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Climate change negotiator
Outlook, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 30/06/2010
» After long hours in a closed meeting room at climate change negotiations in Bonn earlier this month, Dr Surachai Sathikunarat, a young Thai climate change negotiator, should have had peaceful coffee breaks.
Aiming for all-round articulation
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 29/06/2010
» The time for the grand finale of the three-day 1st Thailand World Schools Debating Championship (TWSDC) arrived earlier this month just as the curtain fell on the government-red shirt conflict.
In-class games
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 29/06/2010
» If students are asked what they want to do in class, invariably they will suggest playing games, listening to music and watching movies.
Thai youths to join Shell Eco-marathon
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 29/06/2010
» It is expected that the world will encounter an energy crisis in the very near future. With the innovation of energy-efficient vehicles, the crisis might be eased somewhat.
Bangkok Patana produces gold achievers
Learningpost, Gregor McClenaghan, Published on 29/06/2010
» A record number of students from Bangkok Patana School (BPS) completed the arduous International Award Association Gold Award programme this year.
The buffalo knows
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 15/06/2010
» 'Pat, pat, pat," a trainee-farmer called out, directing his buffalo to turn right. Harnessed with a traditional rope, yoke and plough, the buffalo dutifully turned right without the slightest hesitation and continued ploughing.
Pilot school fights its own demons after ruinous fire
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 08/06/2010
» Mahidol Witthayanusorn is a dream school for many students and parents. This 19-year-old academy is Thailand's first and only science school with a special curriculum exclusively designed to create outstanding scientists.
Bayer and friends teach conservation
Learningpost, Published on 03/06/2010
» On a Saturday afternoon, a line of green-clad student naturalists walked under a scorching sun between a sugar cane field and a forest. They were headed to Khao Pasang community forest, which serves as a buffer between the cultivated land in Mae Poen district and the reserved forests of Mae Wong National Park, in Nakhon Sawan province. The district is about 300km north of Bangkok.
Degrees of discontent
Learningpost, Published on 03/06/2010
» Who is responsible for youth unemployment? Ma Wanhua, PhD, of Peking University, posed this question at a recent regional seminar on the employability of university graduates.
Speaking the lingo
Mylife, Anjira Assavanonda, Published on 03/06/2010
» Foreigners coming to live in Thailand may find living here a tad uncomfortable or even difficult if they cannot speak Thai.