Student Activist Panusaya ‘Rung’ Sithijirawattanakul Released on 3 Conditions

BANGKOK, May 7 (TNA) – The Criminal Court released rally leader Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul on bail of 200,000 baht on three conditions. The court said she told it willingly that she accepted all conditions and her parents and a deputy rector of Thammasat University supervising students’ affairs said that they would have her meet the […]

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As exams loom, the ‘COVID generation’ of Thai students fear for their futures

Worried that disruption from the latest COVID-19 outbreak will derail their futures, thousands of Mathayom 6 students are trying hard to have their university entrance exams postponed. #Courtpetitionsforexampostponement is trending on Twitter after six students submitted a plea to the Central Administrative Court with the help of Pheu Thai Party spokeswoman Asst Prof Arunee Kasayanond […]

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Applications Open for the APRU Virtual Student Exchange Program

Have you heard? Chula now has a Virtual Student Exchange Program for undergrad students! With the virus outbreak still taking its toll around the globe and as border closures and travel restrictions are still being implemented, Chulalongkorn University is cooperating with 19 universities from the APRU network to offer the “APRU Virtual Student Exchange Program” […]

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Student, 20, dies in Phuket cheerleading ‘hazing’

PHUKET: A 20-year-old female first-year student at Phuket Rajabhat University has died after what is believed to have been a “hazing” incident while practicing with the university’s cheerleading squad. Pornpiphat “Mint” Addam, a Phuket native, collapsed after being told to keep running during a training session with the cheerleading squad, led by senior students, at […]

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Student Protest Leader Released on Bail

BANGKOK, Aug 15 (TNA) – Student leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak was released on bail after he had been arrested yesterday on multiple charges including sedition. The charges relate to the demonstration staged by the Free Youth movement at Democracy monument on Jul 18, calling for political reforms. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA

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