BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is urging Thai students to hit the books and learn about the cultures and the languages of other ASEAN member nations ahead of the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.

According to the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT), the students visited her Tuesday (January 8th) to mark this week's National Children's Day. She reportedly told them knowledge will help them cope with the fast-changing world, and urged them to learn English and other foreign languages to prepare for the AEC.