Showing 81 - 90 of 648
'AstroPark' to open doors next month
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 22/01/2020
» Chiang Mai: The Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark, complete with cutting edge technology and innovations based on astronomy and astrophysics, will open its doors to the public on Feb 1.
Drug cases top last year's court records
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/01/2020
» Almost 2 million legal cases were filed in the courts last year, with drug-related cases topping the list of court proceedings compiled by the Office of the Courts of Justice (COJ).
Commercial drone flyers need to have licences from this year
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 17/01/2020
» Owners of commercial drones must apply for a licence and attend flight training before the end of this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) announced on Thursday.
More girls go missing than boys, report reveals
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 11/01/2020
» A total of 244 children in Thailand went missing last year with the number of missing girls 50% higher than boys, according to a report released on Friday by the Mirror Foundation, an NGO which helps families with missing children.
School bullying problem worsening
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/01/2020
» As many as 92% of schoolchildren in Thailand have been subjected to physical or psychological abuse by their peers, while 13% are medically depressed from bullying, a recent survey conducted by the Network of Legal Advocates for Children and Youth showed.
Battle to nourish young minds
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/01/2020
» The Education Ministry has announced it will take tough action against schools caught misusing funds for school lunches after the scandal came to light last year.
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.
Unicef hails govt efforts in education
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/12/2019
» The latest report released by Unicef has praised Thailand for its efforts to provide education to migrant children, despite existing limitations which make the provision of quality instruction challenging.
Cut school years: Dhanin
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 05/12/2019
» PARIS: In this digital era, students should be spending far fewer years in school and university and more time gaining real experience, so they can re-skill themselves and keep up with the pace of technological development, Thailand's richest man Dhanin Chearavanont said.
Pupils below global average
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 05/12/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission has vowed to strengthen students' reading skills after pupils were found to be consistently performing below the international average in core subjects, according to the results of the international 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) examinations.