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Myths and reality of Isan inequality
News, Rattana Lao, Published on 12/06/2019
» For decades, the ethnically and linguistically diverse people of Isan, Thailand, have been the subject of pervasive bias, often described as docile and uneducated, or as "unsophisticated peasants" who can be bought and manipulated by ambitious politicians.
The paradoxes of Thai education
News, Rattana Lao, Published on 16/01/2019
» Professor Gerald W Fry of the University of Minnesota is an expert academic on the complexity of Thai education for the past seven decades. He is the editor of a new 744-page book, Education in Thailand: An Old Elephant in Search of a New Mahout, that is the equivalent of an encyclopedia of Thai education.
Employment Issues for Thai Companies Doing Business in Laos: Resolving Labour Disputes
Dino Santaniello and Saithong Rattana, Tilleke & Gibbins, Published on 06/08/2018
» Lao P.D.R. has long been a high-potential destination for companies from Thailand–the second largest foreign investor in Laos behind China. In the past, companies sometimes faced issues over the uncertain legal framework for resolving labour disputes in Laos. Therefore, the Lao government recently issued the Decree on Labour Dispute Resolution No. 76/GOL (the "Decree"), which precisely defines and clarifies existing mechanisms for labour dispute resolution, covering:
Asean needs vocational skills boost -- now
News, Rattana Lao, Published on 23/03/2018
» The wind of change is blowing with a great speed, velocity and intensity. Disruptive technologies, such as the Internet of Things, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and robotics, are no longer science fiction. In fact, these emergent technologies are fast becoming part of our everyday reality, creating profound changes for industries, workers and our daily lives.
Our teachers need a stern lesson
News, Rattana Lao, Published on 05/02/2018
» It is no surprise that our local news reports on education have usually been replete with how bad the Thai learning system is.