BANGKOK, 25 October 2014 – The inspector-general of the Education Ministry has brushed aside rumors that the government is planning to cut Muslim scholarships, which have been circling on social media.
Minister of Education’s Inspector General Adinun Pakbara on Friday said that rumors spreading on social media network that the ministry is planning to seek a cut on Muslim scholarships for security reasons are baseless.
Mr. Adinun said, on the contrary, the Education Ministry has been fully supportive of Islamic studies in other countries in order to help improve such curricula in Thailand.
Thailand has been the most active non-Muslim country in ASEAN when it comes to the promotion of Islamic studies, said the inspector, adding that more than 3,000 Thai Muslims travel to Arab nations to further their education in Islam each year.
