103 schools cancel classes due to worsening PM2.5 pollution in Bangkok
Bangkok Metropolitan Administrator (BMA) Governor Chadchart Sittipunt stated that he has authorised school directors to independently decide whether air quality in their areas…
EDUCATION
Spending by Singapore families on private tuition rises to $1.8 billion in 2023
According to the latest government survey on household expenditure, the uptick in educational expenses in 2023 was due to higher spending on private tuition and pre-school…
Nepali students return to the US early fearing President Trump’s travel curbs
Some worry that Trump’s immigration policies might make travel between the US and Nepal more difficult.
Taliban deputy: No excuse for education bans on Afghan women, girls
The government has barred females from education after sixth grade. Last September, there were reports authorities had also stopped medical training and courses for women.
Food poisoning mars second week of Indonesia’s free meals rollout
National Nutrition Agency Head Dadan Hindayana said President Prabowo Subianto had concurred that such an incident could happen at anytime and had expressed appreciation for the…
Japan’s Education Ministry eyes using digital textbooks as official schoolbooks
The move is likely to spark debate as it would drastically transform what form textbooks — the foundation of the country’s school education system — should take.
Nobel laureate Malala says Taliban do not see women as humans, created a system of ‘gender apartheid’
Delegates from Afghanistan’s Taliban government did not attend the two-day summit on girls’ education in Muslim nations being held in Islamabad despite being invited, Pakistan…
Bhutan’s Ministry of Education plans to introduce integrated Cambridge curriculum this year
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development plans to introduce the integrated Cambridge curriculum this year. However, questions remain as to how the curriculum would affect…
South Korean universities push for tuition hikes after 17-year freeze
This year, the tuition hike cap has been set at 5.49 percent, creating a financial landscape where universities can gain more revenue from increasing tuition than relying on…
Enthusiasm fills schools on first day of Indonesia’s free meals program
President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to provide free meals to tens of millions of schoolchildren and pregnant women, aiming to improve their quality of life and eventually boost…