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Time to deal with e-waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/10/2024
» Electrical appliances, from television sets to refrigerators, mobile phones to tablet computers, have become an essential part of our daily lives. However, most consumers aren't aware of what happens to the obsolete gadgets that they have discarded. A lot of electronic waste, in fact, contain toxic, heavy elements, such as nickel, cadmium, lead and mercury, along with traces of precious metals like gold and silver.
Sex industry: Govt rushes to remove joke YouTube clip
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/02/2013
» Phrases like "How can I take off your clothes?" in Thai, in joke language learning ad on US TV sets off angry YouTube comment storm.
Tourist's skull in carry-on bag
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2013
» Found unconscious on ground after fall from hotel room on Koh Tao island. Two weeks later he is back home in the UK with a quarter of his skull in a box.
Waste not
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/01/2013
» Near the Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet, poor workers sort through massive amounts of rubbish and discarded items in a huge landfill authorities consider an environmental headache.
Robots in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/12/2012
» Companies try replacing workers with more robots & machines as new 300 baht minimum wage makes people too expensive.
The link between Thai & Western music
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/08/2012
» The composer who worked to link Thai & Western music, Prasidh Silapabanleng (son of Luang Pradit Phairoh), was born 100 years ago next month.
Printing money
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/06/2012
» A skilled forger was caught Wednesday with fake banknotes and lottery tickets. His excuse: the floods ruined his legal printing business.
Royal visit
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2012
» Their Majesties the King and Queen are today making a visit to an Ayutthaya paddy field where the King harvested rice 16 years ago, an event sure to draw huge crowds of excited well-wishers.
Ancient metalworkers slowly disappearing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/05/2012
» Families of craftsmen have been living on the Bangkok Noi canal since Ayutthaya times but their ancient craft is disappearing.