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Army can't have it both ways
News, Postbag, Published on 29/11/2020
» Re: "Think tank to help reform conscription", (BP, Nov 27).
Jack Ma's lesson
News, Postbag, Published on 30/11/2020
» Given the poor English language proficiency of Thais, what can Jack Ma teach us about learning English?
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.
Before we go to the moon...
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/12/2020
» On Monday, Anek Laothamatas, the minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, revealed that, by the middle of next month, a plan to send a spacecraft into the moon's orbit in seven years from now will be announced. According to him, Thailand will be the fifth Asian country to achieve this extraterrestrial feat, following China, Japan, South Korea and India. Khun Anek added that taxpayers' money will be used to yield tangible results rather than just more research and teaching, at the launch of a project to crowdfund locally-made vaccines against Covid-19 led by Chulalongkorn University.
Above the law?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/01/2022
» Re: "More charges for cycle cop", (BP, Jan 24). The case is traumatic and includes some of the least probable elements -- being hit on a pedestrian crossing by a police officer, an expert on crowd control, while the victim was an eye doctor just starting out on a brilliant future.
AI to assist with English instruction
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) to improve English proficiency among students at BMA schools.
English slide puts bilingual study in focus
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/11/2019
» The Education Ministry plans to introduce a bilingual education programme in about 2,000 schools nationwide as part of its efforts to streamline the education system to meet changing demands in the labour market.
Education Ministry aims to recruit native English teachers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/09/2020
» The Education Ministry plans to recruit 10,000 native English-speaking teachers to improve Thai students' proficiency in the language as soon as the situation is safe to do so.
Why English matters to Thailand
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 20/11/2019
» English is the second most widely used language in the world after Chinese, but it far outranks the latter as an international language. Knowing how to communicate in English is essential for just about anyone seeking to succeed in countless fields from business to academia.