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Thai education system fails to pass the test, says Unesco report
News, Published on 19/11/2017
» Unesco's latest report on Thailand's education system is a disappointment for the government and Thai people as a whole. However, the report can be seen as a genuine wake-up call for the government in terms of what it can do to improve our education system.
The gravity of the matter
News, Postbag, Published on 19/11/2017
» Re: "Don't only blame drivers for road tragedies" (Opinion, Nov 18).
Anti-poverty drive needs political will
News, Editorial, Published on 19/11/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has revealed his big ambition: poverty will be eradicated from Thailand next year. His statement on Thursday wowed the public, who wonder if it was just a tactic to manufacture feel-good news. Mr Somkid, who has been regarded as an economic czar since the days when he served in Thaksin Shinawatra's government, did not go into detail about what he planned to do to achieve his ambitious goal, but it is apparent that he, along with the military regime, places high hopes on the Eastern Economic Corridor that will come into being next year, with the use of the draconian Section 44 to bypass key laws and regulations to enable the authorities to accelerate the project.
A traditional fair that is fit for a queen
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/11/2017
» The Ploenchit Fair, to be held at Bangkok Patana School next Saturday, serves as an annual reminder that the year is drawing to a close. The fair always reminds me of Queen Victoria, or rather her statue, which graced the fair in the days when it was held at the British embassy.
Longevity in power is no cure-all
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 19/11/2017
» A common theme of two elder statesmen who were in Bangkok on Thursday to attend the Bangkok Post's first international forum was that leaders need to be in power longer than just one term of 4-5 years so that the policies they implement are longer-term in nature and can help countries move forward.