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A failing grade
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/08/2019
» First it was rotten eggs in phalo soup served to schoolchildren in Prachin Buri province. Then it was criticism over a school lunch case in Nakhon Pathom where people took to social media, complaining both the quality and quantity of a lunch meal served to primary pupils.
Education system failing
News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2021
» A small news item that went viral last week was about the shocking resignation of a young female teacher teaching at an elementary school in Nakhon Sawan province. Her reasons for leaving the career she had devoted her life to reflect not only the predicament state teachers are facing, but the fundamental root problem of the deteriorating quality of Thai education.
Failing drug policies
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/06/2022
» Re: "Record billion meth pills seized in East, SE Asia last year: UN" (BP, May 30).
Never failing to amaze
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/10/2019
» Artist Pongpan Runghiranrak never fails to amaze. When it comes to his passion for sculpting and painting, there is no stopping this talent from exploring the issues that touch mankind.
Law 'still failing migrants'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/12/2019
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is failing in efforts to improve conditions for migrant workers, but has made progress against human trafficking, labour rights advocates said on Wednesday.
Failing to heed history
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/05/2019
» You've got to hand it to Ekachai Hongkangwan. Like him or not, the man keeps coming back for more.
Justice failing ethnic groups
News, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2019
» For ethnic people, trying to get a shred of justice from authorities can be an ordeal. But it can be even more difficult when the judicial process is handled exclusively by military courts. That says a great deal about the quest for vindication by the families of a Lahu activist, Chaiyaphum Pasae, and a Lisu man, Abe Sae Mu, who were gunned down in broad daylight by army rangers in separate incidents in Chiang Mai more than two years ago.
Anti-graft mission failing
News, Editorial, Published on 28/01/2020
» Thailand's slide down the Corruption Perception Index ranking from 99 to 101, while a disappointment, comes as no surprise.
Financial systems failing Africa
News, Akinwumi A Adesina, Published on 23/06/2023
» The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, recently sounded an ominous alarm bell. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which aim to significantly reduce poverty around the world and create a better quality of life for all, are off track, he warned.
Government ‘failing scam victims’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/12/2024
» A Senate committee has blamed the government for failing to protect people from falling victim to investment fraud scams such as the one involving Dr Boon Vanasin, the founder of Thonburi Healthcare Group.