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10 foreign teachers arrested in Bangkok school raid
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/04/2026
» Authorities have raided an unlicensed international school in Prawet district of Bangkok, arresting 10 foreign teachers and staff found working without permits.
School directors jailed over bribes
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/04/2024
» The former director and deputy director of Samsenwittayalai School have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking bribes from six parents in exchange for enrolling their children in 2017.
Student activist returns to school, again
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/06/2023
» A 15-year-old activist on Monday morning walked into the school which has rejected her enrolment as "incomplete" and demanded her right to an education.
Poverty on the rise as economy slows
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2020
» The percentage of Thais living in poverty has fallen dramatically over the past three decades, from over 65% in 1988 to under 10% in 2018. However, that trend has reversed in recent years with a rise in poverty, according to a new World Bank report.
55-year-old 'ghost students' found in Yasothon
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/11/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Graft busters monitoring the public sector have found fictitious students, some in their 50s, on the rolls of a school in Yasothon province as they continue to crack down on ghost learners.
Students can vote, says Udom
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/10/2018
» Education Deputy Minister Udom Kachintorn has guaranteed that 450,000 eligible student voters affected by the potential clash of dates between the general election, the General Aptitude Test (GAT), and the Professional and Academic Aptitude Test (PAT) will be able to cast their ballots.
University tests will not delay election, says Prawit
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/10/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has insisted that the Feb 24 general election will not be pushed back as criticism has flared that it coincides with university entrance examinations.
Police stand their ground on female ban
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/09/2018
» Terminating the recruitment of female cadets is a step backward for gender equality, say critics, but the police are standing their ground on the policy and insist that despite the move, the role of women in the police force will not be phased out.
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.