Biden should acknowledge Thailand’s role in capturing Viktor Bout

13 Sept 05:47 Key points summarised by AI

Urges President Biden to acknowledge Thailand's pivotal role in capturing and extraditing Viktor Bout, which enabled the recent Brittney Griner prisoner exchange with Russia.
Highlights how Thailand, despite US skepticism and Russian pressure, upheld its legal process by arresting Bout in 2008 and extraditing him to the US in 2010.
Criticizes past US misjudgments of Thai jurisprudence, emphasizing the need for Washington to respect Thailand's consistent adherence to its own laws in high-profile international cases.

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.