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Top runners brave pollution, pandemic in Delhi half marathon
AFP, Published on 29/11/2020
» NEW DELHI: Elite runners brushed off poor air quality and a surge in coronavirus cases Sunday in India's capital for the Delhi Half Marathon, one of the country's first major sporting events since the pandemic started.
Doctors warn over Delhi's 'suicidal' half-marathon
AFP, Published on 27/11/2020
» NEW DELHI - Top doctors have warned elite runners are taking a major health risk by competing in Sunday's New Delhi half-marathon in the midst of a major coronavirus outbreak and soaring air pollution.
Haze to blanket Bangkok as open burning surges
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/11/2020
» Bangkok will be blanketed by hazardous haze for the next three days thanks to farmers burning sugar cane fields, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.
Cutting costs for a higher standard
News, Published on 01/11/2020
» Ubon Ratchathani: The year 2020 may be remembered as just another bad year for rice farmers. A chronic drought this year has forced many farmers to cut down their crops or even stop harvesting.
Watchdog: Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019
AFP, Published on 29/07/2020
» PARIS: At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global Witness reported Wednesday.
Modernising old traditions
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/07/2020
» In Chinese tradition, people always honour their deceased family members by burning joss paper as an offering to their ancestors on special holidays and at family gatherings. The belief is that burning joss paper will bring prosperity to their ancestors in life after death. While the intention is honourable, the practice has contributed to the growing problem of air pollution.
Shaking up the sugar biz
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2020
» There's no denying that Thailand's sugarcane industry is in a state of crisis. With prices heading to all-time lows, farmers -- many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet -- will need a lot more than ad hoc handouts to survive over the long run.
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.
Sugarcane leaves a bitter aftertaste
Oped, Published on 06/05/2020
» Two of the country's major environmental problems -- PM2.5 ultrafine dust and toxic contamination -- stem largely from sugarcane farming, which ironically receives a big chunk of state subsidies.
Toxic haze alert for 4 provinces
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2020
» The Public Health Ministry on Thursday advised people to stay indoors to avoid haze in Chiang Mai, Phrae, Uttaradit and Tak.