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'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.
The Animal Lovers
Spectrum, Published on 28/12/2014
» 'Boxing Day is one of my least favourite days," Gill Dalley said, her voice punctuated by the sharp cries of dogs vying for attention in one of the nearby runs.
Pot heads of the surfing gods
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 29/12/2013
» For some, it was the time of their lives. Chasing double overhead barrels along the exotic surf beaches of Bali, where a few dollars would buy an abundance of marijuana and a lifestyle that was the stuff of big wave legends.
Farmers in the dark over crop insurance
Spectrum, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 29/01/2012
» Rice farmer Nalad Kaewsikhao is luckier than many others whose crops were destroyed by last year's devastating floods. She purchased a crop insurance policy for the yield from her 38.5 rai plot of land from the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) in Kalasin's Yang Talat district. The crop insurance programme is open to farmers nationwide, but so far covers only seasonal rice crops (see sidebar).
Their answer is blowing in the wind
Spectrum, Published on 15/01/2012
» Farmer Aiem Sompeng has just a rudimentary education, but curiosity and necessity drove him to design the energy-producing wind turbines that are now a landmark in his village of Dongyang, in Yasothon's Maha Chana Chai district. Like many rice farmers in the northeastern province, the 66-year-old Mr Aiem was trapped in debt incurred by the high costs of fertiliser, pesticide and electricity needed to run irrigation pumps, as well as uncertain prices for his crops.