(www.mahidol.ac.th photo)Mahidol led universities in Thailand this year's rankings by the Times Higher Education, which rated the National University of Singapore the best in Asia. Mahidol University ranked 97th in the latest rankings, with nine other Thai tertiary institutions also on the list. King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Chulalongkorn University, Chiang Mai University, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Suranaree University of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Prince of Songkhla University, Kasetsart University and King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok were grouped below. The National University of Singapore was named the best in Asia and was ranked in 24th place in the British journal's global university listings. China's Peking University and Tsinghua University came second and third, followed by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the University of Hong Kong.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2017 11:03 UTC