TAG : Global Economy
Is it doom or gloom?
Is Thailand's TEFL market going to hell in a handbasket?
In Ajarn Street: Articles - 14th December 2009
Job vacancies seem to be down on this time last year and we're hearing stories of some government schools slashing budgets and not being able to take on foreign teachers next term. In addition the corporate job market seems to have hit rock bottom. What do you teachers think?
Tags: teacher opinions applying for jobs finding a job economic problems global economy recruiting teachers
Goodbye 2007, Welcome 2008
So what happened exactly? And what will happen next?
In Blogs: Phil Roeland - 1st January 2008
Many Thais had the impression that, economically, 2007 was a bad year. Although Thailand lagged behind most other ASEAN countries in terms of growth, the country’s economy still grew by about 4 per cent. I suspect the people’s unfavourable impression was especially fuelled by rising oil prices and the realisation that the government wouldn’t keep bailing out its gas-guzzling citizens and industries any longer.
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