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Going the distance with family planning
Asia focus, Published on 20/05/2019
» Indonesia, home to 264 million people, is the world's fourth-most populous country. Its capital, Jakarta, is by some definitions the second-most populous urban area on Earth. For the sake of its long-term economic and social health, ending population growth should be a priority. As Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged in 2016, "Family planning is key for the success of future generations."
Celebrating Thai power
Life, Published on 20/05/2019
» To provide Thai communities with support as well as to introduce Thai products to the world, King Power and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports are organising the Thai Power Community Fair from Thursday May 23 until June 2 at Mahanakhon Square of King Power Mahanakhorn, Narathiwas-Ratchanakarin Road.
Activist urges govt to protect prime 'red-yolk' plots
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/05/2019
» A local activist is asking the government to set aside prime agricultural plots known as "red-yolk" plots to reduce the environmental impact of the regime's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor Project (EEC).
Politics by the book
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/05/2019
» The Indian election that concluded yesterday -- the results of the six-week voting marathon will be announced on Thursday -- has been fought as much on the ground as in the literary space. Publishers have launched dozens of books on politics and elections since January.
Freezing the damage
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/05/2019
» Having travelled around the world, including to the Arctic and Antarctic, to observe, collect and study specimens with a mission to save the deteriorating planet from climate change, marine scientist Assoc Prof Suchana Chavanich and her team now have a new job description.
Long overdue, or a step too far?
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/05/2019
» Thailand faces unique threats from cyber-attacks that will only increase as the economy becomes more digitised. With the passage of the Cybersecurity Act, the government seeks to aggressively confront the problem with enforcement power, but some experts fear that such power could be abused and lacks proper oversight.
Sleeping Beauty hopes to awaken audiences
Life, Published on 20/05/2019
» In what is sure to be one of Bangkok's cultural highlights, Rising Star Dance Studio is presenting its version of the Sleeping Beauty ballet next month.
Tales of the tiny
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/05/2019
» The size of a leafroller moth is small. It's a mere 1-1.5cm from the tip of the left to the right wing. It may be overlooked by many, but not by Nantasak Pinkaew. The 45-year-old moth taxonomist has found two new tortricid moth genera -- Sirindhornia and Kasetsartra -- and 27 species in the past 18 years. At present he is a lecturer at the Department of Entomology of Kasetsart University and the only expert in leafroller moths in Thailand.
Bomb blast hits tourist bus near Egypt pyramids
AFP, Published on 20/05/2019
» GIZA: A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some of them, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country's tourism industry.
Koepka avoids collapse to win PGA for fourth major title
AFP, Published on 20/05/2019
» BETHPAGE, United States: Brooks Koepka held off a late charge from Dustin Johnson to capture his second consecutive PGA Championship on Sunday, completing a wire-to-wire victory for his fourth major title in nerve-wracking fashion.