Student Fatally Stabbed in Ubon Ratchathani School Canteen

UBON RATCHATHANI – A 12-year-old student has been detained after fatally stabbing a classmate during lunch break at a secondary school in Phibun Mangsahan district, sending shockwaves through the community and prompting urgent calls for stricter school safety measures. Student stabbed in front of a Bangkok college Friday night The violent altercation occurred around 12:30 […]

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Thailand Clamps Down on Short-Term Study Visas to Prevent Illegal Work

BANGKOK, May 16, 2025 — Thailand has rolled out stricter oversight of short-term educational programs for foreign students, closing loopholes that allowed some to misuse study visas for unauthorized employment. The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) announced the new measures, which took effect on May 14th, targeting courses lasting 180 days […]

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Thai students’ hairstyle regulations unconstitutional

The Supreme Administrative Court ruled today that the Education Ministry’s ‘Regulation 2’ regarding student’s hairstyles, issued in 1975 in line with ‘Announcement 132’ of the Revolutionary Council, is inappropriate and unconstitutional, because it infringes on students’ bodily autonomy. Indonesian Court Issues Landmark Ruling in Favor of Religious Freedom The ruling, which is effective immediately, states […]

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Crackdown in Phang Nga: Three Foreigners, Two Thais Arrested at Unlicensed Muay Thai Schools

Khao Lak, Phang Nga – A police operation in southern Thailand has led to the arrest of five individuals linked to illegal Muay Thai training schools, raising questions about oversight in the region’s burgeoning martial arts scene. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Phang Nga Provincial Police descended on two unlicensed boxing gyms in the Takua […]

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Police raid illegal Burmese language school on Koh Phangan

SURAT THANI – Police have arrested four Myanmar people for illegally running a Burmese-language school for 190 Myanmar children in a church on Koh Phangan. Russians Arrested for Charges Related to Illegally Working in Koh Phangan Police and local administrative officials found the school operating inside Koh Phangan International Church on Tuesday, Pol Maj Charoenchai […]

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Drunk driver who killed police officer and injured several students in front of Korat school arrested

A 75-year old retired official is in police custody in Nakhon Ratchasima province after he drove his car into a group of students and their parents in front of a school, killing a traffic officer and injuring about 10 students and parents. Tragic Drunk Driving Accident in Kamphaeng Phet: Two Students Killed, 12 Injured One […]

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