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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.
Human traffickers flout 99% of court orders to compensate their victims
Nanchanok Wongsamuth of Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 15/10/2019
» Human traffickers in Thailand have ignored court orders to compensate victims in more than 99% of cases in recent years, fuelling fears that many survivors could be re-trafficked, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed.
Security tightened in Hat Yai, border districts
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 24/02/2018
» SONGKHLA: Security has been increased to the maximum level in the commercial hub of Hat Yai and four border districts of this southern province in anticipation of possible violence.