BANGKOK 6 October, 2011 (NNT) – The Education Ministry of Thailand has thought up a new approach to stop decades-long brawls among vocational students. The Education Ministry and related agencies, including the Basic Education Commission Office, the Vocational Education Commission Office and the Private Education Commission Office will jointly introduce a campaign aimed at settling […]
BANGKOK, 5 October 2011 (NNT) – Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudit Nakornthap has identified the person who hacked the twitter account of Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra. The hacker is identified as Ekawit Thongdiworakul, a 20-year old student from a leading university. Mr. Anudit confirmed that the man was indeed the wrong doer, not a […]
Traumatised by insurgent violence, young students at a Narathiwat school that came under attack last week have still not returned to class, prompting it to close indefinitely. School director Chaiwat Sumethaphiwat said yesterday that the teachers were also terrified, while the school’s closure was a source of concern for parents, causing hardship for everyone involved. […]
Foreign parents and teachers appalled by the costumes Thai teachers ‘did not understand’ the controversy School asked to put the Holocaust on the curriculum They had been meticulously planning their costumes for quite some time. The annual summer sports day had a long tradition of fancy dress and, eager to impress, the pupils of Sacred […]
As the world changes, people’s lifestyles also change, including sexual behaviour and family structure. A recent research by the Institute for Population and Social Research of Mahidol University has reported a surprising finding. According to Thai Institute for Population and Social Research Deputy Director Assoc Prof Kritaya Archavanitkul, sexual behaviour in Thailand in the past […]
BANGKOK, 29 August 2011 (NNT) – The number of patients with foot and mouth disease has climbed to 1,532 in Bangkok so far this year while children with the symptoms should be taken to the hospital immediately. Director of Public Health System Development Division Mr. Sunthorn Sunthornchart said statistics revealed that 4 people in Thailand […]
Following the student brawl on Wednesday on board bus No 45 on Sukhumvit, which led to 12 people being injured, Education Minister Woravat Auapinyakul said yesterday that if schools cannot control their students, then these institutions should be shut down. Saying that he already told officials to investigate the incident, Woravat said school executives should […]
Many Thai students are addicted to laying bets on football games, with some female students paying their debts by providing sexual favours, research findings revealed yesterday. It was also found that newspaper columnists conjecturing on the winning scores influenced the gambling habit among youngsters. The questionnaires were completed by a sampling group of 18 students […]
