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The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» LONGYEARBYEN - It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.
Raw beef lover is latest anthrax case
Post Reporters, Published on 02/06/2025
» A 53-year-old man who admitted to frequently eating raw beef has been found infected with anthrax in the eastern border province of Sa Kaeo.
Gaming fans bring electric energy to Rotterdam as TwitchCon arrives
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) - A few metro stops from Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena, chatter is already flowing among gaming fans -- TwitchCon passes swinging from their necks, animal ears perched on their heads.
A story told through art
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/05/2025
» As a bustling neighbourhood in Singapore's East Coast, Bedok Town Square has experienced a kaleidoscopic turn of events. No sooner had it hosted a polling station earlier this month than it conjured a transient art space, inviting everybody to find their place in an ever-shifting world at the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA).
Cow heads piled on roadside spark health concerns
Online Reporters, Published on 10/05/2025
» Health concerns have mounted after the discovery of two large piles of severed cow heads along the roadside in Pathum Thani province.
CP Foods pushes for IPO of Vietnam unit
Published on 13/03/2025
» Thailand’s largest meat producer, Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), is preparing to speed up the initial public offering (IPO) and listing of its biggest offshore unit in Vietnam to fund expansion.
Agent of insurrection Trump's 'Cultural Revolution'
Oped, Published on 21/02/2025
» When US President Donald Trump's factotum, JD Vance, held forth on Europe's "threat from within" at the recent Munich Security Conference, his audience was left struggling to make sense of America's confounding new approach to foreign policy. Chinese President Xi Jinping, for his part, has been relatively silent since Mr Trump's return to the White House -- but that doesn't mean he is any less vexed by what it portends. Nor could he have been reassured by Mr Trump's brazen response to a question last October about what he would do if Mr Xi blockaded Taiwan: "Xi knows I'm f***ing crazy!"
Cheaper electricity touted
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has hinted at the possibility of bringing household electricity costs down after her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said that the price could be reduced to 3.70 baht per unit this year, from 4.15 baht now.
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» HARBIN, China - Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.
True Corporation Champions “Tech for Good” with Bold Innovations
Published on 28/11/2024
» In an era of rapid global change, societies face increasingly complex challenges influenced by diverse factors. In Thailand, social issues such as the rising number of missing persons among elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s disease are becoming more pressing. In 2022, approximately 770,000 elderly individuals were reported to have dementia. Vulnerable groups, including over 300,000 individuals with autism, further highlight the need for tailored solutions. Additionally, human-wildlife conflicts, particularly involving wild elephants, have impacted over 156,066 households annually, causing damage to agricultural land, injuries, and fatalities.