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		<title>On Porn, Jokes and Thai Lawmakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thai lawmakers made world headlines this week. It wasn’t exactly the kind of international press that would make them or Thailand proud. A BBC world headline on April 18, 2012 read “Image of naked woman halts Thai parliament debate.” At &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/04/22/on-porn-jokes-and-thai-lawmakers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1271&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sorry State of Thai Education &#8211; Part 4: Dismal English-language education</title>
		<link>http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/03/23/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-4-dismal-english-language-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaewmala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thai Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things PM Yingluck Shinawatra has often been criticized for since she took office in August 2011 is her English. So much fuss was made about how she spoke English at her first meeting with Hillary Clinton in &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/03/23/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-4-dismal-english-language-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1250&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sorry State of Thai Education – Part 3: PISA scores &amp; a challenge for the 21st century</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaewmala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thai Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[East Asian students are hailed as “superior”. Recent international test scores of students in Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea have given President Obama a Sputnik moment. America is stunned and understandably fears losing its global power house status, if &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/03/04/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-3-pisa-scores-a-challenge-for-the-21st-century/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1202&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sorry State of Thai Education – Part 2: Test Scores, Standards and Accountability</title>
		<link>http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/28/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-2-test-scores-standards-and-accountability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaewmala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“F” for the explanations of ridiculous O-NET questions This year’s ridiculous O-NET exam questions caused much kerfuffle which had the executives of the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS) come out to give their yearly explanation for their ridiculous &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/28/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-2-test-scores-standards-and-accountability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1187&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sorry State of Thai Education &#8211; Part 1: Ridiculous O-NET Questions</title>
		<link>http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/26/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-1-ridiculous-o-net-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaewmala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sexuality-Gender in Thai Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve heard much lamentation about the sorry state of Thai education and how Thai students perform so poorly compared to those in other countries far and near. Not only that Thai students rank near the bottom in international standardized test &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/26/the-sorry-state-of-thai-education-part-1-ridiculous-o-net-questions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1161&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ticklish Names Thais Call Their Sweethearts</title>
		<link>http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/14/ticklish-names-thais-call-their-sweethearts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaewmala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you all well know most Thais are Buddhists and very few of us are Christian. However, this has never stopped us adopting interesting traditions from other religions, especially if they involve getting and giving presents or worshipping deities who &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/14/ticklish-names-thais-call-their-sweethearts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1134&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ignorance, Fury and Blind Faith in the Wrath against Nitirat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaewmala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago someone posted an audio file on YouTube. The clip is cut from a call-in radio talk show called “Kid Dai Kid Dee” (English title: Talk News and Music) hosted by Mr. Veera Theeraphat. The caller asked &#8230; <a href="http://thaiwomantalks.com/2012/02/06/ignorance-fury-and-blind-faith-in-the-wrath-against-nitirat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thaiwomantalks.com&#038;blog=6105804&#038;post=1114&#038;subd=thaisextalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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