Two-year-old rushed to Chiang Mai hospital from eating cannabis jellies

11 Sept 06:33 Key points summarised by AI

A 2.5-year-old girl was hospitalized in Chiang Mai after accidentally consuming ten cannabis-infused jelly candies, exhibiting symptoms like sleepiness, refusal to eat, and later, high fever and hallucinations.
The sweets were inadvertently left by a guest at a birthday party, prompting the girl's father to file a police complaint and call for tighter restrictions on readily available cannabis edibles to prevent similar incidents.

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.