THAILAND

Making a meal out of it

News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 23/06/2018

» In recent weeks, lunches have turned into a political hot potato for some state-run schools where administrators are accused of cutting costs by serving up meagre meals, which critics say rob young students of the nutrition they need to perform. Parents have complained that some schools in the Northeast have skimped on ingredients and reduced the sizes of the portions served at canteens, possibly skimming off student lunch finding for use elsewhere.