Search continues today for 3 missing oil smuggling vessels

12 Sept 13:59 Key points summarised by AI

Three impounded oil smuggling vessels vanished from a marine police pier in Sattahip, Thailand, believed to be heading towards Cambodia.
Authorities suspect the vessels' skippers sailed close to the shoreline using standard navigation after removing GPS equipment, with the escape plan reportedly hatched a month prior.
Four Sattahip marine police officers were transferred and a CIB committee formed to investigate the disappearance of the vessels, which were carrying 330,000 litres of smuggled oil.
The vessels, belonging to a major smuggler known as "Jo Pattani," were allowed to anchor offshore due to a storm, a decision preceding their mysterious disappearance.

Examining Thailand’s four-part education revolution

Today 14:22 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Education Ministry is implementing a four-pronged strategy to address its students' below-average performance in PISA 2025 and tackle significant educational inequality.
The plan prioritizes closing performance gaps by increasing funding for small and low-income schools, overhauling the curriculum to foster critical thinking, and adopting a data-driven management system to reduce teacher workload.
Key initiatives include enhancing school safety, combating cyberbullying, and expanding mental health support through peer-to-peer networks, recognizing the severe impact of distress on academic performance.
An education expert advises verifying if PISA improvements stem from structural changes, advocating for a revived STEM curriculum with practical 'learn by doing' methods, and urging bureaucratic reform to link teacher evaluations to student development.