sellers are turning more to e-commerce channels, as today's consumers like to buy books online, says the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat).
Israel seeks to prevent further unrest after attacks spread
AFP, Published on 08/10/2015
» JERUSALEM - Israel sought to prevent a further spread of violence Thursday after attacks hit the heart of the country, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu barred lawmakers from a flashpoint holy site in a bid to ease tensions.
Arab shot dead after attacking Israeli soldier
AFP, Published on 07/10/2015
» JERUSALEM - Israeli police shot dead an Arab man in central Israel on Wednesday after he allegedly wounded a soldier with a knife and took his weapon, authorities said.
The big issue: Have gun, will travel
Alan Dawson, Published on 28/06/2015
» There have been two questions about the year's most eventful trip to Japan from the start. Did Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit Thoopkrachang know he was carrying? Did the Suvarnabhumi airport security staff fail to find a gun that was about to carried aboard a Thai International Airways flight to Japan?
The schools where pupils get a priceless start in life
Spectrum, Published on 28/06/2015
» Mother-of-two Tanyathorn, 45, and her company executive husband want the best education for their children and are lucky enough to be able to afford it.
It's summer — time to study?
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/03/2015
» It's the big summer school break, supposedly relaxing rush hour traffic until the new academic year begins in mid-May.