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“Turn to page 94. Read it. Take down these notes.” Pages flipping and soft scratches of pen on paper are the only sounds to be heard in this otherwise silent classroom. “Want to see more photographs about how this works? I will get back to you tomorrow.” Such days may soon be...

YouthSpark Profiles highlight young people in Asia Pacific who are dedicated to changing the world through technology, and inspiring others along the way. Name: Lipda Jaruthien Country: Thailand Occupation: Marketing Analyst, SCG Performance Chemicals Bio: Lipda Jaruthien is a firm believer in the ability...

Despite Thailand being recognised as a great development success story, the 2013-2014 Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum ranked the country at the bottom of the ten ASEAN countries for educational quality. This points to the yawning gap in quality education for all Thai students...

For many nonprofit and humanitarian relief organisations, robust and dynamic email systems are critical to maintaining efficient coordination and mission-readiness. For the Thai Red Cross Society , this is especially so. From missions involving the delivery of emergency supplies to flood-stricken areas...

From a 700-strong dialogue session in Vietnam, to an endorsement by US President Barack Obama during his visit to Malaysia, we can say that our Asia Pacific Week of Code has been nothing but a success! The Asia Pacific Week of Code kicked off with a blast on 21 April with thousands of youth attending...

A persistent problem that has plagued the world for generations, human trafficking remains a serious issue in Southeast Asia to this day. Typically kidnapped or tricked by offers of jobs overseas, many unsuspecting men, women and youth find themselves smuggled into other countries. Women are often forced...

In March 2014, Microsoft Thailand, and its partners the Phuket provincial office and the National Council for Children and Youth Development (NCYD), held a graduation ceremony in Phuket, Thailand, for 200 students who have just completed Tech Training to Help Extend Youth Empowerment Space, (THE YES...

As part of the global Microsoft initiative YouthSpark , Microsoft Thailand has been running a programme called ‘ Enhancing ICT Skills of Small Medium Enterprises in ASEAN to help build the capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to put them in a better position to capture opportunities...

Eight million students and 400,000 teachers across Thailand now have access to Office 365 for education , giving them the ability to create, connect and collaborate on an advanced and enterprise-ready cloud platform that is safe and secured. Thanks to Microsoft Thailand and the Office of the Basic...

According to an English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) study conducted on 60 countries and territories where English is not the mother tongue, Thailand’s English proficiency hit near-bottom, landing in the 56 th spot. Despite the government’s increasing emphasis on mastering English, the country...