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Chirmsak urges GLO to launch ticket app
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/09/2020
» Former senator Chirmsak Pinthong has urged the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to create a mobile application which buyers can purchase lottery tickets directly from.
Govt seeks to slash teen pregnancy rate
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/09/2020
» The Bureau of Reproductive Health aims to reduce the number of teenage mothers from 31.4 per 1,000 people to 25 by 2026.
Returnee shares travel nightmare in virus limbo
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 22/04/2020
» A travel blogger recently repatriated after being stuck in limbo for a month in Montenegro has expressed gratitude to Thai embassy officials for helping him return home.
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.
Unis urged to modernise to stay relevant
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/11/2019
» Thai universities must undergo a swift transformation in order to remain relevant in the age of digital disruption, a seminar was told on Friday.
Obec 'confident' of teaching staff numbers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/09/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) is confident there will be enough teachers when the second semester begins on Nov 1, even though 26,000 are set to retire by the end of this month.
Obec ‘confident’ of teaching staff numbers
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 17/09/2019
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) is confident there will be enough teachers when the second semester begins on Nov 1 even as 26,000 teachers are due to retire by the end of this month.
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.
New entrance examinations for state-run schools
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/07/2019
» Starting from the next academic year, students living near some popular state-run schools might be required to pass entrance examinations to get accepted as the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) plans to give power to provincial education offices to make decisions over procedures for student selection.
Obec orders school lunches probe
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/07/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has ordered educational service area offices nationwide to review free lunch programmes for kindergarten and primary students at schools under their responsibility after allegations of graft resurfaced.