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Cambodian temporary workers given six-month extensions
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2025
» Cambodian temporary workers whose stay periods have expired have been granted a six-month extension to stay in Thailand, as authorities seek to deal with a labour shortage caused by border tensions.
Labour expert warns against importing Sri Lankan workers
Published on 11/08/2025
» A plan to bring in unskilled workers from Sri Lanka is not the right solution to the exodus of Cambodian labourers and it will backfire on Thailand in the long run, a prominent labour expert warned on Monday.
Israel's Gaza plan not quite the final solution
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/08/2025
» 'Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas [from Qatar]," Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu told the parliamentary members of his Likud Party in 2019. They were questioning his policy of backing Hamas, and he was explaining why.
By Jove, it's the bycatch
Postbag, Published on 10/08/2025
» Re: "The human toll behind your seafood", (Opinion, July 28).
The human toll behind your seafood
News, Published on 02/08/2025
» The next time you are at a restaurant and considering the choice of fish or shrimp, spare a thought. The seafood on your plate may come at quite a human cost.
'Took a few seconds': survivors recount how sudden storm drowned dozens in Vietnam
Published on 21/07/2025
» HA LONG - The thunderstorm came so suddenly that it overturned the boat within seconds, said two survivors of the shipwreck which killed at least 35 people in Vietnam's top tourist spot of Ha Long Bay and left another four missing.
Children of the Mekong
Life, Nattha Keenapan, Published on 21/07/2025
» As morning mist lifted over the Mekong River, a group of children, aged five to 17, gathered along its banks not just to admire its beauty but to tell its story. Over the course of three days, 40 children from Chiang Khan, a scenic town in the northeastern province of Loei, participated in a workshop to reconnect with their roots and raise their voice for the environment.
Summer sojourns in and out of Thailand
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 16/07/2025
» With the onset of the monsoons, coupled with the heat in the Thai capital (and yes, we are talking about the weather, for once), it is time to experience the onslaught of milder summer. Guru By Bangkok Post lists places where you can chill in the cool summer breeze.
Nestlé Marks 10 Years of Water Stewardship
Published on 11/07/2025
» Ayutthaya, July 8, 2025 — Nestlé (Thai) Ltd. is marking the 10th anniversary of its Nestlé Waters Cares for Water project, a long-term sustainability initiative centred on the Khanom Jeen canal in Ayutthaya Province. Led by Nestlé Pure Life, the project adopts a holistic water stewardship model based on three core pillars: Educate, Protect, and Restore. Over the past decade, the initiative has successfully regenerated both the quantity and quality of local water resources while enhancing biodiversity and improving the livelihoods of surrounding communities. The site was recently selected as a national pilot location for Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), underscoring its significance as a model for sustainable freshwater conservation in Thailand.
Finns flock to ‘shepherd weeks’ to disconnect on holiday
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUHMOINEN, Finland - Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a chance to disconnect from their busy lives.