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Students slip under hazing radar
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 10/11/2014
» Hazing rituals are known for putting first-year students through humiliating routines such as forcing them to drink alcohol or eat disgusting food.
'Millions' of children on roads unprotected
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/09/2014
» Road safety awareness will be boosted to change Thai motorcyclists' attitudes about helmet use, activists say.
Skilled workers tool up for AEC entry
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 07/09/2014
» Reality is finally hitting home in Thailand’s elitist education system as the need for skilled labour becomes critically obvious ahead of the Asean Economic Community's formation at the end of next year.
PM urged to revive consumer rights bill
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/09/2014
» A consumer protection network is calling on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to create an autonomous consumer protection body, something it has been trying to push through for 17 years.
Students face tougher loans criteria
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/09/2014
» The Student Loans Fund (SLF) will tighten lending eligibility criteria to address liquidity problems caused by those who fail to repay the cash they owe.
Universities told to teach skills for work
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 29/08/2014
» Universities must make sure graduates are able to meet the demands of the labour market or they risk exacerbating unemployment in the country, a seminar was told on Thursday.
Students cry out for more computer tablets
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/05/2014
» "Look, I got three stars!" exclaimed Lamnum-nuea Lekphan as he received a well-done mark for his Chinese calligraphy practice on his tablet.
Political scholars fear reforms will fail
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 04/01/2014
» Political science scholars see little hope in the proposed political reforms put forward by the caretaker government and the anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).
Pisa scores still fail to make grade
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/12/2013
» Thailand's scores in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) test are higher but still fall short of the global average.
Expert calls for teachers to enhance skills
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/10/2013
» Thai students are failing in their quest to learn English properly because the emphasis is placed on remembering grammatical rules rather than studying the language in a meaningful way, a visiting academic said yesterday.