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Tue, 02/15/2011 - 12:27
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Thai border students still fear of crossfire
SI SA KET, Feb 15 (TNA) – Most students of schools located near the border in Thailand's northeastern Si Sa Ket Province have remained absent for fear of their safety after the schools reopened Monday (Feb 14) from its one-week closure following a spate of clashes between Thai and Cambodian border troops early this month.
The director of Si Sa Ket's 4th primary education area office, Wanna Boonsuk, acknowledged Tuesday (Feb 15) that only 10-20 per cent of the border students returned to their schools on Monday but the students' turnout increased to approximately 40-50 per cent on Tuesday.
The director said that part of the border students who have left the area with their parents for fears of more fighting have not yet returned; while some others have opted to stay home although they have been in the border province.
According to the senior Thai Education Ministry official, his office will launch a project under which executives of the border schools will visit their students in order to boost their morale and encourage them to return to their schools as soon as possible, as the students are to attend the national-level test (NT) from February 23-24.
Meanwhile, Thailand's 2nd Army Area Command reportedly said that there was a fresh fighting along the Thai-Cambodia border near Si Sa Ket's Kantaralak District early Tuesday morning after Cambodian soldiers fired at a Thai military base near Phu Ma Khua, leaving some five Thai troops injured--although the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a resolution calling on a permanent ceasefire along the Thai-Cambodian border. (TNA)
The director of Si Sa Ket's 4th primary education area office, Wanna Boonsuk, acknowledged Tuesday (Feb 15) that only 10-20 per cent of the border students returned to their schools on Monday but the students' turnout increased to approximately 40-50 per cent on Tuesday.
The director said that part of the border students who have left the area with their parents for fears of more fighting have not yet returned; while some others have opted to stay home although they have been in the border province.
According to the senior Thai Education Ministry official, his office will launch a project under which executives of the border schools will visit their students in order to boost their morale and encourage them to return to their schools as soon as possible, as the students are to attend the national-level test (NT) from February 23-24.
Meanwhile, Thailand's 2nd Army Area Command reportedly said that there was a fresh fighting along the Thai-Cambodia border near Si Sa Ket's Kantaralak District early Tuesday morning after Cambodian soldiers fired at a Thai military base near Phu Ma Khua, leaving some five Thai troops injured--although the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a resolution calling on a permanent ceasefire along the Thai-Cambodian border. (TNA)
