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High-tech mapping turns history on its head
Published on 03/02/2018
» GUATEMALA CITY: Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping technique have found tens of thousands of previously undetected Mayan houses, buildings, defence works and pyramids in the dense jungle of Guatemala's Peten region, suggesting that millions more people lived there than previously thought.
Street artist flees, activists arrested for mime
Online Reporters, Published on 03/02/2018
» A street artist claims he has been harassed by police for graffiti featuring Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, while four activists have been arrested for their silent critique of the "Rolex General".
Political satirists out in force
News, Published on 04/02/2018
» The 72nd Chulalongkorn-Thammasat Traditional Football Match proceeded without a hitch Saturday with the satirical processions that traditionally precede the nationally televised annual match allowed to go ahead.
In-form Thai duo in sight of title
Sports, Published on 04/02/2018
» Thai badminton stars Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai are just one win away from their second title of the year.
Coal plant opponents still fired up
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» Locals opposed to the construction of the controversial coal-fired power plant project in Songkhla's Thepha district on Saturday called on the Energy Ministry to withdraw the project's Environment and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) study as quickly as possible.
WGC meets open new doors for budding Asians
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 04/02/2018
» When it comes to World Golf Championships events, Dustin Johnson probably provides the best description.
Surakiart's key role
News, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2018
» Former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai says one of the objectives of the government-appointed advisory board he heads in Myanmar is to narrow the "big gap of international interpretation and domestic interpretation of what happened in Rakhine state".
The strange dude in the Afghan coat
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/02/2018
» The other day on television, someone mentioned Afghan coats and it reminded me of the time I was the proud possessor of such a coat, even though it wasn't mine. Although I travelled overland through Asia in 1969 when Afghan coats were becoming quite fashionable, I didn't buy one on the journey primarily because I couldn't afford it. As we were headed East towards warmer climes, such a heavy coat also didn't seem practical.
Cashing in on the flood crisis
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 04/02/2018
» After flooding hit his village last year, Abisit Sitthiwong, a 42-year-old farmer in Na Khu district of Kalasin, struggled to restore the farmland he had so faithfully cultivated. The owner of 10 rai of rice fields and 5 rai of fruit plantation, his produce was his main source of income.