Korat tuition school hit by fire

About 150 students fled for their lives after a fire broke out on the second floor of the “Khru Jaew” tuition school on Manas road in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday morning. The fire started on the second floor of the school which is located in a four-storey commercial building at about […]

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Thailand requests 10,000 Chinese language teachers from China

BANGKOK, June 24- Thailand asked Chinese educational institutes to send 10,000 Chinese language instructors for Thai learners as parts of a Sino-Thai educational and cultural exchange plan. Education Minister Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech on Sunday said after meeting with Xu Lin, director of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban), and delegates from Chinese universities and […]

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Over 100 Satun students with dengue fever

SATUN, 17 June 2012 (NNT) – Dr Somkiat Khumnurak of the Satun Provincial Health Office made public that numerous measures are in place to prevent dengue fever in Satun province, following an outbreak in April and May. There are currently 119 students afflicted with dengue fever, spread throughout the province. Public campaigns have been initiated […]

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Bangkok implements 5 measures to prevent drug abuse in schools

BANGKOK, 7 June 2012 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting its campaign against drug abuse in all BMA-run schools across Bangkok. Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukavejworakit has presided over a ceremony to present the policy and directions against narcotic substances to executives of all 436 BMA schools. She has also instructed the […]

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Insurgent burn school in Pattani

Insurgents set fire to a school in Pattani’s Yarang district on Thursday night but while the building was totally destroyed, there were no reports of injuries. It took firefighters to bring the blaze under control and an initial investigation revealed that the school building, which consisted of six classrooms, was totally destroyed. The school provided […]

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