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Partner organisations set to resume cable cleanup effort
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/03/2024
» Four organisations are teaming up to lay overhead cables underground along 116 routes in Bangkok and the provinces this year, covering a combined length of 213 kilometres.
Forest fires threaten Mae Hong Son communities
Online Reporters, Published on 24/02/2024
» MAE HONG SON - Forest fires in Namtok Mae Surin National Park are posing a threat to surrounding communities, prompting swift action from local authorities.
A 14th century warning for the 21st century
News, Published on 12/02/2024
» A history student told me recently that he loves researching the 20th century but can't see the point of the Middle Ages. I responded that it can be a big help to understanding our own times -- very troubled times -- to view them in the context even of the remote past.
A 14th Century warning for fans of 21st Century demagogues
Published on 11/02/2024
» A history student told me recently that he loves researching the 20th Century but can’t see the point of the Middle Ages. I responded that it can be a big help to understanding our own times — very troubled times — to view them in the context even of the remote past.
Eruption is a warning to others
News, Published on 23/01/2024
» Volcanic eruptions are mesmerising. The glowing red lava, explosive power and widening fissures serve as reminders that we stand and build not on static ground, but on a very dynamic Earth. For the Icelandic port of Grindavik, the escaping magma is less of a marvel and more of a nightmare. For the rest of the world, it should be a lesson that preparing for natural disasters is ever more important during the climate crisis.
Amal Group Invests THB11 Billion in 'Gardens of Eden'
Published on 15/01/2024
» Amal Group of Companies has unveiled Gardens of Eden www.eden-phuket.com on Bangtao Beach, a 73-rai luxury wellness residential and hospitality community dedicating 70% of the land to open spaces populated with botanical gardens and active green areas. With investment capital of THB11 billion (USD315 million), an inspiring vision of sustainability and well-being are at the core of the project, a clear indication of the growing maturity of Phuket as a multi-cultural lifestyle destination highly sought after by the international community.
Israel presses on with Gaza offensive
Published on 13/01/2024
» GAZA - Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as its deadly war on the enclave’s Hamas rulers approached 100 days with no end in sight.
Tackling populism at its roots
News, Published on 10/01/2024
» As Western democracies become increasingly polarised, rural and small-town voters are regularly pitted against their counterparts in larger urban centres. While this is not a new phenomenon -- and certainly not the only factor affecting voting patterns -- the rural-urban divide is a significant driver of today's culture wars. This dynamic, which economist Andres Rodriguez-Pose evocatively described as the "revenge of the places that don't matter", suggests that the ongoing populist surge largely reflects geographic disparities.
Israel plans more targeted approach in Gaza
Published on 05/01/2024
» Israel has announced a more targeted approach in hunting down Hamas fighters and their leaders as its aerial assaults continue to pounded the Gaza Strip, sending thousands of families fleeing.
‘Lava chasers’ keep an eye on Iceland
Published on 30/12/2023
» As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy.