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Green push needs united approach
News, Published on 20/05/2024
» Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over the next six years. According to the watershed Global Stocktake report, released ahead of COP28 in Dubai, we face the daunting task of reducing emissions by 43% by 2030 to retain the possibility of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century, and 27% to stabilise at a 2-degree temperature increase. Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, we have managed only to be on track for a 2% reduction in emissions against 2019 baselines. Each subsequent year, we collectively feel the impacts of a hotter, more volatile climate as new records are set for temperature and natural disasters.
Lawyer says activist’s autopsy raises questions
Published on 16/05/2024
» Detained activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom had no vital signs when she reached Thammasat University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on Tuesday, lawyer Kritsadang Nutcharat said on Thursday.
Thailand Welcomes Its First Edition Of The Global Dance Competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style
Published on 23/04/2024
» Red Bull Dance Your Style, the renowned global street dance competition, will make its official debut in the Kingdom of Thailand this June 8th at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. The National Finals will showcase 16 of the country's most talented dancers, carefully selected from Thailand's diverse and dynamic dance scene. Each finalist will vie for the chance to represent Thailand at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals in India this November 2024, competing against winners from 50 other countries.
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.