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Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2025
» BOSTON — Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: April 12-18
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 12/04/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
MFP ordered to drop plans to amend lese-majeste law
Published on 31/01/2024
» The Constitutional Court has ordered the Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend the lese-majeste law, saying that campaigning on the issue is considered an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
Cambodians face rare royal insult charge
Published on 23/03/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country’s rarely used lese-majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Giving evidence
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/03/2023
» Under authoritarian rule, truths are silenced, censored and mutilated. Yet, many people find ways to tell their stories. It is an irony, though, that a repressive regime is a precondition of creative resistance.
Muted response as hunger strikers hit 50 days
Published on 08/03/2023
» Two young protesters entered the 50th day of a hunger strike for bail rights and judicial reform on Wednesday, but in the run-up to an election and with the government cracking down on dissent, the response to their marathon action has been muted.
Rubber-duck calendar a 112 offence
Published on 08/03/2023
» A court has jailed a man for two years for selling satirical calendars featuring yellow rubber ducks that prosecutors said defamed the royal family.
Float your boat at Impact arena
Life, Published on 03/11/2022
» "Loy Rim Lake" is the first official Loy Krathong celebration to be held at Impact Lakefront, Muang Thong Thani, on Monday and Tuesday, from 5-10pm.
Escape the hustle and bustle
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 10/03/2022
» Just a few days before I arrived in Koh Mak, Trat province, veteran marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat posted on Facebook about his collaboration with Bang Chak Corporation to rehabilitate a 10 rai field of seagrass around Koh Mak and Koh Kradat to build blue coastal carbon ecosystems. That would allow Koh Mak to get one step closer to joining the list of the Top 100 Green Destinations in the world.
Beware the TV bookshelf backdrop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/02/2021
» Since the arrival of Covid we have been accustomed to watching television programmes with pundits, politicians and celebrities interviewed in their homes, invariably with bookcases being the backdrop of choice.