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Harassment plagues mining firms
News, Clyde Russell, Published on 16/12/2024
» The sexual harassment lawsuits filed in Australia against global mining giants BHP Group and Rio Tinto are more than just another potential public relations disaster and possible hit to the bottom line.
Mae Sot's sour trafficking record
Editorial, Published on 24/11/2024
» Mae Sot, a town on the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province, is notorious as a hub for cross-border human trafficking and transnational organised crime run by Chinese mafia syndicates. Despite this, government action has been grossly inadequate to combat the problem.
Extreme heat hits women hardest
Oped, Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford, Published on 24/09/2024
» Climate shocks -- from heat waves to droughts, floods to wildfires -- often hit women the hardest. New research published this May in The Lancet found that even in wealthy European countries, women died at nearly twice the rate as men from extreme heat over the last two decades. Marcos Quijal, one of the report's authors, said the findings "reflect a global trend".
Let's see what the ladies can do
Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/09/2024
» It was interesting to note the new Thai cabinet includes eight women which is a record for the Kingdom. This seems to be part of a trend as the recently formed British government features 11 female cabinet members.
Did-I-Just-Read-That Thai Headlines
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/02/2018
» Is it just me or you sometimes too stop dead in your scroll while browsing through the Facebook newsfeed? Some headlines are so eye-catching, but not in a sense that they are amazing, but because they make you go Why are you telling me this?, Did I just read that? or Is this news?