Harvard University has blocked users in Thailand from accessing its official Facebook page after it was bombarded with bad reviews following the ongoing drama involving its Thai-born lecturer.
Bangkok Post reported that Thailand users can no longer access the Facebook page after hundreds of Thais posted bad reviews and comments over the university’s refusal to take action against its Thai lecturer who skipped out on her THB30 million scholarship debt in Thailand and left four guarantors to pay it off.
The prestigious school’s Facebook rating has dropped from four-to-five stars to two stars after the story was widely discussed on the social media.
Some of the one-star reviews by Thai users include:
“Harvard is harboring this woman, and the president office simply responded to the lender/guarantors in Thailand ‘it’s a personal matter’,” wrote user Chanet Srisuko.
“I hate that the world renowned university like Harvard didn’t take action over Dr. Dolrudee Jumlongras for not paying back her student loan to the Thai government, and yet, Harvard University continue hiring such immoral persons to be its staff… Shame on Dr. Dolrudee Jumlongras for betraying her own people and country, and most of all shame on Havard for taking no action in her case,” wrote Pawena Toon.
Facebook users in Thailand are either redirected to their Facebook home page or to an error message reading “Sorry, this content isn’t available right now” when they try to access Harvard University’s Facebook page.
Users can still access the Facebook page through proxy sites or VPNs.
Too bad for the Thai kids who dream of studying at Harvard one day.
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