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    Playing it smart

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/01/2016

    » Video games can be both friends and foes to children. Playing them right can enhance children's development in several aspects. Playing it wrong and we, especially parents, are likely to see their dark side. But the question here is can parents stop their kids playing computer games, or at least control them enough to make them stay away from them?

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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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    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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    If you start them up, they'll never stop

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/11/2014

    » During the past few years, we have heard a lot about start-ups.

  • OPINION

    Connecting with our children

    News, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/07/2014

    » The change in the previous government’s “One tablet per child” policy to that of the current “Smart Classroom” project sounds promising as this now means that students at any level will be able to take advantage of technology and online content, as opposed to the tablet scheme, which only awarded tablets to Prathom 1 and Mathayom 1 grade students.

  • OPINION

    Mama and papa bears: watch your cubs

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/05/2014

    » Whenever I hear news about missing kids, my immediate reaction is to blame the criminal — why don’t they just take something else, not a kid? But in reality, on the issue of missing children, parents are in fact the ones to blame.

  • OPINION

    The department of youth

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/08/2012

    » One benefit of being a journalist is that we have the chance to meet and talk with a variety of people, at any level, from the highest rank to the lowest. We talk to visionaries, business executives, IT professionals, researchers, activists, youths, and so forth. All are worthwhile and always allow me to learn new things.

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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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