Social development

KKU expands project for ‘smart’ teachers

Khon Kaen University is pioneering a new model of education aimed at boosting the capabilities of students, said Education Minister Dr Teerakiat Jareonsettasin.Launched in 2017, the KKU Smart Learning Education Model for Sustainable Development Project uses cutting-edge research by Khon Kaen academics to train “smart” ...

Rachanon Charoonsak

Bt30 million in grants offered to academics for collaboration

Thai academics are being invited to apply for new research grants in order to collaborate with their British counterparts and spearhead social change with innovations and technologies.Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Plan for medical marijuana farm in Bangkok unveiled

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has announced it is taking a key role in Thailand’s plan to use marijuana for medical purposes.“We will be in charge of growing and improving marijuana,” GPO chairman Dr Sopon Mekthon said yesterday (May,10). “We will also handle the analysis ...

The Nation Reporter

Draft guidelines for police to tackle human trafficking ready

Thailand is in the process of preparing the country’s first official guidelines for police to handle human-trafficking cases.The draft guidelines, which are based on information gathered from experts during a workshop early this year, are now ready as the government is treating the anti-human trafficking ...

Suriya Patathayo

Low-cost Hep C cure showing good results

The first phase of clinical tests for an affordable Hepatitis C treatment has yielded a high cure rate, according to the Department of Disease Control. Started in 2016, the clinical trial testing the combined set of Sofosbuvir+Ravidasvir with 81 patients showed 97% of them reacted ...

Apinya Wipatayotin

Ageing society masterplan has to be written now

Some policies needed to be thought through more than others. A policy to cope with the country’s ageing society is among those that are extremely sensitive. It’s an issue that requires comprehensive planning and the people in charge must know it inside and out.It’s not ...

The Nation Reporter

200kg of ganja seized on Mekong riverbank

A navy patrol seized 200kg of compressed marijuana worth about 4 million baht on the bank of the Mekong River in Ban Phaeng district overnight, but the smugglers fled in their long-tail boat. The smugglers were on the riverbank with the marijuana when the patrol arrived, ...

Pattanapong Sripiachai

Upward tick in malaria cases threatens global efforts to eradicate disease

The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) and DT Families Foundation have signed an agreement that will make a tangible difference to permanently eliminating malaria in Thailand.Malaria was once the biggest killer of mankind and remains an entrenched global health challenge. The threat from the ...

The Nation Reporter

Conference on United Partnerships against Human Trafficking

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand organised  the “Conference on United Partnerships against Human Trafficking” during 26 – 27 April 2018 at the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok. The conference was attended by approximately 300 representatives from the public sector, the business community, ...

MoU agrees to create new breed of student for EEC industry

The office of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will today sign an MoU with the offices of the Vocational Education Commission and the Higher Education Commission, along with the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) committing themselves to graduating the right number and quality of ...

Rachanon Charoonsak

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