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King's College Bangkok sets sights high
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/11/2020
» King's College International School Bangkok or King's Bangkok, a newly opened international school established through collaboration between the UK's top-tier King's College School, Wimbledon and Excellent Education of Thailand Group (XET), aims to provide a world-class education to children in Thailand and become one of the best schools in Asia.
Ministry wants more funding for kids' lunches
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/09/2020
» The Education Ministry yesterday sought cabinet approval to increase the school lunch allowance from 20 baht per head to a maximum 36 baht in the next academic year.
CP chief pushes tourism reboot
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/05/2020
» Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont is urging the government to relax lockdown measures and welcome foreign travellers as soon as possible, and turn the country into a "safe haven" for wealthy visitors.
Tussle over Chiang Mai's tramway
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/03/2020
» Businesses say the planned 27-billion-baht tramway project will help stimulate the local economy, which is experiencing a downturn as a result of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
UK's King's College comes to capital
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 15/06/2019
» King's College School Wimbledon, one of the top-ranked schools in the UK, is to open a campus in Thailand, its third in Asia, aiming to bring world-class education to Thai students.
Searching for the next 'unicorn'
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/06/2019
» As the second-largest economy in Asean, Thailand's start-up scene has made leaps and bounds in the past few years. As a result, the National Innovation Agency (NIA) -- the state body which functions as an "integrator" for Thai start-ups -- will encourage local startups to invite domestic and international venture capital to invest between US$10-100 million (about 320 million to 3.2 billion baht) in start-up companies across the country.
Telecom bailouts unfair, experts say
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/05/2019
» Academics and consumer advocates have slammed the regime's decision to invoke Section 44 to ease the financial burden on three telecom operators and digital TV broadcasters, saying the move offers favourable treatment to private firms at the expense of public benefit.
Unlocking the future through educational reform
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/12/2018
» Throughout 2018, much happened in the field of education. Issues involving both the system and personnel were addressed. Here's a list of the top five headlines from the year.
Education Ministry 'cleaning up own nest' with 50 graft cases
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/10/2018
» Heads are finally set to roll at the Ministry of Education as the cabinet has decided to transfer three senior officials amid a probe into alleged malfeasance in relation to the construction of an aquarium and marine research centre in southern Songkhla province.
School admin staff to start work next month
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 17/09/2018
» Teachers in 30,000 state-run schools will no longer have to perform administrative duties from the start of next month, which they say could free up more of their time which they can put into improving students' academic performance.