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Covid hinders education again
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/01/2021
» 2021 is a challenging year for the Education Ministry to provide quality teaching and solve issues concerning the system.
Long-overdue end of O-Net exams
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021
» For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skills.
Tributes for King Rama IX
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 06/12/2020
» His Majesty the King paid tribute to King Rama IX's contribution in laying the foundations of the country's progress as he led Thais in lighting candles at Sanam Luang to mark the birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great and National Father's Day yesterday.
Anutin lauds plan for 'wellness quarantine'
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 23/10/2020
» Thailand plans to provide wellness-orientated state quarantine for foreign visitors coming from low-risk countries, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Famous five tour demands end to student harassment
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/10/2020
» The Bad Student activist group yesterday visited five famous high schools in Bangkok in a truck to demand education reform and an end to the harassment of students and of school rules they say are outdated.
'Bad Students' take campaign to five top schools
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/10/2020
» Student activists staged a mobile protest that visited five well-known high schools in Bangkok on Friday to demand education reform, an end to harassment of students and scrapping of outdated school rules.
Students stage flash mob at Mahidol
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 19/08/2020
» Nakhon Pathom: At least 2,000 students yesterday formed a flash mob near the Sirividhaya Building on Mahidol University's Salaya campus in yet another protest against the government.
State schools barred from full reopening
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/08/2020
» State-run schools looking to resume normal hours were warned by the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) to wait for approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) before going ahead.
Rocky road to academic excellence
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/12/2019
» It seems 2019 was not the best year for the education system as Thai students still performed below the international average. Meanwhile, The Education Ministry's plan to merge small-sized schools with fewer than 40 students into larger ones sparked protests. Another issue was the school lunch scandal which sparked outrage when several schools nationwide served substandard lunch meals. On the bright side, the Education Ministry announced plans to introduce a bilingual education programme in about 2,000 public schools in the next academic year.
Pupils below global average
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 05/12/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission has vowed to strengthen students' reading skills after pupils were found to be consistently performing below the international average in core subjects, according to the results of the international 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) examinations.