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Private citizens drive Khon Kaen's "smart city" programme
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2017
» A "smart city" think tank formed by local entrepreneurs to drive plans for a light-rail system, aims to double per capita income in the province within 12 years.
Work-study courses overseas halted over alleged abuse
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/06/2017
» Thai mechanical engineering students ended up working on dairy farms for long hours, work irrevelvant to their future careers.
Street food update: Partial reprieve, stricter rules
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/04/2017
» Vallop Suwandee, chairman of the advisers to the Bangkok governor, said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has come up with stricter rules to manage street food on Khao San and Yaowarat roads.
New grads head list of jobless workers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/04/2017
» Close to half a million people were unemployed last month, many of them new graduates, up 99,000 or 1.3% in the same period last year, which is spurring the government to offer skills training for jobless workers.
Thai education fails the test while Singapore and Vietnam excel. Why?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/12/2016
» Thai students' poor performance in the recent international student assessment report is sparking curiosity over the education systems of Singapore and Vietnam which appear to be producing some of the best students in the world.
Begging crackdown underway
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/07/2016
» The public is being urged to report any suspicious street-begging activity as a new law has gone into effect to wipe out illegal begging.
English in the news: Govt launches app, Teachers' 'boot camp'
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/03/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has introduced "Echo English", a mobile app intended for Thais to practise their English with native speakers. Meanwhile, 350 teachers are in a 5-week English-only camp run by the British Council.
Intensive English for Thai teachers. Can it work?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/11/2015
» British Council English specialists will soon be training 500 Thai teachers for six weeks. I know from experience that an immersive language training programme can work, but it requires the right environment and commitment.
Fighting students go to camp
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2014
» Vocational students from three feuding schools have been sent to a navy camp in Chon Buri province in an effort to change their behaviour.
Taxi crackdown
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/08/2014
» Gone from today? Drivers rejecting passengers, using bad language, failing to take passengers to their destinations, reckless driving and refusing to use the meter.