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S1E22: How a haircut stirred up a clash of values at Thai schools: Letter From The Bureau
An incident at a school assembly has ignited a curious debate over what some regard as an outdated and top-down education system
Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.
They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.
In this episode, she chats with ST’s Indochina Bureau Chief Tan Hui Yee.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:34 Why did over 100 students get ugly haircuts?
2:55 Do Thai schools have haircut rules for students?
4:10…
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