Unruly students engaged in violent brawls may be automatically drafted to military service

In another attempt to quell student violence, the military junta is now considering whether it is possible to blacklist unruly students and draft them into military service after they graduate, bypassing the present conscription process. The idea of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) came as student violent brawls with innocent people being […]

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Colleges face ban on new students if they fail to stop brawls: Ovec

VOCATIONAL colleges with a record of student brawls will be banned from enrolling new students next year. Chaiphruek Serirak, secretary-general of the Office of Vocational Education Commission (Ovec), said yesterday this measure – implemented in Ayutthaya earlier – would apply to both public and private colleges. There were five colleges on the watch-list, he said. […]

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Ministry of Education told to solve student brawl crisis urgently

BANGKOK, 27 June 2016 (NNT)-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Ministry of Education to take serious and continuous action to eliminate student brawls. According to Prime Minister’s Office Spokesperson Major General Sansern Keawkamnerd, the Ministry of Education will publish a handbook that will offer guidelines and suggestions to schools and others involved in the […]

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