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It's a bit on the warm side in the UK
Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/07/2025
» It seems a trifle strange to be sitting in Bangkok and reading about a heatwave in London, but at times last week it's been hotter in Britain than Thailand, while the rest of Europe has also been sizzling. You know something is wrong when at Wimbledon the umbrellas have been going up not for the rain but to protect spectators from the sun.
Trump touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for detainees
Published on 01/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will attend the opening on Tuesday of a remote migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as he pressures lawmakers to deliver a sweeping spending bill aimed at ramping up deportations.
In the abode of tigers
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/06/2025
» Jaipur, India's Pink City, is world renowned for its gemstone industry. However, in Jaipur's Nahargarh lurks another one of the subcontinent's gems and its national animal. It is also home to one of India's 58 protected tiger reserves and the majestic Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), among other animals like Asiatic lions.
Mexican cartel war forces evacuation of exotic animals
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» CULIACAN, Mexico - Hundreds of animals including elephants, crocodiles, lions and tigers have been moved from a violence-torn Mexican cartel heartland to a new home in an operation described as a “21st-century Noah’s Ark”.
Hong Kong jails Thai parrot egg smuggler as customs cracks case amid rising trend
Published on 19/05/2025
» A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for smuggling 187 parrot eggs valued at an estimated HK$1.4 million (6 million baht), with an expert saying the seizure is part of a global uptick of such cases involving endangered species.
An ever evolving MFA turns 150
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 15/04/2025
» During his reign from 1851 to 1868, King Mongkut or King Rama IV issued a clear directive to Siamese diplomats in the era of Western Imperialism that they must protect national sovereignty with intelligence and diplomacy.
Get up close with exotic animals at The Mall Lifestore
Life, Published on 19/03/2025
» This summer is the right time for children and families to explore the magical world of extraordinary and mysterious animals during "The Mall Lifestore Jungle Walk 2025", at MCC Hall on the 3rd floor of The Mall Lifestore Bangkae until Sunday.
Trash for cash
Postbag, Published on 19/01/2025
» Re: "Phuket wrestles with rapid growth as tourist hotspot", (BP, Jan 17).
Monks investigated for keeping 73 corpses, 600 crocodiles
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/11/2024
» Officials are investigating monks supervising two connected Buddhist places in the northern province of Phichit, where 73 corpses were stored without permission.
Monks under probe for keeping 73 corpses in Thailand's Phichit province
Post Reporters, Published on 26/11/2024
» Officials are investigating monks supervising two connected Buddhist places in the northern province of Phichit, where 73 corpses were stored without permission.