a search online by ministry officials discovered a total of 1,580,000 listings on websites, blogs, facebook and instagram advertising homework services, permanent secretary for education suthasri wongsamarn said on september 1. suthasri said that the ministry is looking at ways to regulate these services. these services can weaken young people's ability to acquire knowledge and undermine the education system, suthasri said. this in turn could have a detrimental effect on the workforce and damage national security.