Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin sits in his office in this July, 2015 file photo. “We can’t even invent a motorbike.”(Editor’s note: The full version of this article will appear in the business section of Thursday’s Bangkok Post.) Mr Teerakiat, who said he’s Thailand’s 20th education minister in 17 years, is trying to close the skills gap in a country struggling to match some of the education gains made by Southeast Asian neighbours. Thailand realises it needs to upgrade workforce skills to support the 1.5 trillion baht Eastern Economic Corridor project, Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana told Bloomberg last month. (Editor’s note: The full version of this article will appear in the business section of Thursday’s Bangkok Post.)

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2017 10:33 UTC