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Sirilapas Kongtrakarn: The beauty queen who battled depression to become Thailand’s mental health champion

13 Sept 14:24 Key points summarised by AI

Move Forward MP Sirilapas Kongtrakarn openly champions mental health, leveraging her personal battle with depression to advocate for increased public funding and destigmatize mental disorders in Thailand.
Despite a successful career as a beauty queen and actress, Sirilapas bravely shares her past struggles with alcoholism, self-harm, and multiple suicide attempts, aiming to inspire fellow sufferers and promote treatment.
Transitioning into politics, she was elected as a Move Forward MP, now dedicating her platform to improving Thailand's mental health services and using her journey as a testament to recovery and societal contribution.

Yesterday 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.