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There's nothing like a sure bet
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/07/2010
» Can an octopus really predict the outcome of a football match? Krissana says it can. I say it can't. And living in Thailand, I am so clearly in the minority it would have been better to have kept my mouth shut this week about Paul the octopus.
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Bars of wisdom
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 27/07/2010
» Recently, the "World Cup 2010 Behind Bars" football competition among prison inmates was held at Klong Prem Central Pri-son. To arrive at the playing field, it is necessary to pass through a series of four imposing security gates. The event, modelled on the Fifa (Fe'de'ration Internationale de Football Association) World Cup, is also held once every four years.
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It's a small world in Thai politics
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/08/2010
» Oh God, not another one. On a ranking of things Thailand desperately needs right now, where would "an extra province" be? Surely somewhere down in the 900s, wedged between "pay rise for politicians" (#946) and "more Cambodian child beggars outside police booths" (#948).
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Ministers scrap over student political rights
News, Published on 11/08/2010
» A circular issued by the Higher Education Commission calling on universities to control student activities that might provoke political unrest has emerged as a potential cause of differences between the education minister and his deputy.
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Developing civil responsibilities
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 21/09/2010
» Recently, Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU), in collaboration with the Association of Social Studies Teachers of Thailand (ASSTT), hosted a conference under the topic "Roles of Social Studies Teachers in the Production of Good Citizens". Hundreds of academics attended the event, at which Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivered the keynote speech.
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Teaching in the mother tongue
Spectrum, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 03/10/2010
» Waeyousoh Sama-ali started his career in education in 1964 in a remote village of Pattani, assigned to teach at the kindergarten level. The education system at that time was heavily influenced by the nationalistic policies put in place by Field Marshal Plaek Phibulsonggram in 1941, as well as the 1961 Education Act passed during the regime of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat.
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Take stock and act
Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 05/10/2010
» Looking at the sums of money that the government has allocated to spend on upgrades and research, they look more like a list of telephone numbers than the millions of baht they are supposed to represent.
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'Diplomats' feel the fire
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 05/10/2010
» In the Vithes Samosorn room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 Thai university students convened recently in Bangkok to showcase their oratorical and diplomatic skills and to expound on sustainable development among Asem countries.
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Parents also need to learn
Learningpost, Rangsun Wiboonuppatum, PHD, Published on 30/11/2010
» The family is clearly the most important institution in our society, and early next month we will be celebrating and honouring all fathers in Thailand. While expressing our gratitude to our fathers early next month, let us remind ourselves that there are many children in Thailand who are under the care of others who are not their parents.
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Only Happy Schools Produce Well Rounded Leaders
Dr. Virachai Techavijit, Published on 10/12/2010
» Problems of Basic Education Quality
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