Thai foreign ministry calls Hun Sen’s ultimatum unneighbourly

25 Sept 18:20 Key points summarised by AI

Cambodia's Hun Sen threatened to close borders and ban Thai products unless Thailand fully reopens all border checkpoints, citing recent Thai restrictions.
Thailand's Foreign Ministry condemned Hun Sen's ultimatum as 'unneighbourly,' advocating for dialogue and constructive solutions over public threats.
Thailand criticized the use of social media for official diplomatic communication, emphasizing that such statements reflect a lack of genuine intent to use existing bilateral mechanisms.
Thailand affirmed its countermeasures are directed at the Cambodian government, not its people, and are implemented with careful judgment to avoid politicizing mutual relations.

Examining Thailand’s four-part education revolution

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.