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Thailand’s literacy rate stands at 94.1%, review finds

October 29, 2024

Thailand has been ranked seventh among Southeast Asian countries on the literacy rate—the ability to read and write—by the World Population Review website this year.

Satirical short stories earn prestigious writing award

November 03, 2023

A book of short stories offering a critical perspective on the culture within a Thai-Chinese family has won this year’s SEA Write Award, the most prestigious literary accolade in the Southeast Asian region.

China overcoming traditional taboo on writing wills

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019

The traditional view in China that death should not be openly discussed has meant wills and formal discussions about inheritance have been something of a taboo topic.

Libel drama ends as Democrats apologise to Yingluck in writing

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2018

Three Democrat Party politicians apologised to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in writing on Friday for making comments viewed as sexually offensive against her while she was serving as prime minister in 2012.

Listen, let me tell you a story

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2016

A new masterclass sets out to infuse depth in Thai storytelling through a series of lectures

Pen mightier than the phone for monk-turned-major

MONDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2015

"Writing Thai script is part of my daily concentration practice," says Suthee Suksakol. "I have many duties every day and they all compete for my time, but once I begin writing down my feelings in this 'elaborate' fashion, I can stop the world at the