With AEC on the horizon, Hat Yai students look to the future
With foreign language skills seen as crucial to success in the emerging regional marketplace, an Islamic school in Hat Yai has taken steps to prepare its students.
By Oracha Petchkasem for Khabar Southeast Asia in Khlong Hae, Thailand
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