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Little Venture 2025 Sparks Young Adventurers’ Confidence
Published on 25/11/2025
» Phutthamonthon Park in Nakhon Pathom was alive with excitement as “Little Venture 2025,” an immersive outdoor adventure event for young children aged 3–10, concluded its two-day run on 15–16 November. Organised by MW Sport Co., Ltd. under the theme “The First Adventure World for Little Ones,” the event created a safe, fun, and nature-rich environment where children could explore, play, and develop Executive Function (EF) skills—now widely recognised as fundamental tools for modern childhood development.
33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking catamaran off Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/01/2025
» PHUKET: Thirty-three Chinese tourists were safely rescued from a sinking catamaran off this southern tourist province on Monday afternoon.
English proficiency on the wane, says latest EF survey
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2023
» English proficiency among Thais ranks low globally and is the worst in Asean, according to the latest EF Education First (EF) survey.
Thailand ranked 'very low' in English proficiency index
Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2023
» Thailand has been ranked 8th, or "very low", among Asean countries and 101st worldwide in the English Proficiency Index 2023 prepared by EF, a well-known English teaching institute with a worldwide network.
Bid to raise English skills of teachers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/02/2021
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) is developing an online platform to assess and improve the English proficiency of Thai teachers nationwide.
Low score in English skills sparks revamp
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/12/2020
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) aims to revamp Thailand's English language education, following the country's recent "very low" English proficiency ranking.
English gets push as fluency falters
News, Dumrongkiat Mala and Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 28/11/2020
» The Education Ministry is planning to launch an intensive English programme requiring all students in public schools to study English for five hours a week to improve national levels of proficiency.
English skills drop again
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2020
» Thailand's overall English proficiency has fallen for the third year in a row, according to the annual English Proficiency Index.
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.
Thailand joins EU in bid to tackle marine litter
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/11/2019
» Thailand is joining hands with six other Asian countries to try and tackle the issue of marine pollution, amid increasing criticism about plastic use in the region.