Tablets to thrust Thai kids into digital era

Eager to learn: Although Thai is not their mother tongue, using the tablet has been a positive experience for many of these children. ¿¿ AFP

Children in rural Thailand are gaining knowledge and new skills from handheld devices distributed by the government to boost education standards.

IN a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens, practising everything from mathematics to music.