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Jane Goodall and the chimp wars
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/10/2025
» Jane Goodall died last week, still on the road at the age of 91 and still advocating for biodiversity in general and the welfare of chimpanzees in particular. She was a hero to me and millions of others for her courage, her wisdom and her compassion. She was also one of the greatest self-taught scientists in history.
Korat Zoo has Thailand's first Aldabra giant tortoise hatchlings
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 21/05/2025
» Korat Zoo has welcomed the arrival of 11 hatchlings of the Aldabra giant tortoise, the first zoo in Thailand to successfully breed the species.
Immortality reimagined
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/12/2024
» Why would a vampire want to give up immortality?
The detective's toolkit
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/11/2024
» Although you may have never read or watched the well-known Japanese manga, animation and movie Detective Conan, you probably have heard famous quotes from the animation such as, "there is always only one truth", or "my dad taught me when we were in Hawaii".
Love Next Door star to meet fans in Bangkok
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/10/2024
» In K-wave news for fans everywhere, actor Jung Hae-in will hold a fan meet in Bangkok this week; meanwhile, there is a new Top 10 Netflix TV series for you to catch, A Virtuous Business, which brings a fresh and captivating storyline regarding a group of women who try to sell adult products in a rural area.
Ex-banker warns against central bank meddling
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2024
» The government's attempts to influence the appointment of a new central bank chairman could lead to "disastrous consequences" for Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, according to a former Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor.
What makes a country really remarkable?
Oped, Published on 03/07/2024
» Great cities. That's a lesson the United Kingdom once knew well. Britain reached its imperial heights in the late 19th century in part because its municipalities were the world's most productive cities.
Endangered turtles with trackers freed
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» PHUKET - Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.
Tiny scorpion species found
News, Published on 08/04/2024
» A new scorpion species about 2.5cm long has been discovered at Kaeng Krachan National Park by a research team from Chulalongkorn University's Biology Department.
Those were the days, my friend...
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/01/2024
» A fortnight ago I enjoyed Thai hospitality on a very pleasant New Year's Eve at a small gathering in our neighbour's garden in Chaiyaphum. There were about 10 of us and although I was the only non-Thai the hosts insisted on playing western music rather than the mor-lam they almost certainly would have preferred.