PUBLISHED: 23 Apr 2025 at 06 :18
A dedicated professor from Kanchanaburi, Praiwan Yapan, has been named one of 14 excellent teachers to get the exclusive Princess Maha Chakri Award 2025.
The Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation Committee approved this year’s contenders on Monday [April 21], who will be honoured with the nomination on Oct 15. The prize recognises excellent teachers from Asean states, along with Timor-Leste, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Mongolia.
Mr Praiwan, a professor at Ban Kong Mong Ta in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhlaburi region, has been recognised for unwavering efforts to promote training in rural areas. He played a vital role in the setting up of the Pilokki border patrol officers class, and activists educational rights for racial minority babies and developing institutions struggling with teacher shortages.
His” Khai Kham Khao Online” ( selling across the mountains online ) teaches children income-making and entrepreneurship through online sales of community agricultural products, with a portion of the income set aside to fund their education.
The Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation Committee also honoured Plairat Samlee, a teacher from Srisatchanalai Industrial group and schooling school, in Sukhothai for his job as an pioneer in the field of energy sustainability and Thon Buaruang, a former teacher from Ban Don Nam Dua in Phetchabun who has devoted his retirement to guiding students to accomplish their dreams.
The foundation also agreed to provide assistance to a previous recipient, Kyaw Zin Aung from Myanmar, who has been affected by the armed conflict and the March 28 earthquake. The committee will coordinate with the Thai embassy in Yangon to provide support to the teacher who received the Princess Maha Chakri Award in 2021.
To enhance community development, the foundation will further partner with the Equitable Education Fund and its affiliates to promote teacher training and development.