School pride can be fatal in Thailand. | The Signal Ep 43

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

Decades-old tribal violence between Thai vocational schools Pathumwan and Uthenthawai prompts authorities to shut down both campuses for at least three months. But this is bigger than just two schools.

Similar conflicts have become associated with vocational education across Thailand, fueled by everything from institutional identity and group loyalty to wider social pressures.

Join us this week on #TheSignal as we examine how Thailand’s school rivalries became so deadly and whether generations of violence can finally be brought to an end.

🎓 The history of violence between Pathumwan and Uthenthawai
🎓 The factors keeping the cycle of violence alive
🎓 How their rivalry inspired vocational school animosity nationwide
🎓 Whether Thailand’s actions will actually solve the problem

🔎 Reported by @benrujo.official