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Opening up is the only way to rescue Thai tourism
Oped, Julian Spindler, Published on 05/11/2020
» Thailand's world-class tourism industry is in a deep, coronavirus-induced coma, close to death.
A silly syllabus
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2020
» Former Education Minister Somsak Prissananantakul favours providing students with a better understanding of history (BP, Nov 3), so long as a process known as chamra prawattisat be undertaken, in which academics with differing opinions come together to agree on a standard interpretation. This proposal sums up much of what is wrong with Thai education, and perhaps Thai culture as well. Why have a standard interpretation of history? So it can be crammed down students' throats for later regurgitation on command? History is like a photograph. It captures events from a specific angle, with a specific depth of field, and perhaps through various filters. Why not expose students to multiple interpretations and let them, through discussion, identify the biases in each and, in the process, develop critical thinking skills?
Thailand's education system is in troubled times
Oped, Vachararutai Boontin & Pii Arporniem, Published on 04/11/2020
» Over the past few months, Thailand has seen its latest wave of student protests rise across the country. The students -- most of whom are high-school and undergraduate students -- organised themselves under different banners and made demands that ranged from ending harassment and intimidation against critics of the government, scrapping outdated school rules and reforming the whole education system, to holding new elections, amending the constitution, and reforming the monarchy itself (this demand is widely seen as the most radical and unheard of in recent Thai history).
Victim of patronage
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/10/2020
» Re: "A closer look at Thailand's model of Baramee", (Opinion, Oct 21).
Rakhine crisis needs holistic approach
Oped, Laetitia van den Assum & Kobsak Chutikul, Published on 21/10/2020
» When Myanmar joined Asean in 1997, it was considered a strategic move to counter the influence of China and India. Since then, Asean's relationship with the country has had many ups and downs, often due to persistent reports of human rights abuses.
Govt hate speech spikes in SE Asia
Oped, James Gomez & Robin Ramcharan, Published on 16/10/2020
» Hate speech against youths by government officials, military and the police in the media and over social media is on the rise as students lead protests calling for a change in government and demanding political reforms in Belarus, Thailand and Hong Kong. In Thailand, the two state of emergency decrees, the first, used since March 2020 for the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, the most recent to maintain public order in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, both shield the Thai government from criticism.
'Thainess' failure
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2020
» Re: "Thai education reform is top priority", (Opinion, Oct 9).
Thai education reform is top priority
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 09/10/2020
» Of the myriad reforms that have been demanded by the ongoing student-led protests, Thailand's deficient and outdated education system is second to none. Education reform has become a self-contained and separate agenda for change. Thai students across the country, particularly in high schools, have been awakened and angry at the fact that they have been kept in the dark and cloistered in a state-imposed mind bubble for so long. Unless it is answered, this awakening and anger is likely to galvanise more protests and point to broader changes that have been pent up for decades.
No need for SEC
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/10/2020
» Re: "Pay heed to fears of SEC", (Editorial, Oct 8).
No more coups, please
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2020
» The new army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewtae raised hopes when he said during his first press conference that the chances of a coup are zero.