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Hotels' mercy mission is no grab for profits
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/04/2020
» In every crisis, there are always helpers from all walks of life. During the Covid-19 saga, one of the unlikely helpers was one of hardest hit -- hotels which have recently joined hands with the government to convert their space into state quarantine shelters.
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.
Ministry vows to cut back on study jaunts
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/10/2019
» The Education Ministry has asked its officials to suspend overseas study trips for one year and to do away with costly training programmes and seminars to keep in line with its more prudent budget spending approach.
Bangkok school sets balanced lunch example
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/07/2019
» Prathom 2 (Grade 2) students at Wat Makut Kasatriyaram School happily lined up in the canteen when the school director announced that they were going to have khao moo daeng (barbecued pork on rice), chicken soup and watermelon for lunch.
School chiefs told to clean up admissions
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/02/2019
» Education expert Sompong Jitradub has urged the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) to do more in its bid to purge bribery from state school admissions by scrapping all seven special entry conditions instead of only three.
Education Ministry 'cleaning up own nest' with 50 graft cases
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/10/2018
» Heads are finally set to roll at the Ministry of Education as the cabinet has decided to transfer three senior officials amid a probe into alleged malfeasance in relation to the construction of an aquarium and marine research centre in southern Songkhla province.
Refugee kids 'held in squalor'
Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/07/2018
» Significant trauma is being experienced by refugee children being held in Thailand's squalid immigration detention centres (IDCs), claims a new report from Save the Children, a non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.
E-waste plant fight hits home
Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/06/2018
» Until a month ago, Somsri Wichianchai, a villager of Ban Klong Song in Chachoengsao's Plaeng Yao district, had to keep the windows of her house sealed to escape the acrid smell caused by waste recycling factories nearby.
School corruption, falsified receipts unveiled in Northeast
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 31/05/2018
» The Ministry of Education has discovered three new cases of graft involving the disbursement of the state budget among schools in northeastern provinces.
Aquaculture centre probe results due out Wednesday
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/05/2018
» The Education Ministry will Wednesday announce the results of a fact-finding probe into a Songkhla-based aquaculture research centre after 10 years of construction delays pushed the cost up to 1.4 billion baht from 835 million.