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Towards a greener future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/04/2024
» Plastic pollution has a negative effect on the environment, ecosystems, wildlife and human health. To reduce this scourge, 175 nations agreed to develop a legally binding agreement to address such pollution within the marine environment, known as the Global Plastic Treaty, during the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. A draft of the treaty is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Get your palates (and wallets) ready for these places in 2023
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/12/2022
» As we inch closer to 2023, let's focus on the food and beverages in store for next year.
Conference looks to past to secure future
Life, Published on 26/12/2022
» Climate change is a pressing reality now -- floods, forest fires and unbearable heatwaves all over the world. How can cultural heritage and ancestral wisdom be an important part of humanity's response to the impending catastrophe?
The imperfections of beauty
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 08/10/2021
» The quote, "Beauty is found in imperfections" sums up what Bathma "Bak" Kaew-Ngok, a pottery and ceramics expert, and Naomi Daimaru, a Japanese floral expressionist artist, express in their art exhibition "Woods Of Masterpiece".
Back to their best
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/08/2021
» Although their third and long-awaited album Blue Weekend is finally out and getting rave reviews from critics and fans, UK alt-rock quartet Wolf Alice said it wasn't their plan to take four years to release a new record after Visions Of A Life in 2017 won the Mercury Prize.
Kids called to conquer climate change
Life, Published on 17/08/2021
» The Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP) invites interested youngsters aged seven to 18 years to enter the "Climate Change" video clip contest to vie for scholarships worth 120,000 baht in total.
Saving the planet
Life, Published on 30/07/2021
» With a focus on sustainability, a quintet of a marine scientist, conservationist, polar explorer, social entrepreneur and a climate advocate from Brazil, Chad, Nepal, the United Kingdom and the United States have been selected as the 2021 Rolex Awards For Enterprise laureates, for making significant contributions to saving the world and improving the quality of life for future generations.
Are we destroyers or creators?
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/07/2021
» Seasoned artist Thaiwijit Puengkasemsomboon has long been recognised for abstract expressionism, both as a painter and a sculptor, making his work all the more alluring when he decides to raise awareness as he has done in his latest exhibition "One Generation Plants The Trees, Another Gets The Shade".
A new spirit of Malaysian horror
Life, Published on 22/06/2021
» The Malaysian film Roh (on Netflix) is a pagan horror with clear Koranic references, a work of foreboding menace set entirely in a nameless forest somewhere deep in the Malay peninsula.
Climate change: Amazon may be turning from friend to foe
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» PARIS: The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20% more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the last decade than it absorbed, according to a stunning report that shows humanity can no longer depend on the world's largest tropical forest to help absorb manmade carbon pollution.