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Feeding the beast: Chiang Mai smoke seen as world's climate change problem
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 22/04/2021
» As Earth Day dawns, Chiang Mai is breathing more easily. It's been one of the worst-ever smoke seasons in the Rose of the North, with the city winning the accolade of "most polluted city on the planet" on multiple days, but the dust has settled for now.
Holding those behind the haze to account
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2021
» Chiang Mai spent several days this month as the most polluted city on the planet, with PM2.5 levels reaching 226 microgrammes per cubic meter (μg/m³) there. The predictability of the annual surge in pollution and the lack of effective preventative action have angered city residents and concerned civil society groups.
New-wave urban farming
News, Published on 31/05/2020
» People continue to lose their jobs amid Covid-19, raising concerns about whether farmers and growers in the production chain can still get their supplies to market. Even if they can, the question also arises as to whether hard-up consumers can afford to buy them.
Politicians linked to electronic waste scams
News, Published on 24/06/2018
» An in-depth investigation is under way to bring both local and national politicians to justice after some are suspected to be involved in an illegal electronic waste recycling business operated by Chinese businessmen.
Harvesting the green benefits of urban gardening
Spectrum, Published on 19/11/2017
» He's called the "Prince of Vegetables" for a reason. It's because he's dedicated his life to growing highly nutritious produce. But unlike your conventional farmer, Nakorn Limpacuptathavon does it without chemicals and without much space -- on a 480-square-metre plot of land in northern Bangkok.
Who gets to lease the East?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/05/2017
» When Gunn Tattiyakul, a villager from the Bang Khla district of Chachoengasao, learned that his province was chosen as a development site for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), an ambitious government project, he couldn't help but worry.
Highway to the danger list?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/03/2016
» Activist Srisuwan Janya was stunned by the number of fallen and missing trees by the roadside of Highway 304, which cuts through the Unesco World Heritage-listed Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex.
The legend of Ajarn Puey grows
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 30/01/2016
» Regarded as a national hero, Puey Ungphakorn is a towering figure even in death for having set the standards that shaped the country’s economic development and improving the lives of rural people.
When robots rule the world
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/11/2015
» Welcoming weary travellers to the Henn na Hotel in Sasebo, Nagasaki, demure robot receptionists that bow, smile, blink and converse are a sign of what’s to come. Fully staffed by a robotic concierge, cyber porters and automated cleaners, the Japanese hotel is a mechanised wonder.
'Beer clubs' fuel Vietnam's binge-drinking problem
AFP, Published on 13/02/2015
» A scantily-clad deejay gyrates to ear-splitting music as the crowd of drinkers order more towers of lager: Welcome to The Hangover, one of a new crop of “beer clubs” raising concerns about Vietnam's drinking culture.