On 21 October 2026, H.E. Ms. Lada Phumas, Ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia, led a group of more than 40 participants including officials of the Royal Thai Embassy and Team Thailand offices and their spouses, together with representatives of the Ministry of Education of Malaysia, headed by Ms. Aswaniza binti Shamsudin, Chief Assistant Director, in a virtual royal audience with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The participants gathered in the Ratchaphruek - Bunga Raya Room at the Embassy as Her Royal Highness presided over the opening ceremony of the 6^th Princess Maha Chakri Award Forum and the 4^th International Conference on Equitable Education 2026 at IMPACT Forum 2, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.

In the opening address, Her Royal Highness emphasised the importance of teachers continuously learning and adapting to a rapidly changing world, harnessing technology and AI while preserving human values and compassion. Her Royal Highness also offered encouragement, noting that improving the life of even one student makes the teaching journey worthwhile. Her Royal Highness subsequently listened to presentations by the recipients of the 6^th Princess Maha Chakri Award 2025 and performed music and sang alongside the Saiyai Chamchuri ensemble, CU Band, the ensemble from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, and teachers from the PMCA Foundation’s network. During the opening ceremony, Mr. Prasert Jantararuangtong, Minister of Education of Thailand, and Dr. Krissanapong Kirtikara, Chairman of the Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation, delivered reports to Her Royal Highness.

Representing Malaysia, Mr. Ts. Mohd Rosnizam bin Mohd Yusoff, the 2025 Princess Maha Chakri Award recipient from Kolej Vokasional (Pertanian) Teluk Intan, Perak, presented his work, highlighting project-based learning, particularly innovation projects that benefit society. He also proposed developing student and teacher exchange programmes between agricultural education institutions in Malaysia and Thailand and expanding the regional network of PMCA recipients.

Malaysia’s Princess Maha Chakri Award recipients are: (1) Mr. Zainuddin Zakaria (2015); (2) Mdm. Hajah Saripah binti Embong (2017); (3) Mrs. K. A. Razhiyah (2019); (4) Mr. Norhailmi bin Abdul Mutalib (2021); (5) Mr. Saifulnizan bin Che Ismail (2023); and (6) Ts. Mohd Rosnizam bin Mohd Yusoff (2025).