Long overdue history reviewIf the Education Ministry has its way, the subject of Thai history in the Basic Education Core Curriculum will be overhauled, with the revised version available for the 2022 academic year. The history rewrite was welcomed by former education minister Somsak Prissananantakul, who yesterday said the revised version would provide students with a better understanding of political history and democratic developments as long as a process known as chamra prawattisat (clarifying history) is undertaken. In fact, there are parts of Thailand's history that do need revision, especially regarding the country's origin. More importantly, swathes of Thailand's political history, such as the Oct 6, 1976 massacre at Thammasat University and Sanam Luang remain hush-hush topics after more than 40 years. There should be no harm in having open discussions about this subject in particular and more information should be made available in order that this part of Thailand's history is clarified.

Source: Bangkok Post November 04, 2020 23:26 UTC