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Government must get to grips with future of work
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/02/2018
» Against the backdrop of the increased role of robots and automation in the labour markets, our educators and policy-makers are trying to catch up with the future of work.
Thai innovators get helping hand
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/10/2017
» Minister of Science and Technology Atchaka Sriboonrueng said she believes innovation is not an ideology that should remain exclusive to academic researchers or scientists.
Asean 4.0
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/09/2017
» The world is in the midst of a digital transformation, and so is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The region of 630 million people has become a strategic battleground for the digital economy, in which established tech giants and startups alike are trying to seize market opportunities.
Teachers need relief from some burdens
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/01/2017
» Today is National Teacher's Day in Thailand. But Sangsoem Harntalay, a renowned teacher at Ban Koh Adang, a school on Lipe Island, a famous tourism destination in the Andaman Sea in Satun province, sees no cause to celebrate.
A cultural hangover
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/03/2015
» Some of them push, pull and even drive crowds apart, all so they are able to follow their tour guide. You often hear them before you see them, announcing their presence by chatter that sounds more like yelling.
Running high on inspiration
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/05/2014
» A generally agreed-upon milestone for books on running was the release of world-renowned Japanese author and marathon runner Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running in 2007. Dubbed as the “little book on running”, it was unique for its insights and musings on the activity.
The wordy wife
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/05/2014
» If you know the name “Sidaoruang”, you might already be reaching middle age. If you are younger or non-Thai, knowing the name probably means you are passionate about local literature, especially Wannakam Puea Chevit (Literature For Life), a genre of Thai books conceived in the 1970s that addresses the plight of farmers, social injustice and class struggle in Thai society.
Classroom citizens
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/02/2014
» Professor Murray Print is an Australian expert on civic education in Asian countries. Lecturing on sociology and civic education at the University of Sydney, Prof Print has also madetime to travel across Asia during the past decade to conduct research and offer advice on what educational programmes should be used instil deep-seated values of democracy in students. He also attends workshops at Chulalongkorn University on developing a curriculum for civic education in Thailand. He works as an advisor for Thai Civic Education, a campaign to develop and strengthen democracy education in Thailand.
Out of the mouths of babes
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/01/2014
» For the last two months I have been woken up by an unusual alarm the sound of a whistle, interspersed with an unknown song from a electronic organ amateurishly played by my young niece. The six-year-old girl has ritually practised her tune in the morning.
A night on the toon
Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/01/2014
» It's not often that entertainment comes as cheaply as one baht.