ASEAN Economic Community is coming!!! But I think Thailand is not ready for AEC. Why I think that? , Because many Thai people don’t know languages enough. Foreign languages, English in particular, are our big problem. Thailand education is not strong enough!!
The ministry should find more people with English communication skills and let them teach at schools. The curricula revamp should encourage students to think analytically and be able to solve problems so they are able to handle problems when growing up. Teachers should study and understand the ways of life and cultures of other Asean countries, he added.
Government should put preparing for the AEC on the national agenda. Prime Minister should assign each ministry to study what it should do and present its own proposals to the premier. Then, the ministries implement the proposals. If the government tries to achieve good preparation and successfully does that, it will be the government's great accomplishment.
However, Thailand has advantages over other asean countries in terms of geographical features, weather, races and cost of living. The question is how can we make use of the advantages we have.
Although, Thailand may encounter both crises and opportunities when the Asean Economic Community is implemented in a few years. But if Thais prepare thoroughly, the AEC would not affect them that badly.