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Bottling for Buddhism
News, Aree Thongboonrawd, Published on 03/08/2019
» Water bottles can be a lot more than just discarded items heading for the recycling plant, in light of their newfound religious value.
One man's garbage
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/09/2017
» Achilleas Souras is no ordinary teen. At 16, the enthusiasm and passion with which he responded to the EU refugee crisis has resulted in him making an SOS installation from life vests discarded by refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos. The result has been a contraption, which resembles an igloo, built with the intention to address the problem of housing for not just refugees but also low-income earners.
Trikes bring order to the old town
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/08/2015
» ‘I felt embarrassed at first to be riding in an officer’s uniform,” said Pol Sen Sgt Maj Pramote Paotapoo as he manoeuvred his new “official vehicle” into the small streets of the old town area while on patrol.
Refuse run-off plagues push for orderly reform
Spectrum, Published on 15/09/2013
» Guidebooks will say Yangon is most famous for the beautiful Shwedagon Pagoda, a sacred Buddhist site and major tourist attraction. But bring your eyes down from the towering golden spires to the streets, and the view can be somewhat less appealing.
Just enough, for the city
Spectrum, Published on 01/09/2013
» 'We used to live more peacefully," Keeb Moo community resident Nucharee Fenti says. "They brought building development and have improved the economy, but the more people come, the more problems they bring with them."