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SSRU Partners with BASE Playhouse to Elevate Education Assessment
Published on 16/10/2025
» As Thailand’s education system advances toward data-driven innovation, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU) has partnered with BASE Playhouse to enhance student learning assessment and soft-skill development through the SEEN Assessment platform — an advanced tool designed to evaluate competency and personality with precision. This collaboration marks a significant step in SSRU’s mission to become “The Leader in Professional Development” while elevating national education standards.
Bangkok Film Festival Spotlights Cinema as Soft Power
Published on 10/10/2025
» Amid rapid changes in technology and audience behaviour that continue to challenge the entertainment industry, the Bangkok International Film Festival 2025 returns in full force. The festival serves as a major platform connecting filmmakers, investors, distributors, and audiences through diverse activities, including international film screenings and “Talad Nang,” a key marketplace where content creators can meet producers, distributors and investors from Thailand and abroad. This year’s highlight is a collaboration with BrandThink to organise a series of seminars led by experts, exploring cinema’s evolving role as soft power. The discussions highlight how film is not just a source of entertainment, but a strategic driver of the economy, culture, and communication. They also open perspectives on how Thai content can expand to the global stage, inspire audiences, and fuel long-term growth in the creative economy.
NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Anutin's new cabinet is a mixed bag
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/09/2025
» The composition and size of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's 36-member cabinet suggest that he intends to stay in office for as long as possible, clinging to the terms of the government-enabling Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and calling an early election only if circumstances make it unavoidable.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Sept 19-25
Guru, Published on 19/09/2025
» Guru By Bangkok's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Ministers urged to act fast
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/09/2025
» If the planned stimulus measures are implemented wisely and reinforced by public confidence in the new government's economic team, they could generate momentum for the Thai economy, enabling it to move forward and break free from stagnation, says Kiatanantha Lounkaew, an economics professor at Thammasat University.
FutureEd Fest 2025 Shapes Thailand’s Learning Future
Published on 08/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 8, 2025 - The national education festival FutureEd Fest 2025 was held on 6 September 2025 at the Grand Postal Building, Bangkok, with a total of 2,447 participants joining both onsite and online. The event brought together public, private, and international education networks on an unprecedented scale.
Good ethics and bad
Postbag, Published on 31/08/2025
» Re: "Court sacks PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation", (Online, Aug 29).
Siam Center Champions Thai Creativity on Global Stage
Published on 27/08/2025
» Siam Center, widely recognised as “The Ideaopolis”—the city of forward-thinking ideas and a hub of boundless imagination across art, fashion, technology and lifestyle—today announced its reaffirmed positioning as “The THAIdeaopolis – The Thai Cultural Capital.” The initiative brings together partners from all sectors, both domestic and international, to drive Thai creativity across multiple dimensions onto the global stage. Siam Center continues to serve as a platform of opportunity, inspiring and sparking creativity among Thai youth and entrepreneurs, enabling them to expand internationally.
New Zealand's population exodus hits 13-year high
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025
» SYDNEY — New Zealand citizens leaving the country have hit the highest levels in 13 years, with more than a third of those emigrating aged under 30 years as unemployment rises and economic growth remains soft.