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Education not just a numbers game
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/09/2015
» The education system of Thailand is comparable to Singapore only in one aspect -- the number of hours students spend in the classroom. In November, 10% of the 38,000 state schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) across Thailand will reduce compulsory daily classroom hours by two -- from 8am-4pm to 8am-2pm. This means students will spend six hours a day in the classroom or 840 hours a year, instead of eight hours a day or 1,200 hours a year.
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Smart phone use is moderation
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/08/2015
» A new copyright law is being put into effect today. Following its enforcement, Line users have received repeated messages from friends warning them to stop sending flower photos with greeting messages like "Happy Tuesday". The reason is that these photos are taken by someone and those who use it without permission might be subject to a fine of up to 400,000 baht or two years in prison.
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How small-scale farming bears fruit
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/07/2015
» I've known about the Bangmod tangerine since I was a child, and it might be the first or only orange species of which I have knowledge. Growing up in a Chinese family, we have the tradition of "wai jao" (to offer a sacrifice to Chinese gods or ancestors) many times a year and oranges are one of the important fruits that we use, not only to pay respect to the gods, but also for special occasions.
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Retiring an outdated notion of 'old'
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/04/2015
» When I visited Singapore for the first time almost two decades ago, the ageing workforce came to me as a surprise. I was not just curious as to why the government let old people work, but also why these senior citizens needed to keep themselves busy in this way. That was my perception of Singapore when I was in my 20s.
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Inconvenient truth of city living
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/01/2015
» While many city dwellers admire rural life, an increasing number of the population from other provinces move to Bangkok every year. A rapid expansion of condominium projects, congested roads, paddy fields in suburbs and the outskirts of Bangkok being transformed into residential zones are some of the indicators showing more people have relocated and settled in Bangkok.
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Is the tablet scheme doing more harm than good?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/02/2013
» It has been one year since the government launched the One Tablet Per Child scheme. We have not heard whether the government has done any assessment of the project after over 800,000 tablets were distributed nationwide to Prathom 1 students last year. Is it working or failing, and how? Do tablets help improve or encourage the learning of the children, and how?
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Ain't cabbies getting a bit choosy?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/01/2013
» Long holidays are always relaxing, and for me the New Year recess was a blessing. Not because I could take a break from work, but because I was finally able to take time away from the most exhausting part of my daily routine _ hailing a taxi.
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Beware getting caught on the net
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/07/2012
» I have no idea if there's still someone out there who uses a computer without logging on to the internet. The internet has become the "default" mode whenever we sit down in front of a terminal and press a keyboard. No matter if it's for work or pleasure, the internet has automatically become part of our daily lives. Not just for searching for information or contacting people, I buy books, browse for stuff for my kids, and book air tickets, all online. It would be more and more difficult now to find someone who's never shopped or done a transaction online.
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