Social networking
On June 11, students at Chan Hun Bamphen School in Bangkok’s Huai Kwang district present trays of flowers decorated as Line and Facebook icons to their teachers during a wai khru ceremony.
Fatal crash
Train slams into pickup truck
One person was killed and another injured when a Bangkok-bound train hit a pickup truck at a railway crossing in the Muang district of Phitsanulok on June 12.
The accident occurred at about 10:30 am. The train smashed into the truck as it was crossing the tracks, police said. There are no barriers at the crossing.
The force of the impact tore the truck in half. A passenger in the vehicle, Jakkapong Boonchu, 22, died at the scene. The pickup truck driver, Nopparat Dingklang, was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Free subjects
Government waives fees for needy kids
The Education Ministry plans to drop extra tuition fees for students from poor families nationwide in a bid to reduce inequality in education, officials said on June 12.
At present, the extra tuition fees mean students have to pay for their elective subjects such as art, music and sports.
"We aim to support only poor students," said education permanent secretary, Kamchorn Tatiyakawee. "If their parents' income is lower than 40,000 baht per year or the students are orphans, they will be categorised as poor," he said.
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Expensive tickets
Vendors arrested for overpricing
Four lottery ticket vendors were arrested. It happened in Chiang Mai on June 10. They were arrested for selling overpriced lottery tickets. They were selling tickets for 90 baht instead of 80 baht.
Vocabulary
- barrier (n): an object like a fence that prevents people from moving from one place to another
inequality (n): the unfair difference between groups of people in society, when some have more wealth, status or opportunities than others
elective (adj): (of a course or subject) that a student can choose
