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UNITED NATIONS: Schools for more than 168 million children worldwide had been completely closed for almost a full year because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said. Meanwhile, about 214 million children around the world, or one in seven, have missed more than three quarters of their in-person learning, according to new data released by Unicef. The analysis on school closures report shows that 14 countries globally have remained largely closed from March 2020 to February 2021, two thirds of which are in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting nearly 98 million schoolchildren. “As we approach the one-year mark of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are again reminded of the catastrophic education emergency worldwide lockdowns have created. With every day that goes by, children unable to access in-person schooling fall further and further behind, with the most marginalized paying the heaviest price,” said Unicef ... » Learn More about Covid shuts schools for 168M students

The recent article in this newspaper by Edriana Noerdin (April 27) which flared up against the arguments signifying Islamists narratives within the campaign of the Jakarta election victors, Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno , was interesting.  Her article quoting mainly Polmark Indonesia’s survey and work, also Anies’ consultant, seems more like self-aggrandizement of their victory and data to say the least. It is however a clear depiction of Aaron Levenstein’s famous statement: “Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” To begin with, she admitted all survey and polling teams got it wrong that the race was a close one. It is not necessarily true that there was such a huge shift within a few days into the campaign. As it happened with Donald Trump’s victory in the United States, surveys and polls simply cannot fully capture the actual reality on the ground when a political race is so heated especially on very sensitive ... » Learn More about Middle class switch to Anies: Victory of reason?

All of the 42 Sarasas private schools throughout Thailand will be investigated by the Office of the Private Education Commission, or OPEC, after a teacher was caught on camera allegedly hitting kindergarten students. The teacher, Ornuma “Khru Jum” Plodprong, allegedly beat young students at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School in Nonthaburi, a suburb in Bangkok on the western banks of the Chao Phraya. Khru Jum, along with other teachers that allegedly witnessed the abuse, were fired and may face criminal charges pressed by parents of student victims. Surveillance camera footage of the classroom at the Nonthaburi school shows a teacher, identified as Khru Jum, hitting kindergarten students. In one clip, the teacher pushes a 3 year old student down to the ground and pulls a student’s hair. Another clip shows the teacher dragging the student across the classroom. Other teachers who were in the classroom did not intervene, the footage shows. OPEC secretary general Attapon ... » Learn More about All 42 Sarasas private schools to be investigated after teacher allegedly beat students

In August 2019, migrant teachers were arrested and deported from Ranong leaving 2,800 migrant children without an education. This event has been called the ‘Ranong Raid’ by local media. It has also captured NGO’s and Human Rights Advocates attention within Thailand. Advocates say the school closures have driven many former pupils into Thailand’s illegal seafood industry jobs. Chit Su has been stuck at home peeling crabs with her grandmother since her school for Burmese migrants closed last year in southern Thailand. Even working together, they make less than a daily minimum wage. “This is hard work… if I study I’ll get to do a job that’s less tough,” said Chit Su, 15, whose name has been changed to protect her identity. “But now, if I don’t help my grandma, we won’t have any money.” She and her grandmother earn 240 baht ($7.60) a day – less than the 315-baht minimum in Ranong, and a drop in the ocean as they try to clear the family’s 8,000-baht debt. Educational centres close ... » Learn More about School Closures Force Migrant Children Labour in Thailand’s Seafood Industry

A school in northern France on Friday paid tribute to a 17-year-old transgender pupil who killed herself earlier in the week, with pupils calling for greater tolerance from officials. The pupil at the school in the city of Lille, identified only as Fouad, took her own life on Wednesday. Fouad had initially been turned away from the Fenelon school in early December for wearing a skirt, but was later allowed to attend. The local education authorities have said they were aware of Fouad's desire to transition and were accompanying her in the process. There was no immediate explanation for her suicide. "We're here firstly to honor her memory, to pay tribute to her and to make sure that it doesn't happen again and pupils are listened to," said one of Fouad's friends, Zya. "The school should have been more tactful, more understanding towards her," she told AFP, though she did not blame the school over Fouad's death. Read also: UK court hears divisive case over trans kids' ... » Learn More about Transgender pupil’s suicide unites France school

BEIRUT — There is almost nothing Raquel Barrion doesn’t know about the two Lebanese children she has looked after since they were babies. But one day, the Filipina domestic worker decided to find out how much they knew about her. Barrion, 39, was pleasantly surprised when – by means of a light-hearted quiz game – one of them got her birthday right and both knew her favorite color as well as he best-loved food. Many families across the Middle East and beyond might struggle to answer such questions about the live-in workers who cook for them, clean, and care for their children. The quiz game is one of many upbeat experiences recounted by Barrion on video sharing app TikTok as a way to tell the rarely heard stories of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, where an economic crisis and COVID-19 have highlighted cases of abuse. By posting daily videos, which have garnered more than 600,000 likes in a year, Barrion said she hoped to give a voice to Lebanon’s often-neglected domestic ... » Learn More about Filipino domestic worker shows the positives of life in Lebanon using TikTok

Ellen Adarna Nowadays, Ellen Adarna said she’d make sure that the people she hangs out with have all been tested negative from COVID-19, or those who hardly go out of their homes, too. Such was the case of the people she had dinner with recently—the one hosted by controversial actor Derek Ramsay, who has been linked to her. “It was safe because we’re neighbors. He lives five houses away from where I’m staying. It was a get-together of people we know from the village,” the actress told Inquirer Entertainment in a recent exclusive virtual chat. Also invited to the party was their “neighbor” Ruffa Gutierrez, whose Instagram photos and videos of Ellen and Derek have already gone viral. Ellen said she was aware that people have been “speculating” that there was something romantic going on between the two of them, but added that she and Derek “merely laughed about it because there’s really nothing. We just let them. Those who know us would say, ‘So what? They’re single and they look ... » Learn More about Ellen Adarna laughs off rumors linking her to ‘neighbor’ Derek Ramsay

Dingdong Dantes with daughter Zia In his over two decades in show biz, Dingdong Dantes has, on many occasions, benefited from the expertise of stunt performers—the “unsung heroes” who protect and guide actors like him through the more dangerous aspects of filming. So, in an effort to “rightly recognize” them, the GMA 7 star recently spearheaded Project #BeScene—a weeklong program that offered local stunt actors and directors a series of intensive skill training, as well as seminars on workplace safety and financial literacy. Led by the actor’s YesPinoy Foundation, #BeScene was held in July in collaboration with the Stunt Association of the Philippines (SAP) and the Seoul Action School (SAS), which worked on such acclaimed and popular films and television shows as “Okja,” “Train to Busan,” “Kingdom,” “Goblin” and “Mr. Sunshine.” “At one point in our careers, we actors had entrusted our lives to stunt actors, who put theirs at stake. Our projects wouldn’t be as successful ... » Learn More about Dingdong, #BeScene pay tribute to ‘unsung heroes’

This year, expect observance of the Allhallowtide season—encompassing Halloween, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day—to be a bit different due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since cemeteries were earlier ordered closed on these days, many celebrities have opted to commemorate their loved ones at home. Halloween parties are out of the question, because mass gatherings are still discouraged. And then there are others who will have to spend the holiday at work, stuck in lock-in tapings. But these won’t stop them from observing family traditions, they said. At the end of the day, the occasion is all about honoring departed loved ones and making sure that their memories will live on. And it shouldn’t really matter where or when they do it. Kyline Alcantara Kyline Alcantara I will be working during All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. But nevertheless, I will not forget to say a prayer for my beloved loved ones who passed away. We don’t usually have Halloween parties. Instead, ... » Learn More about A different kind of Allhallowtide season this year, even for these GMA stars

CORRECTION: In the first story Jett referred to a Chinese man losing 130 billion baht. The correct amount was 130 million baht. We apologise for the error. Hundreds, perhaps more than 400, investors have been defrauded by a bank manager at a Kasikorn bank branch in Pattaya. The manager, named in a police report as “Mr. Gob”, was promising investors 3.5% interest, per month, yes… PER MONTH… for cash investments. It appears his high interest rate attracted hundreds of people wanting to take advantage of the generous terms. One investor, who only found out about the scam yesterday when he visited the branch for his monthly rolling over of funds, told The Thaiger that he has lost 250,000 baht at this stage, with no official response from the Kasikorn head office in Bangkok yet being made about the situation. Mr B, who has asked us to protect his identity, knows of some investors who invested many millions of baht and even one Chinese man who had allegedly invested 130 million ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Pattaya bank scam & Burmese coup update | February 2