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School under scrutiny over student abuse allegations
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/10/2020
» The abuse of kindergarten students at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek private school in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district is a clear wake-up call for all stakeholders to come up with better child-protection measures.
Famous five tour demands end to student harassment
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/10/2020
» The Bad Student activist group yesterday visited five famous high schools in Bangkok in a truck to demand education reform and an end to the harassment of students and of school rules they say are outdated.
'Bad Students' take campaign to five top schools
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/10/2020
» Student activists staged a mobile protest that visited five well-known high schools in Bangkok on Friday to demand education reform, an end to harassment of students and scrapping of outdated school rules.
Six citizens in hospital after flying home
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/04/2020
» Six out of 32 Thais who recently returned from Japan on a repatriation flight were sent to hospital after failing a health screening test at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday.
Shocked into action
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 19/08/2018
» The death of Jaruwit Janthet, a 17-year-old student who committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his school building in Si Sa Ket on Aug 10, has sparked concern over bullying in schools and the need to raise awareness about teen suicide and depression among Thais.
University challenge
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/08/2018
» The new semester is about to begin at many universities this week. Usually, that would mean a lively buzz returning to classrooms in campuses across Thailand that had been empty over the long break.
Thailand threatens to quit Pisa test
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 22/06/2018
» Thailand may boycott the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) this August if the test organiser refuses to allow the Education Ministry to proof-read the translated examination papers in advance.
Universities to act over botched admissions
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/06/2018
» The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) has vowed to improve its admission procedures, known as the Thai University Central Admission System (TCAS), which is being introduced for the first time this year.
Fine hike call for ambulance blockers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 29/04/2018
» Motorists and rescuers have backed calls to hike penalties for drivers who fail to give way to ambulances with critically injured patients on board, saying the current punishment is too soft.
Thai university rankings plummet
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/02/2018
» Most of Thailand's top universities plunged in the 2018 Asia University Rankings released Wednesday by Times Higher Education (THE) magazine.