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Small win for historic preservation
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 04/09/2014
» Finally, there's some good news. An old mansion in Bangkok that has been restored to its past glory has received Unesco recognition.
Yingluck out of line
News, Published on 15/02/2014
» Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is busily trying to shut down the flow of funds going to the protesters — but I don’t see any legal basis for this, nor is it practical.
Children's Day learning going nowhere fast
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/01/2014
» This is not good news for many children.
Drug treatment centres give more abuse than therapy
News, Joe Amon, Published on 18/12/2013
» Scattered across Cambodia are eight "drug treatment" centres. Each holds between 40 and 400 people whom the government claims are receiving treatment and rehabilitation for drug dependency. But don't be fooled. These centres are often surrounded by high walls or barbed wire fences. They are run by the police, gendarmerie and the army, or government agencies with no medical expertise.
A post-Thanksgiving thanks-giving
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/12/2013
» I feel a little embarrassed about my out-of-character, bleak mood last week, and feel I should somehow make up for it.
A firmer stand is needed on the use of lead in paint
News, Published on 21/10/2013
» Lead poisoning has devastating health consequences, in particular for children, with childhood lead exposure estimated to contribute to 600,000 new cases of children with intellectual disabilities every year.
When ageing takes over
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/10/2013
» My 96-year-old mother has the kind of health any 60-year-old would kill for. Her blood pressure is normal, her sugar and cholesterol levels are better than mine. She enjoys as much food as her remaining teeth allow and all her bodily systems are functioning normally, more or less.
Solar 'ready for take-off'
News, Published on 05/05/2013
» The departure on Friday of a solar-powered plane with no backup fuel from San Francisco's Moffet Field in the first leg of a cross-country US trip is a dramatic demonstration of how far solar energy has come. The HB-SIA Solar Impulse arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, early yesterday morning (US time) after a 19-hour flight. The plane is able to fly long after the sun goes down or in cloudy weather because the nearly 12,000 solar cells on its wings charge an array of lithium-ion batteries in gondolas that hang below the wings, and these power four electric motors. The craft is being piloted by Bertrand Piccard, the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot-air balloon in 1999 and a co-founder of the Clean Generation Initiative to encourage the adoption of sustainable energy technologies, and a pair of Swiss pilots. In the coming weeks the plane will make flights to Dallas, St Louis, Washington DC and finally New York City amidst a PR campaign to promote solar energy.
Belle of the mall
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 18/01/2013
» Beautiful crowds yelling "Wooooo!" Local and foreign celebrity appearances. Social media overload with pictures being uploaded every five seconds. Glitz and glam adding to the fanfare. And of course, massive traffic congestion in the surrounding areas.
Court owes us the truth, and nothing but
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/01/2013
» Finally, the Supreme Court has broken its silence.