Posts Tagged ‘ Education ’

Top Thai Tour Guides Graduate

By | May 24th, 2004 | Category: Business, Education, News Reports, Tourism | No Comments »


Silver Licenses awarded in North for First Time

Chiang Mai, Thailand, 24 May 2004 – Over 80 tourist guides from all corners of Thailand spent two month’s in study at Naresuan University’s Phayao Campus this summer, before graduating to gain their Silver Guide Licenses.

Studying an intensive program for international tourism including airline passenger service, Thai culture, eco-tourism & the environment, ethics & etiquette, geography, history, immigration law, Thai music & instruments, and other subjects, the course candidates sat exams every week, with eight hours of classroom time seven days each week.



It Becomes Clearer if you dig a little

By | October 4th, 2002 | Category: Archaeological Sites, Government, Opinions | No Comments »

It Becomes Clearer if you dig a little

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – 03 October 2002 - Concerning the article “Don’t know much about history” (Bangkok Post 2nd October) and the comments by Prasat Sa-anwong, deputy director-general of the Curriculum and Instruction Development Department …

One of the key factors for the lack of students pursuing this subject at university level may be the attitude of the Fine Arts Department’s Archaeological Office. I have been told that here in Chiangmai, the government officials at Fine Arts refuse permission for History and Fine Arts undergraduates to assist with archaeological excavations – normally a compulsory activity for such students in western universities.

I have no understanding why such refusals of “free” manpower should be made, but could hazard a guess.