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Cable car conundrum
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2023
» Phu Kradueng is not just an ordinary mountain in a national park with an eponymous name. Situated in the country's central north, it occupies a special place in Thai society, and for many nature lovers, it's also a challenge that tests their physical and mental toughness by walking uphill to reach its summit.
Wildlife wars must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2023
» As Thailand celebrates National Elephant Day this week, the country is facing a paradoxical experience, with a surge in human-elephant conflicts that sometimes prove fatal.
Learn from Phu Kradueng fire
News, Editorial, Published on 23/02/2020
» A recent bushfire that destroyed vast forest area in Phu Kradueng National Park in the northeastern province of Loei is a wake-up call for better forest management in the park, one of the country's best known destinations.
Humanity vs nature
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/12/2019
» 'Let's go to Khao Yai," a friend recently suggested via text. Along with her invitation, she attached a picture of a woman sitting amid beautiful flowers, clouded with faded hipster filter. It was an online review saying a blossoming garden in a Khao Yai resort was now open to all visitors for free. The sight of the gorgeous winter flowers drew me in. I said yes.
555 Headlines
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 29/11/2019
» Looking at your newsfeed can give you a sense of doom and gloom these days. Venice faces its worst flood in 50 years. Koala becomes "functionally extinct" because of the (at the time of writing) ongoing bushfires in Australia. Another Thai factory was shut down and workers were laid off en masse. If you need a break from bad news like I do, you're in luck. Here are three funny headlines -- unintentionally or not -- to lift up your mood.
Litter louts, not drinkers, the real park pests
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 05/12/2017
» At national parks during the festive season every year, do you know what human behaviour I think is arguably far more disturbing than loud noises made by "drunken" visitors?
Mae Wong dam, cable car debates rear their ugly heads
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/03/2016
» Why am I not surprised that someone has proposed that two development projects be revived, again?
No way forward in a frozen state
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/03/2016
» Like Princess Elsa in the animated film Frozen, one could almost imagine Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha singing "Let it go" as he unleashed a proposal to deep-freeze the country in a state of transition for five years.
Scrap the cable car
News, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2016
» There is no explanation of just why the military regime decided to regurgitate the Phu Kradueng cable car project. The government has multiple, urgent tasks to deal with. This old proposal to pockmark the Loei mountain with cable poles has been rejected many times, and for many good reasons. It is not really important what strange reason has caused this old proposal to resurface. It is only important to quickly turn it down again and get back to pressing matters.
Stop trashing our national parks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/12/2015
» The year-end holidays are approaching and it means millions are going to do some travelling, either locally or overseas, while some may just prefer to seize the opportunity to stay in quiet Bangkok. For Thais, some of the popular destinations are the mountainous national parks, such as Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai or Khao Yai. Living in a hot climate, we love to seek out the cooler places; last year, just over 93,100 holidaymakers spent their New Year holidays in one of 14 national parks, bringing in revenue of 3.58 million baht, according to the Department of National Parks (DNP).