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Fossil’s 3 eyes are not its most surprising feature
New York Times, Published on 14/05/2025
» NEW YORK - More than 500 million years ago a three-eyed predator chased prey through seas of the Cambrian Period. Once it caught its quarry, a pair of spine-covered grasping claws and a circular mouth covered in teeth would finish the job.
The allure of fast merit
Life, Published on 14/04/2025
» Making merit by releasing fish is a popular activity among Thai people because it is believed that releasing fish will extend life, help them live a good life and prevent sickness. Since people nowadays do not have much time to buy fish at the market, some vendors prepare fish in plastic bags and sell them at temples or places of merit-making, so that people can conveniently buy and release them in a pond nearby.
Hope dies in Thailand's broken system
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 28/02/2025
» A woman, stunned, her husband holding her hand as she walks down the courthouse stairs. Prof Pirongrong Ramasoota, a respected scholar and commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has been sentenced to two years in jail. Her crime? Having a dispute with a corporate giant during her work as a state media regulator.
Invasive blackchin tilapia spreading again in Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/01/2025
» SAMUT SAKHON - Blackchin tilapia fish are once more spreading in the waters of this Central Plains province after local fishermen stopped catching the non-native invasive species.
Thai waters in peril
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2025
» Thailand's waterways and seas both face ecological crises that could devastate ecosystems, food security, and millions of livelihoods if left unchecked. Two protests this week reflect the urgency of these issues. Small-scale fishermen and environmentalists have gathered at the Senate to oppose an amendment to the Fisheries Act allowing trawlers to sweep clean the sea. Meanwhile, fishermen and aquaculture farmers from 19 provinces have rallied at Government House, demanding the government address the spread of the invasive blackchin tilapia, or pla mor khang dam in Thai, a fish wreaking havoc in river ecosystems across the country.
Farmers want fish answers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2025
» About 150 farmers from 19 provinces gathered in front of Government House on Monday to submit a letter to the government, demanding that it identify those responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia fish and support affected farmers.
Top environmental issues of 2024: Kingdom's ecology under attack
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2024
» Environmental issues damaged Thai society and the economy in a number of ways in 2024.
Bigger fish to fry and try
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2024
» A group of fishermen from Samut Songkhram continued their pursuit of justice this week against government agencies and a private company, which they have accused of being responsible for releasing an invasive species of fish into public water resources years ago.
Blackchin tilapia sauce aims for double-win
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 16/10/2024
» A new fish sauce brand has been launched by the Samut Songkhram Central Prison as part of the effort to reduce the spread of invasive blackchin tilapia while also providing job training for prisoners.
Govt support to make 'pla ra' sauce from blackchin tilapia
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 07/10/2024
» The Department of Fisheries is turning to a novel way to eradicate blackchin tilapia from Thailand's waterways -- by turning them into "nam pla ra", or fermented fish sauce.