3 companies qualify to bid for satellite orbital slot packages on January 15th

21 Sept 03:43 Key points summarised by AI

Three companies—Space Tech Innovation, National Telecommunications Public Company, and Prom Technical Services—qualified to bid for satellite orbital slot packages on January 15th.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will employ a Sequential Ascending Clock Auction, featuring 20-minute bidding rounds with a 5% price increase per round to ensure transparency.
The NBTC dismissed suggestions to scrap the auction and directly award slots, citing constitutional mandates to protect public access to satellite frequencies and promote fair competition, avoiding monopolistic practices.
Prioritizing public interest, the auction requires the winning bidder to provide the government with one free broadcast transponder and a 400 Mbps data broadband channel per satellite.

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.