BANGKOK, 7 August 2010 (NNT) — The heavy rain that causes widespread flooding in Northern Thailand has continually ravaged residents’ properties and belongings. Students and teachers of the Ban Nam Mong Pang Sa School in Nan province on Saturday were reportedly evacuated from the school by boat due to a broken bridge from heavy rainfall, […]
Narathiwat: Even as debate rages in India on how to upgrade madrassa education system, Thailand has reformed its ‘pondoks’ or seminaries by teaching modern subjects like English, Mathematics, Science and IT along with Arabic and Islamic studies. “There is no government interference in Islamic teachings. It is just that we’ve included secular subjects like Science, […]
Dramatic Island Protest Against Exploration, Court Battle Threatened SURAT THANI : Tens of thousands of protesters yesterday formed a human link around Koh Samui to show their opposition to four oil exploration projects, heralding what they say could lead to a protracted legal battle. The protesters, made up of villagers, students, environmental advocates, tourist operators […]
THAILAND – A draft law that intends to give pregnant students the legal right to take maternal leave and continue their studies after giving birth, is now attracting much controversy. While a survey on www.ilaw.or.th showed most respondents supported the draft law, prominent child-rights activist Wallop Tangkananurak said he was concerned the legislation would indirectly […]
The Office of the Private Education Commission (Opec) has warned private vocational schools they will be shut down for a week if they have students who are inappropriately dressed. Opec director Charnwit Thapsuwan said yesterday it had received public complaints about students in Bangkok wearing inappropriate uniforms – especially skirts that were “too short”. Opec […]
Therdthanwa Kanama, a 15-year-old student from Maha Sarakham province, won Thailand’s first Doodle 4 Google competition, beating more than 46,000 other submissions with his doodle of a royal barge. The doodle will be visible on the Google Thailand homepage for 24 hours on Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday on August 12. Mr. Therdthanwa said the […]
Defying the belief that the blind have limited career prospects, one Italian priest has spent the last 30 years training them in everything from massage therapy to judo Going through life without vision is hard enough in any country, but in Thailand’s it’s a particularly tough battle. For those of you who have visited or […]
While foreign exchange students often travel to nearby countries such as India, Japan and Korea, Thailand is often overlooked. However, that may soon change as the Education Ministry has recently allocated a three billion baht budget promote Thailand a…
