Bangkok college move to go ahead, says minister

Bangkok Post - Oct 21, 2026

Higher Education Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat has confirmed plans to relocate a central Bangkok vocational college at the centre of decades-old land dispute, despite student protests, pledging support to minimise disruption during the 90-day transition.

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