Thai Education Ministry suspends all school field trips

The Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of educational field trips organised by all schools under its supervision, following an accident on Vibhavadi Rangsit highway in Pathum Thani province yesterday, involving a double-decked coach which caught fire, killing 20 young students and three teachers. Driver of burned bus in Pathum Thani surrenders, bus […]

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Thai Government to Limit Digital Device Use in Schools

The Ministry of Education has announced plans to restrict the use of digital devices in schools due to concerns about their negative impact on young students’ development. Caretaker Education Minister Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob cited research indicating that overusing smartphones and tablets can hinder students’ focus in class and slow their long-term intelligence. Teenagers in […]

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Ministry to act after brutal school hazing in Nonthaburi

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has pledged to end violence in educational institutions following a hazing incident that left a first-year engineering student seriously injured. Father of hazing victim rejects B500,000 offer, will take case to court Suchada Taensap, secretary to the caretaker minister, said the ministry would fully cooperate with […]

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Thai government introduces ‘Thailand Zero Dropout’ program

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed serious concern about a million Thai youths, aged 3-18, who have dropped out of school, for various reasons, and ordered all agencies concerned to address the problem, as part of the national agenda and under the “Thailand Zero Dropout” program. Alleged shooter in student brawl in Bangkok arrested Government […]

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Director of Lamphun school missing, search underway

Police and the family of a missing school director in Lamphun province enter the tenth day of their search for him. Former Surat Thani school director gets 192 years in prison over school lunch scandal Ruchagorn Jaisanti, 43, acting director of a school in Nong Chang Khuen sub-district in Mueang Lamphun district, has been missing […]

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Alleged shooter in student brawl in Bangkok arrested

Two vocational students have been held for questioning for alleged involvement in a brawl with rival students, culminating in the fatal shooting of one student and injury to another. Two Suspects in Fatal Shooting of Bangkok Technical College Student Sentenced to 21 Years in Jail The incident took place on Thursday in Sukhumvit Soi 101/1 […]

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Thai Schools Advised to Suspend Onsite Classes on Hot Days

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) is urging school administrations to consider suspending onsite teaching during days of extreme heat to protect the health and safety of students and teachers. Record-Breaking Heatwave Continues Across Thailand OBEC Secretary-General Thanu Wongchinda said that the guidance applies to all schools under the commission’s […]

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