Thailand hosts Myanmar president for key bilateral talks

10 Sept 00:09 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing visited Thailand to strengthen bilateral cooperation on border trade, security, labour, and energy.
Discussions focused on enhancing cross-border issues, energy collaboration, trade facilitation, and promoting peace along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Thailand aims to encourage Myanmar's renewed engagement with ASEAN, as Myanmar has been excluded from summit meetings since the 2021 military coup.
The visit included a Thailand-Myanmar Business Forum, with hopes to revive bilateral trade, and expected agreements on labour cooperation for migrant workers.

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.