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On 7/29/2018 at 11:44 AM, GinBoy2 said:
This may not be the answer you want, but in general, in the real world most Thai degrees aren't worth the paper they are written on outside of Thailand....
I disagree. Two of my classmates took their Thai degrees to graduate schools in foreign universities. One was the London School of Economics and the other went to Harvard University. While the degree was required, it wasn't the only thing universities want.
That's true with employment as well. Most of my western classmates went back to their countries and are happily employed thanks to their degree. Some even joined the US military. Many employers look at the whole individual and what they would bring to the organization and not just a piece of paper.
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Actually, there is some historical truth to his assumptions. Google it. However, what happens above the equator may not necessarily happen below the equator.
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I could probably make a lot of money talking about ASEAN.
There was never any intention to open the borders and allow free movement of labor. Even the MRAs come with requirements that must be met prior to allowing labor mobility. The much touted freedom of movement was a political ploy to gain votes of either people who were against it or those who were for it. Either way, most people are unable to understand the various ASEAN rules because they are too complicated for the average person to understand. ASEAN is pretty much delivering everything it promised. It is impossible to understand every part of ASEAN because ASEAN is gigantic. Most everything that applies to every part of your life is likely part of an ASEAN agreement. Keep in mind too that the AEC is only one third of this massive machine known as ASEAN.Here is an idea of the monster known as ASEAN. Most of the agreements are pretty technical but if you have a question about any please feel free to send me a message and I will try to point you in the right direction.
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I dont want to read the entire thread so Forgive me if this was already mentioned. "Iflix" is cheaper (100 baht/month) with more content.
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Good post MatteoBassini. You sound like a good student focusing more on learning than on complaining. Im sure everythings not perfect but even in less than ideal situations you still can get a great education if you want to.
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Payap does have issues that distract from the education. I'm sure I've burnt some bridges complaining about them; however, I've also seen improvement over time. Depending on how a person complains, they do listen. From my experience, insisting the university conform to my western ideas of education never worked well. Finding out why they do things and suggesting alternate ways of doing it has had better results. Everyone has different experiences at a university for whatever reason. My advice for foreigners choosing to study in Thailand is to be proactive and try to fill in the educational gap if you think the university is not giving you the quality education you think you deserve. There are plenty of 21st century solutions to supplement your Thai international education experience.
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One of my Pakistani classmates graduated from Payap University in Chiang Mai with a BA in International Business Management and just graduated with her masters degree from Harvard University in the United States. Her Thai degree didn't seem to be a disadvantage with getting into Harvard. Another classmate is at the London School of Economics. A Burmese MBA classmate is studying his PH.D. in Australia. He's doing ok too. Of course if you're a lazy student you will not learn anything and it doesn't matter where you study.
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About the OP....you can find the statistics you need here.
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According to the announcement..."The Ministry of Education is establishing a center to develop Thailand as the education hub of ASEAN. The center will coordinate ASEAN-related affairs and implement the association’s policies at the local level."
If ASEAN sets the agenda and Thailand follows, then yes...they can do it. Historically, the Blueprints for the ASEAN Political Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community, and ASEAN Social Cultural Community have been followed and implemented by Thailand. If they apply the same level of commitment to this as they have the Blueprints, then I think they can do it.
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I paid about the same price for tuition at a Thai university and ended up with a bachelor's and master's degree. I still did 90 day reports and 1 year visas but I think that it's worth it. Whatever a person thinks gives their life value is how you should judge the Thai Elite Card. For me, education was important and I needed the education visa. For others, their free time to do what they want may be important so they get the Elite Card.
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Business English is not an international program at Rajamangala University. It is a Thai program with low English standards getting into the program and low standards to graduate. If she really wants to speak English well she should study at Payap....but chances are she is studying at Rajamangala because she cannot pass the basic English requirements to enroll in the international college at Payap.
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I have mixed feelings...
Sure it's worrying about the power that article 44 allows, but that same power also allows for all of the red tape and bureaucracy to be side stepped in order to make meaningful changes in months rather than years or decades...
I look at many western countries and see that the road to 'meaningful democracy' was paved with Violent revolutions, civil wars, protests and uprisings.... And to be honest, if you asked me about a year ago, seemed this was the path that Thailand was heading as well.
So while I do not look through any rose tinted glasses and while I do look at article 44 with some trepidation and fear as to how it could be abused...
I also do have some amount of hope that it could allow for real changes in Thailand government and institutions that could greatly benefit Thai society and democracy in the long term.
So it will all come down to how things play out and how it is used, but personally I am willing to wait and see before I make any final judgements.
I hope the USA is not your example of meaningful democracy.
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Happy April Fools Day!
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About tourism...the main factor to negatively impact the tourist industry in 2014 was political instability and not volatile currencies. Thailand was the only country in ASEAN in 2014 with negative tourism industry growth.
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This story is about one government office telling another government office to get the off their ass and do their job.
Mr. Yongyuth Chalamwong, Director of labor development research at the TDRI, is 100% correct.
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I did some research on GDP composition this year from the perspective that a country's GDP composition made up of agriculture, industry and services. I discovered most countries where the agriculture component to GDP is higher than 5%, that country will have very low GDP per capita. Thailands was 12% in 2012 according to the World Bank. The proposed agriculture plan sounds like a very bad idea.
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If you leave your country you're an emigrant from the country you leave. When you arrive in another country you're an immigrant to that country. In both cases you're considered a migrant.
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As always, Gen Prayut makes another unrestrained attack on the US in defense of his military-led government. His inelegant and bombastic condemnation of the US comes on the eve when a Thai delegation is going to the US to argue fair and balanced treatment on Thailand's listing with Tier 3 countries. This delegation was going to "help" the US understand that Thailand is meeting all its obligations in stopping and preventing human trafficking.
"We told them Thailand is unlike others." Thailand doesn't need US democracy but it wants unrestrictive access to all US markets.
So fine, the US is also unlike others, will also stand behind its democratic principles, and impose Tier 3 sanctions on Thailand because it DOES UNDERSTAND what Gen. Prayut stands for.
Yet the USA is quite happy to support a coup in Egypt, quite happy to support the King of Saudi Arabia that "bastion of democracy" and several other countries including supporting the people opposed to the Syrian government, it supports the Israelis against the palestinians and yet you say that the USA will stand by its "democratic principles".
How many countries has the USA invaded in the last 150 years quoting "democratic principles"?
Add Singapore and Malaysia, both have elections but in reality they are a farce, and both countries nowhere near real democracy. Does the USA say anything? Never seen it.
Malaysia ' s present system of government started with a coup in 1969 and they are doing ok.
Don't you get it. Singapore and Malaysia have elections; we don't. USA have always spoke strongly against Singapore and Malaysia about the need to improve public participation and freedom of expression. They particularly single out the harsh ISA and the Public Order Act. These strong condemnation has influenced the thinking of the locals and beginning to be manifested in election results. That's what needed, voters being informed and making decision at the ballot box.<script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script>
I agree with him. The US has the worst form of democracy where a government can be bought and paid for. It was the same in Thailand also so hope he changes it for the better.
And while were at it, how come the US is / has been totally quite about 'democracy' in Singapore and Malaysia?
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I'm not sure what you guys are complaining about. Life in Thailand hasn't really changed much since the coup. This is especially true for foreigners living here. People still go about their daily lives free to go where ever they want and do what they want to do. I admit that there are some new rules intended to keep the peace during this transition process but it's definitely more peaceful in Thailand.
Personally, I don't know anyone impacted by the change in government. By that I mean people who have had their personal freedoms impacted to the point of it causing distress. People I know are still doing what they were doing before the coup. The only time I'm ever reminded there has been a coup is when I read about it here or on online somewhere else. Otherwise it's not really on my mind.
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If you think about all the coups in the past and the people who died trying to restore democracy, and later there was another coup and people died again and another with more death. Those that died did so in vain. What came from if Thailand continues to have coups? I think it's best for the students to wait patiently and sit this one out. No one ever remembers the names of the dead.
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Most Thai people I know like the junta.
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I suppose that depends on the student and where they study in Thailand.
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I think the best route is to get her qualified to attend a university program. Thailand does have adult education classes to get her her secondary school certificate. Any other route keeps her limited in her life in what she can do. If you're near Bangkok you can enroll in a GED course which is also just as good.
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There are online courses she can take for free if she understands English. EdX.org has some. There are others but you need to find them online.
52% of Chiang Mai’s expats thinking of leaving - survey
in Chiang Mai
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Before I start, I do agree the air pollution is a problem. Everyone knows about it. No one has a solution that works.
According to the presentation, the purpose of the survey (yes,...another smog survey) was to gather feedback from the international community in order to improve the health environment in Chiang Mai. I hope they accomplished their goal. The research was based on foreigners responding to another social media survey.
Some of the assumptions are a bit misleading. For example, Chiang Mai does not get 50% of it's revenue from tourism. It's only about 15%. Also, domestic (Thai) tourism brings in double of what international tourism brings into Chiang Mai each and every year.
Below is a recent (2020-Q2) report from the Thailand Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council which supports my facts. Raw data from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports website can also support my claim.
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Perhaps the economic footprint that foreign tourist leave behind is considered more important to places like Phuket or Bangkok rather than Chiang Mai because Thai tourists are the dominate travelers in Chiang Mai. This fact is often overlooked due to the tendency to follow tourism trends the rest of the country follows.
Another false assumption is international schools in Chiang Mai hire tourists. That's just wrong in so many ways and not even worth discussing.
I was also disappointed to hear that almost 65% of the foreign residents aged 15-45 wants to leave the country because of pollution. I was unaware many of the 15 to 25 year old were major contributors to the local economy with most being business people and heads of families. Best of luck to them.
Foreigners are replaceable. They always have been and always will be. The country doesn't come to a halt with foreigners leave. Other foreigners will come into the country and replace them. I'm sure I will be replaced some day too.
I do agree that the air pollution is a problem.