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Fruit growers seek help from PM to tackle falling prices and declining exports

16 Sept 03:41 Key points summarised by AI

Thai fruit growers, especially durian producers, are appealing to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for urgent assistance to address a range of issues affecting their industry.
Key challenges include a critical shortage of labor and cargo containers, severe transport bottlenecks at the Chinese border, and increasing damage from wild elephants in orchards.
Growers are demanding government intervention to regulate durian harvesting to ensure export quality, establish more quality control labs, and extend migrant worker permits to alleviate labor shortages.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the border gridlock, stating the government is developing a one-stop service to streamline fruit exports to China, as growers face plummeting prices making harvesting unprofitable.

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.