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NACC on lookout for graft at schools
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 01/04/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is monitoring money transactions of state-run schools in order to prevent bribes demanded in exchange for enrolling Matthayom 1 and 4 students in institutions with highly competitive admissions.
Govt urged to ban use of 'deadly' pesticide
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 31/03/2018
» Health activists have urged the government to ban "paraquat", a popular grass-and-pest killing chemical, as scientific studies have proved it is a health threat to farmers and consumers, but the Agriculture Department has raised concerns over the economic impact of a ban.
Construction site kids fall between cracks
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/03/2018
» More than 60,000 children living on construction site camps in Thailand struggle to access basic forms of assistance, a report by Unicef and the Baan Dek Foundation has found.
Social media, students roast accused poacher Premchai
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/02/2018
» Animal rights activists have vowed to follow up on the case of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was allegedly caught hunting exotic wildlife in a protected forest area in Kanchanaburi, to ensure his wealth does not give him a get-out-of-jail-free card in a country where powerful elites often escape justice.
Parting words to the condemned
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/02/2018
» 'No one is born evil or bad to the bone. There are just people making mistakes. I strongly believe that all people can change for the better, no matter who they are -- drug kingpins, notorious hitmen, thieves," says Phra Kru Srinonthawat, abbot of Wat Bang Phreak Tai, who has taught dharma to death row inmates for 27 years.
Centre gives home and hope to lost youth
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/01/2018
» Today is National Children's Day, a time when many Thai children are taken for a day out somewhere nice by their parents. But for others, those who live on the streets, it is just another sad day that they have to endure alone with nowhere to go and no parents to turn to.
Exasperated educator: Stop the useless slogans
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/01/2018
» An education expert has urged the government to amend how it celebrates Children's Day by implementing policies to solve serious problems affecting Thai youth such as malnutrition, domestic violence and lack of access to education. He says these would be preferable to merely releasing useless slogans.
Debates encourage young to speak up
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/10/2017
» 'Schools should abolish the grading system because it does not truly reflect our intelligence," a male student tried to persuade the audience.
Cleared in hit-run, Jomsap gets teaching licence back
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 28/09/2017
» The Teachers' Council of Thailand (TCT) on Wednesday decided to return a teaching licence to Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, a former Sakon Nakhon teacher who was jailed for a fatal hit-and-run highway collision in 2005 but later found not guilty.
Silpakorn varsity panel probes sex act hazing claims
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 21/09/2017
» Silpakorn University has set up a panel to investigate a university hazing scandal that went viral via social media through a Facebook page called Anti-Sotus.