Buriram Times
Cultural articles from Buriram highlighting Isaan culture in the North East of Thailand.
Six Kalasin teachers, who recently exposed a school director for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes, have filed a police complaint claiming that they had received death threats and were now in fear for their own safety. The unnamed school director was accused of taking a Bt30,000 bribe from each teacher in exchange for approving special…
Friday December 15 saw Tessaban Isan Kindergarten hold their annual sports day. Over a hundred two and a half to five year-olds assembled with their teachers and parents around 8.30am to await the arrival of guest of honour, school owner Khun Supod. As is his custom he was running late but he eventually arrived to…
A programme aimed at making English fun for students has just completed a tour of 10 schools in Thailand. The “Hello English! On Stage” programme was created and performed by NJ Digital which is under the Nation Multimedia Group umbrella. The programme, aimed at delivering English knowledge in an entertaining style for high-school students, has…
Following a recent article regarding pesticides in some supermarket produce, a more damning report has emerged. Recent research has disclosed that serious contamination from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and herbicides in food and the environment poses health threats to the Thai public. The research, from Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH) and Thailand Pesticide…
Yesterday, we ran a story about physical abuse suffered by a small child at the hands of a nursery teacher. The teacher concerned who works in a school in Lat Krabang district has apologised to the parents after a video clip which showed she was unreasonably mistreating a child, about 3-4 years old, in her…
Thai media is increasingly asking the question: “When is the violence perpetrated against children in Thai schools going to stop?” Media comment on a latest CCTV video said that the violence is a “common occurrence” in Thai schools. The headline said: Here we go again. Netizens are again quoted as being outraged by the violence….
Secretly, the Thais have invented an outdoor microwave. Not to be outdone by modern technology, these clever chaps have been baking chicken in a makeshift microwave for decades. Their cunning device is constructed using only a metal box, a glass bottle (filled with water), and some dried grass. The outdoor “microwave” can cook a whole…
A Buriram mother has gone to a local school to register a complaint with the director about an abusive and manipulative PE teacher. Armed with text message evidence of Line conversations she claims the PE teacher called “Nerm” not only assaulted her daughter for trivial rule breaking but sent her naked pictures and demanded sex….
The annual Buriram Agricultural Show was held at Buriram Agricultural College on Friday and Saturday , November 10 and 11. It is a very popular event and attendances were high, as proved by the difficulty of finding a parking place. As well as there being a large amount of cattle and farm machinery on display,…
A group of graduates are taking legal action against Loei Rajabhat University’s Faculty of Education Khon Kaen centre after they were denied teaching licences. The Central Administrative Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing for November 7 in the case that involves 125 graduates. Pannida Senawuth said on Tuesday that she and seven other graduates from…
