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MPs fret over learning shift
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 23/01/2021
» MPs and businessman have voiced concerns that the shift to online learning will worsen Thailand's existing educational inequality, making it harder for low-income students to learn.
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Ministry wants more funding for kids' lunches
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/09/2020
» The Education Ministry yesterday sought cabinet approval to increase the school lunch allowance from 20 baht per head to a maximum 36 baht in the next academic year.
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State schools barred from full reopening
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/08/2020
» State-run schools looking to resume normal hours were warned by the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) to wait for approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) before going ahead.
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Battle to nourish young minds
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/01/2020
» The Education Ministry has announced it will take tough action against schools caught misusing funds for school lunches after the scandal came to light last year.
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Rocky road to academic excellence
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/12/2019
» It seems 2019 was not the best year for the education system as Thai students still performed below the international average. Meanwhile, The Education Ministry's plan to merge small-sized schools with fewer than 40 students into larger ones sparked protests. Another issue was the school lunch scandal which sparked outrage when several schools nationwide served substandard lunch meals. On the bright side, the Education Ministry announced plans to introduce a bilingual education programme in about 2,000 public schools in the next academic year.
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Papal mass to attract 70k people
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 29/10/2019
» Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected to attend the Holy Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis at the National Stadium on Nov 21.
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Bangkok school sets balanced lunch example
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/07/2019
» Prathom 2 (Grade 2) students at Wat Makut Kasatriyaram School happily lined up in the canteen when the school director announced that they were going to have khao moo daeng (barbecued pork on rice), chicken soup and watermelon for lunch.
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Obec orders school lunches probe
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/07/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has ordered educational service area offices nationwide to review free lunch programmes for kindergarten and primary students at schools under their responsibility after allegations of graft resurfaced.
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Nationwide probe into school lunch fraud ordered
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 08/07/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has ordered educational service area offices nationwide to review free lunch programmes for kindergarten and primary students at schools under their responsibility after allegations of corruption re-surfaced.
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Charges in offing for lunch scam
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 11/04/2019
» A school director in Chon Buri province accused of inflating the number of students in the school's lunch programme to pocket more state subsidies could face disciplinary and criminal charges for corruption if found guilty.
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