A Chiang Mai University dean on Monday turned over to police an iPad belonging to a former lecturer at the school who has been accused of using it last month to take photos beneath female students’ skirts. The lecturer has not been publicly named. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
A fire broke out in the boarding house of the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality Sports School in Muang district early on Saturday. Firefighters took about 20 minutes to put out the fire that broke out on the fourth floor of the building at 1.30am. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Malaysia will tighten regulations governing private Islamic schools following allegations of sexual abuse of students at such learning institutions, a deputy minister said Tuesday. Deputy Islamic Affairs Minister Fuziah Salleh told BenarNews that the government will amend current laws regulating “tahfiz” schools that focused on studies on the Quran in a bid to prevent sexual […]
SURAT THANI: Ten people were hurt when a van carrying students to join a Japanese language contest in Bangkok collided with a car in Phanom district of this southern province on Saturday morning. The crash occurred at kilometre marker 12 on Highway 415 on the Phanom-Khao Sok route in tambon Khong Cha-oun, said police, who […]
The world’s biggest tantric yoga school is closing until the end of the year while it investigates allegations of rape and sexual abuse over a period of 15 years at its flagship location on Koh Phangan. Sixteen former staff and pupils of the Agama school on the resort island in Surat Thani alleged in interviews […]
At first glance, the TripAdvisor reviews for the Agama yoga school on Thailand’s Koh Phangan don’t look that much different from those for countless other yoga schools and holistic retreats scattered around the country’s tourist islands. Adjectives like “genuine,” “authentic,” and “inspiring” paint a blandly positive image for those seeking enlightenment. But keep reading and […]
Starting on October 1, teachers of public schools will not be required to do general affairs work so they can focus on teaching, said Education Minister Thirakiat Charoensatthasilp at the mobile cabinet meeting in Chumphon province on Monday. The meeting was also attended by directors of regional and provincial educational offices. Full story: thaipbs.or.th By […]
BANGKOK, 19th August 2018 (NNT) – Thousands of people across Thailand took part in assistant teacher examinations on Saturday. In Bangkok, public teacher exams were held at Triam Udom Suksa School in Pathum Wan district. There were more than 1,700 participants. According to Deputy Education Minister Udom Kachintorn who inspected the testing venue, the exams […]
