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AI to 'alter' the role of teachers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 28/09/2018
» Teachers' skills will never be rendered obsolete by artificial intelligence (AI), education experts say.
Multilingual schools improve performance
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/09/2018
» Thailand should adopt multilingual education policies in ethnic schools where students are allowed to speak their native dialects to reduce social and educational disparities, according to a new report prepared by Unicef and Mahidol University.
Scrap conduct code, says Student Union
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 01/09/2018
» The Student Union asked the Education Ministry yesterday to scrap its draft on the students' code of conduct, which will introduce a ban on public gatherings and put an end to "inappropriate" public displays of affection or causing a public nuisance.
Migrants are still slow to register births
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 24/08/2018
» Three-quarters of babies born to migrant workers in Thailand are not legally registered. A lack of birth certificates hinders their access to basic education and healthcare, says the World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT).
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.
Refugee kids 'held in squalor'
Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/07/2018
» Significant trauma is being experienced by refugee children being held in Thailand's squalid immigration detention centres (IDCs), claims a new report from Save the Children, a non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.
Graft taints success of Thai students
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/06/2018
» The effort to root out corruption problems inside the Ministry of Education is making headway despite facing headwinds, says Lt Gen Kosol Prathumchart, an adviser to Education Minister who is now dealing with more than 50 graft cases in the ministry.
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.
Firm removed from supplier list after school milk scare
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/06/2018
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Friday ordered the Milk Board to suspend Thaimilk Dairy Cooperative as a supplier for the National School Milk Programme after a private school in Bangkok complained about milk it had provided.