Day: August 19, 2022

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School’s in, face-to-face learning shifts to the home

  EDUCATION throughout Thailand during the last few years of the Covid-19-inspired ‘Zoom Boom’ has largely taken place in a virtual classroom.  But for many, remote learning has not been an effective substitute for face-to-face lessons. Growing frustration by online students and teachers who feel unable to connect in the fragmented and often disrupted cyberspace …

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Rural doctors again urge Prayut to step down after 8-year rule

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RURAL DOCTOR Society has today (August 19) repeated their calls for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down now that his eight years in power is allegedly ending on upcoming Wednesday. The Rural Doctor Society has issued an essentially repeated statement on its urging for Prayut to learn to …

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NSC: Dropping emergency decree depends on Covid situation

  THE Secretary-general of the National Security Council said today (August 19) that the Covid situation and a certainty that there will not be another crisis would determine whether the emergency decree is cancelled at the end of next month, Naewna newspaper said. Gen. Supot Malaniyom, NSC's secretary-general, aired his views on this key issue …

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Former head of Krisda Mahanakorn property giant gets 860 years in jail

  THE former top executive of Krisda Mahanakorn was sentenced to 860 years in jail by the  Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases today (August 19) on money laundering charges with five other defendants including his son also given lengthy jail terms, Matichon newspaper said. However as the maximum imprisonment is 20 years …

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