Salinee Geasee, a native Thai speaker, successfully teaches her children to become bilingual kids. She started to speak English with them when they were 8-month-old, by talking to them only in English every single day. Now Sornsawan Geasee, 5-year-old and her younger brother, Thianravit …
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UNESCO: Nearly 300 Million Students Out of Class Due to Coronavirus
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said Wednesday that nationwide school closures in 13 countries intended to help contain the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in nearly 300 million young people being out of school.
"We are working with countries to assure the …
Read moreProject Management Support Specialist, LICA 10
UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.
UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, …
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ALTSEAN-BURMA TRAINING & PROGRAMS SUPPORT INTERN
The deadline to apply for this application is 5PM, Bangkok time, 2 March 2020. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply early, as applications will be processed on a rolling basis, and ALTSEAN reserves the right to offer …
Read moreChina OKs Iran to send plane to bring back its students in Wuhan
The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran will take action to bring back other Iranian nationals in China at the request of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and approval of Ministry of Health, the Iran Minister of Road and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami …
Read moreStudy: Migrant Workers in Thailand Face Tough Conditions, Sub-Standard Pay
NGOs called on Thailand's government to help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers from neighboring countries, as a migrant advocacy group on Thursday released a report into conditions facing foreign laborers in the agricultural sector.
Nearly nine out of every 10 …
Read moreYear-end violence highlights danger of worshipping
NEW YORK (AP) � When a machete-wielding attacker walked into a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, during Hanukkah and a gunman fired on worshippers at a Texas church 14 hours later, the two congregations in different regions of the country joined a growing …
Read moreRising Coastal Sea Levels Pose Threat to Cities in Vietnam and Thailand
A recent study referred to by some as a Doomsday Report suggests that rising sea levels could flood three times more land than previously predicted.
In Southeast Asia, if the study proves accurate, parts of Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok could be underwater …
Read moreAppeal for blood as National Blood Centre stocks run low
The National Blood Centre of the Thai Red Cross Society is appealing for blood donations from members of the public as blood reserves run low and fall short of demand.
Professor Dr. Chaivech Nutprayoon, assistant secretary-general of the Thai Red Cross Society and acting …
Read moreFuture Forward’s trouble both internal and external
Controversial media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul has made an intriguing point the other day when he warned Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit against falling into a trap of old-fashion politics. The young political star was told to keep a distance and allow his party to …
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