No child should learn hungryA teacher in a remote mountain school was charged with corruption for letting hungry students share lunch. Unable to watch poor secondary students go hungry while younger pupils received free lunch, he allowed them to share the meal. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) charged him with corruption because the free lunch budget was meant only for kindergarten and primary pupils. The school lunch programme covers only kindergarten and primary school students. The free education policy already allows the budget to be used for "other necessary purposes."

Source: Bangkok Post March 15, 2026 00:47 UTC