Thai Ministry of Education orders school semester postponement to June 1st to more than...
Bangkok -
The Thai Ministry of Education this afternoon, April 27th, announced the postponement of the school semester 01/2021 from May 17th to June 1st, applying to more than 10,000 schools nationwide, due to the...
More than 90 percent of Thai students nationwide, aged 12-18 years old, vaccinated with...
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More than 90 percent of students, aged between 12 and 18 years old, have received at least a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana revealed today, November 23rd.
According...
UNICEF Study Finds Nearly 7 in 10 Out-of-School or Unemployed Youth in Thailand Lack...
BANGKOK, 22 March 2023 —
The rising share of youth who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) in Thailand represents a concerning social and economic phenomenon. While nearly 1.4 million (or 15...
Education Ministry proposes another school opening postponement for safety reasons during Covid-19 pandemic
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The Ministry of Education today, May 18th, has proposed another postponement of school openings to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) from June 1st to June 14th, 2021, to extend the vaccination...
Group of Thai parents protest at the Thai Ministry of Education over mandatory Covid-19...
Bangkok -
A group of parents arrived at the Ministry of Education yesterday, January 18th, 2022, to demand the cancellation of regular ATK (Rapid Covid-19) testing and the mandatory policy of wearing facial masks for...
Thai student activist group demands education reform, addressing alleged abuse and to scrap outdated...
Thailand-
A student activist group, who go by the name "Bad Students" visited five different schools in Bangkok yesterday, October 2, 2020, and ended their visit at the Education Ministry demanding education reform.
The group was...
Most Thais Support School Uniforms, Say Recent Polls
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According to a National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) survey, 80.53% of the survey respondents say they still want Thai students to stick to wearing standardized school uniforms.
The poll, conducted from June 21st...
Thai government plans to reduce tuition fees at public and private universities, following online...
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Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education today, July 22nd, has approved, in principle, an up to 50 percent reduction of public universities' tuition and a 5,000-baht discount for all private universities' students, immediately effective...
Thailand’s Basic Education Commission admits online learning had never worked well, says new school...
Bangkok -
The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) insisted on school's first semester nationwide starting on May 15th, 2022, as online courses had gradually affected children's reading and writing abilities.
OBEC was responding,...
Thai Ministry of Education announces some requested dress code changes from students
Bangkok, Thailand-
A prominent official from the Thai Ministry of Education has announced some changes to the dress code for students that has been a driver of some student driven protests against the Ministry of...