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Sustainable innovations
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/08/2023
» In collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation, the National Research Council of Thailand organised the Thailand Research Expo 2023 which presents over 1,000 research projects from now until Friday. This event takes place at Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, under the theme "Driving Research Towards A New Economy And Sustainable Development Of Thailand".
A lingering problem
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/05/2023
» For several months, PM2.5 dust has exceeded 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in many provinces in Thailand, which is considered unsafe. In some areas, such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, PM2.5 levels have reached over 500µg/m³. While some people are aware of the dangers of PM2.5 pollution, others do not take it seriously.
Cancer, the on-going health crisis
Published on 26/11/2022
» Cancer is less of a death sentence these days and though it remains a daunting challenge in life, increasingly robust help is at hand
Step into the mud
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/05/2020
» The late morning Sun was almost unbearable. It was about 10.30am when I arrived at a water chestnut farm in Wang Yang District in Suphan Buri. It was my first one-day trip after the lockdown measures were eased last week.
Forum focuses on Asean haze
Life, Published on 31/10/2019
» Greenpeace Thailand invites interested people to come and learn about the progress of Asean's Haze-Free Roadmap for a Transboundary Haze-Free Asean by 2020 in a public forum to be held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand tomorrow, 5-8pm.
Weighed down by heavy metals
B Magazine, Published on 12/06/2016
» Few things wake you up more sharply when reading a scan of toxin levels in your body than the words ARSENIC: HIGH.
Promoting a decent crop
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 29/06/2014
» Last January, I visited a friend and took pictures of her mango tree that was covered with flowers. A few weeks later we talked on the phone and she told me the flowers had fallen without turning into fruit. She jokingly said that by taking pictures I had put a jinx on her tree.
Lazy Mekong Days in Kompong Cham & Kratie
Life, Mick Shippen, Published on 30/12/2013
» At first glance, Kompong Cham appears to be in a comfortable slumber on the banks of Mekong River. But step back from the backpacker guesthouses and restaurants that line the riverfront and there are bustling markets to explore and architectural gems to admire. The town takes its name from Cham Muslims who have a sizeable population in the area and there are Cham fishing villages to discover on both sides of the river. The town is the perfect destination for a few lazy Mekong days.
Grain of Truth
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/11/2012
» It may not make much sense to grow rice to sell especially to rice farmers. But a group of farmers in Suphan Buri province is doing just that.
Remembrance of food past
Life, Su-Mei Yu, Published on 03/07/2012
» It must be my age. These past years when I visit Thailand, I am drawn to neighbourhoods that I remember from my youth. I recently paid homage to the shophouse where I was born and raised on Si Phraya Road, trying to imagine it as it once was.