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Sustainable EXPANSION
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 12/12/2018
» Last year, Swedish edtech start-up Strawbees arrived in Thailand, bringing with it its simple but innovative tools for science and technology learning. Through a partnership with Aksorn Nex, the digital unit of Bangkok-based Aksorn Education, its kits are being made widely available in order to encourage creativity while promoting the concept of sustainability.
Rehabilitating education
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/07/2018
» Sad but true, more than 50% of Thai students fail in maths and 47% in science. Students also fail at reading comprehension. Only 6% of Thai teachers can pass a basic English examination. The Thai education system is failing students.
A home-grown coding toy
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/06/2018
» Tassagorn Sirisuwan, 12, first experienced a KidBright digital board when his father's friends brought it to the workshop for kids at his home a few months ago. Since then, the boy has always worked on the board, designing simple computer programs to control home appliances.
The power of Facebook
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/05/2018
» There is much more to Facebook than just a platform showing what people do, eat and where they travel. Facebook also serves as a community for creating positive social impact.
Adhering to the late King through stamps
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/10/2017
» Stamps tell stories of culture, religion, history, famous people, events and much more, all from little pieces of paper.
A new modern age
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 18/02/2015
» Supak Sudsawad, 81, often used to watch her daughter playing with a tablet, but had no idea how it worked. Unlike other elderly people who perhaps believed technology was something they could never understand, however, Supak usually asks her daughter how the device works. She only wished she could learn how to benefit from it.