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Thai private schools facing mass closures this year
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2026
» Private schools in Thailand face a wave of closures this year, with up to 80 institutions expected to shut, reflecting mounting financial pressures across the sector.
Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
Viral Muay Thai comment breaks Instagram record
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/10/2023
» An American boy's challenge on Instagram has given Muay Thai a viral boost, and set a record for "likes" on a comment, said former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij.
Sounding the alarm on zero-dollar tours
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2023
» Fears are growing that the influx of Chinese visitors will lead to the return of questionable or illegal tourist practices.
Cash handouts spark concern
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party's promise to give away 10,000 baht to anyone 16 or older as part of its proposed economic stimulus policies has raised some questions.
Call for delay of new tourist entry fee
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/01/2022
» The new 300-baht tourism fee due to take effect in April is drawing mixed reactions from tourism operators as the recovery remains slow.
Air force aiming for F-35s
R May, Published on 31/12/2021
» The Royal Thai Air Force has its sights set on buying eight US-made F-35 stealth jets.
Protesters prepare to dig in
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/10/2020
» Protest leader Arnon Nampa on Sunday announced a plan to surround Government House during the rally on Wednesday.
Government under fire over weapons budget
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is defending the decision to include the procurement of weapons for the armed forces in the budget bill for 2021, after opposition criticism during Wednesday's first reading in parliament.